National Park Service Chooses Tasteless Function Over Iconic Form at the Golden Gate Bridge

Published on January 5, 2024

Commentary The Golden Gate Bridge is a beautiful steel structure cutting across the sky over San Francisco Bay. Although I’ve lived there and traversed the Golden Gate my entire life, it’s magnificent every time I see it. The stark orange vermilion color seems to both draw your eye and blend in with the surrounding environment. A modern beauty that complements its natural surroundings. Fort Point sits below the Golden Gate Bridge at the northernmost tip of San Francisco. This Civil War era fort has kept watch over San Francisco Bay for more than 150 years. The large brick structure, of a similar red hue, predates the bridge, but since it sits below the bridge, Fort Point has featured prominently in many photographs and even movies for the past century....

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