May 6, 2016
by Building The World
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When a first daughter decided upon a gap year, the world voiced opinion. Some worried that a year off assumed privilege; others expressed admiration for benefits of time in the ‘real world’ of work, experience, travel, service, or specialized training. … Continue reading
December 16, 2014
by Building The World
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While the tiny nature of this initiative was evident to us as we passed under the huge Hudson River bridges like the George Washington and Tappan Zee, each of which was carrying thousands of times our cargo capacity per minute … Continue reading
May 26, 2014
by Building The World
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When the Brooklyn Bridge opened, on May 25, 1883, to great fanfare celebrating the linking of Brooklyn and Manhattan, two great centers of success, more than 150,000 people flocked across the span. Popularity spawned speculators who sold counterfeit passes, … Continue reading
April 22, 2013
by Building The World
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Brooklyn Bridge has inspired more poetry than any other bridge in history. Hart Crane, Jack Kerouac, Walt Whitman are among those who spake thus: O Sleepless as the river under thee, Vaulting the sea, the prairies’ dreaming sod, Unto us … Continue reading
July 10, 2012
by zoequinn001
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The day it opened, on May 25, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge proved immensely popular. More than 150,300 people crossed on foot. Both common folk and poets approved. The Brooklyn Bridge has inspired verse by Americans, Hart Crane and Jack Kerouac … Continue reading