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Left: the Golden Gate Bridge in London, a scale comparison...

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:12:21 +0100

Left: the Golden Gate Bridge in London, a scale comparison from “Triumphs of Engineering” (posted by WP Wiles).

Right: a screen shot of MapFrappe, a tool by Kelvin Thompson that allows you to place outlines of one feature on another part of the world, showing the Golden Gate Bridge in London.

If MapFrappe had a rotation feature, I’d be able to more exactly match the 1940s illustration, but that’ll have to wait for vector maps, I suppose.

"Cathy Gellis, a technology attorney who drives to work over the bridge every day, used to always pay..."

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:23:00 +0000

“Cathy Gellis, a technology attorney who drives to work over the bridge every day, used to always pay in cash. She’s uncomfortable with the idea of placing a transponder in her car that could theoretically record her movements not only over the bridge, but everywhere.”

- From Golden Gate Bridge’s new cashless tollway promises convenience in exchange for privacy by Adrianne Jeffries for the Verge.

I wonder if Gellis carries a mobile phone? I can’t think of a better transpoder to legally (if not actually) track people with.

by Tommy Farnsworth. The saturation’s been horribly...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:53:14 +0000

by Tommy Farnsworth. The saturation’s been horribly overcooked (he must be aiming for Explore) but it’s a nice composition.

The Golden Gate Bridge’s miniature counterpart at the...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:15:00 +0000

The Golden Gate Bridge’s miniature counterpart at the refreshed San Francisco Bay Model in Sausalito, Marin. Photograph: Ranger Thomas Downs.

picturethisdate: On May 27, 1937, the Golden Gate bridge, here...

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:49:35 +0100

picturethisdate:

On May 27, 1937, the Golden Gate bridge, here seen under construction, opened to pedestrians. (It opened for automobile traffic the next day.) At the time, the bridge was an engineering marvel, having the longest main span of any suspension bridge, a record it held until 1964.

Bridges: A Guide (2/3)

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:54:00 +0000

Bay Bridge ≠ Golden Gate:

Photographs by myself and kevincole.

Another image from the SF Gate snow photos gallery, this time of...

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:14:00 +0000

Another image from the SF Gate snow photos gallery, this time of the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin headlands, on 5 February 1976. Photograph: Art Frisch / The Chronicle.

Sutro & The Golden Gate by Stuart Dixon (via)

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:54:00 +0000

Sutro & The Golden Gate by Stuart Dixon (via)