The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic representation of San Francisco. This photo was taken from a ferry boat crossing the Bay. Thank you for sharing your photo with Patch readers. Also See: If you have ...

It took much more than a clever engineer and a relentless promoter to build the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge ... Workers came from all different backgrounds and occupations.

The Golden Gate Bridge’s name isn’t from the Gold Rush. It actually comes from the Golden Gate Strait. Explorer John C. Frémont named it in the mid-1800s. The term “Golden Gate” means a ...

A native of San Jose, California, Amadeo Peter Giannini became a true booster of the San Francisco region and the financial guarantor of the Golden Gate Bridge. Born into a family of Italian ...