The towers of the Golden Gate Bridge rise 745 feet into the air. The first 745-foot tower began to rise in Nov. 1933. Prefabricated sections were fit into place and then joined together by four ...

Construction of the Golden ... build," PBS American Experience writes. "In 1919, San Francisco's city engineer, Michael O'Shaughnessy, approached Strauss about bridging the Golden Gate.

Housed in the former living quarters for soldiers on the third tier of the fort at the top of a hand-cut, granite spiral stairwell that is worth a visit on its own, “ Black Magic ” by Adam Davis, an ...

Walking the Golden Gate Bridge was number one on SFGate’s list of 100 things to do in San Francisco before you die, because, well, it’s such an incredible experience you have to do it at least ...

He drove his gray Honda to the parking lot at the Golden Gate Bridge. He scrawled a detailed suicide note and laid it on his car seat. The sun was shining for the first time in weeks. It was 51 ...

For all the inherent virtues of “Plague at the Golden Gate,” what will prove a distraction—and not unintentionally—are its parallels to recent events. When bubonic plague arrived in San ...

During the demonstration, a Palestinian flag was hoisted under an American flag at an observation area near the Golden Gate Bridge, according to ABC7 News in San Francisco. The demonstrators ...

A fence at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge ... the bridge board agreed to build a barrier if the money came from outside sources. So began the slow churn of American bureaucracy.