tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579367039984189257.post6220719473320716213..comments2023-10-28T00:37:58.716-07:00Comments on Fiction by Mary Simonsen: Brooklyn Bridge Opens on May 24, 1883Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579367039984189257.post-79707857971533657832010-06-03T13:00:40.413-07:002010-06-03T13:00:40.413-07:00Thanks Mary. This is a very interesting post, and ...Thanks Mary. This is a very interesting post, and something I was always curious about.Jenny Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077659644092707107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579367039984189257.post-13736749375696362672010-05-25T13:58:49.473-07:002010-05-25T13:58:49.473-07:00About 20 years ago, I was stuck in traffic near th...About 20 years ago, I was stuck in traffic near the Brooklyn Bridge on a long Thanksgiving weekend. It was a Friday, and there is a significant Hasidic Jewish community that lives in Brooklyn, but works in Manhattan. As sundown approached, there were all these Jewish men running across the bridge with their black hats and side curls trying to get home before sun down on the sabbath. I wish I had a camera b/c it was a fasicnating juxtaposition between ancient and modern. The bridge itself is a marvel.Mary Simonsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400923132711871703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579367039984189257.post-70843543443507823072010-05-25T11:44:02.304-07:002010-05-25T11:44:02.304-07:00Just checked Wikapaedia. You said that the Brookly...Just checked Wikapaedia. You said that the Brooklyn Bridge was the first steel suspension bridge. I thought the suspension bridge at Bristol, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel might be earlier. The Clifton suspension bridge, at Bristol, was opened in 1864 but it was made of iron and only 702 feet.<br />There were even earlier suspension bridges(smaller) but they were also made of iron.TONYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767998391294014275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579367039984189257.post-44038515493305618332010-05-25T00:59:43.584-07:002010-05-25T00:59:43.584-07:00"Roebling continued to direct construction op..."Roebling continued to direct construction operations from his home, and his wife, Emily, carried his instructions to the workers."<br /><br />This shows total dedication. Their hearts and souls were in it.It is an inspiring story.<br /><br />I've been to New York, one of my few trips to your country, and seen the Brooklyn Bridge. The bridge is a synthesis of purpose and design. The fact that it is still used today, greatly loved and an iconic part of the New York skyline, is testimony to the designer and builders.It is a work of art.TONYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767998391294014275noreply@blogger.com