Golden Gate Bridge Opening (1937)

★★★★ · The video had the opening backwards · History-Lover_Ron · 2023-08-02

The video make it look like the bridge was open to cars first then to pedestrians. But it was the other way around. On Thursday, May 27, 1937, just three weeks and one day after the Hindenburg disaster, the Golden Gate Bridge first opened to traffic--foot traffic. Then, the next day, Friday, May 28, 1937, at noon, it opened to car traffic. These events took place only four years and three months after construction began on January 15, 1933! And this feat was accomplished during the worst years of the Great Depression. Truly an amazing story! Unbelievable, though we know they did it. I had a…

★★★ · Cars and More Cars · Christine Hennig · 2003-09-28

Silent raw newsreel footage of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Mostly, this involves a very slow motorcade of 30s carsso slow a bicyclist can lead the way! After the cars finally get over, the bridge is opened to pedestrian traffic and this footage is pretty interesting. A nice chunk of history here. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.