How does it impact the culture of San Francisco, in your opinion?
Before the bridge was built, the only practical short route between San Francisco and what is now Marin County was by boat across a section of San Francisco Bay. Ferry service began as early as 1820, with regularly scheduled service beginning in the 1840s for purposes of transporting water to San Francisco.[5] The Sausalito Land and Ferry Company service, launched in 1867, eventually became the Golden Gate Ferry Company, a Southern Pacific Railroad subsidiary, the largest ferry operation in the world by the late 1920s.[5][6] Once for railroad passengers and customers only, Southern Pacific s automobile ferries became very profitable and important to the regional economy.[7] The ferry crossing between the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco and Sausalito in Marin County took approximately 20 minutes and cost US$1.00 per vehicle, a price later reduced to compete with the new bridge.[8] The trip from the San Francisco Ferry Building took 27 minutes.Many wanted to build a bridge to connect San Francisco to Marin County. San Francisco was the largest American city still served primarily by ferry boats. Because it did not have a permanent link with communities around the bay, the city��s growth rate was below the national average.[9] Many experts said that a bridge couldn��t be built across the 6,700 ft (2,042 m) strait. It had strong, swirling tides and currents, with water 500 ft (150 m) in depth at the center of the channel, and frequent strong winds. Experts said that ferocious winds and blinding fogs would prevent construction and operation.[9]
A bridge like the Golden Gate greatly expanded the opportunities for commercial and cultural exchange. It made it much easier for people from Marin County to travel into the city for work or to attend museums, galleries, the symphony, the opera, to attend school, attend conventions, dog shows, etc. -- and vice versa. It permitted the development of the modern city.The bridge is quite beautiful and has come to be known as a symbol of San Francisco.
i know that they built the bridge during the depression because it created more jobs for people. I think this is why its one of the most populated/major cities in the world, since sf was the place to make money back then...
i think the golden gate bridges brings a lot of in the closet suicidal people to san fran and they look at that bridge in comfort knowing if they needed to they could jump off of it.
It allows for the movement of people, goods, and services.
Hun, the only influence those sinful people need is the Word of the Lord.
Not much I hear cuz they can hardly see it...And I also hear it s a great place to kill one s self.