A symposium was held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. Topics included the background of the area before the bridge was built, details of its construction, and its impact on the region. The panelists showed slides as they discusses themes such as preservation, commerce, labor, geography, and demographics that are typically overlooked in standard accounts of the Golden Gate Bridge, which have traditionally focused on the bridge’s importance as an artistic and engineering feat. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. John King moderated.
“Spanning Space and Time: The Golden Gate Bridge and the Transformation of the Bay Area” was a program at the California Historical Society in partnership with San Francisco Architectural Heritage and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.