That day, the Brooklyn Bridge opened to great fanfare. With schoolchildren and workers enjoying a rare holiday, thousands flocked from Brooklyn and Manhattan to attend the dedication, led by President ...
Emily Warren Roebling remains one of the most influential women in the history of New York City after she contributed immensely to the design and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883. Despite ...
"Song in stone and steel" : on American modernism, icons and the Brooklyn Bridge / Sarah Kate Gillespie -- "Up among the spiders" : the Brooklyn Bridge as popular image in the periodical press / ...
One of the most iconic New York City landmarks was born on this day in 1883. The Brooklyn Bridge is celebrating its 141st birthday and it was perfect weather on Friday to celebrate. A woman and her ...
Saturday’s tragic ship crash into the Brooklyn Bridge is far from the first time a boat has collided with the iconic East ...
On this day 140 years ago, the Brooklyn Bridge opened to the public, following 14 long and difficult years of construction. Many had doubted that building a bridge of this size was advisable or even ...