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| Blood, Sweat, Tears, Bridge || DECEMBER 28th, 2012 |
What has four legs and is always ready to travel?
Why, an elephant and its trunk of course. A sturdy passage from New York to Brooklyn has made stampeding around the boroughs more accessible for the occasional elephant and just about everybody else.
In fact, one year after the completion of the 8th wonder, PT Barnum gave the Brooklyn Bridge a Big Top Test when he led 21 elephants from one side to the other. The hullabaloo was a grand spectacle and it demonstrated the strength of the bridge.
It is as strong as the city itself. |
No River Too Wide
The Brooklyn Bridge is an engineering marvel that took longer than a decade to complete. The work began in 1869, yet the opening ceremony wasn’t held until 1883.
Linking up Manhattan and Brooklyn cost $15 million - around $320 million today—and it extends 1,600 feet from tower to tower. The granite, anchored towers and steel cables combine to form one of the most iconic images of New York City, but at the time of construction, it served simply as a utility of transportation and just happened to be the longest suspension bridge on Earth. |
An Innovative Plan
Civil Engineer John Augustus Roebling, a German born in 1806, began with successful suspension bridge projects – albeit at lesser scales - including stretches over the Niagara Gorge as well as,... Read the full article |
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GRIMALDI’S- Devoted pizza partiers will tell you it's the best in the city -- the stuff of legend that comes out of the brick oven at Grimaldi's. Beneath the Brooklyn Bridge a line forms down the block for a “pie of heaven” -- as they don't offer up slices. But who needs to skimp on stuff that’s so delish? - 1 Front Street (Old Fulton St), Dumbo (718) 858-4300 |
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FOUNTAIN PEN HOSPITAL - There was a time that every gentleman carried a pen in his coat pocket. Much like a watch or suit, a "fine writing instrument" could exemplify status, charisma and professionalism. The Fountain Pen Hospital has been doing inky business since 1946 and continues to encourage customers to sign on the dotted line and at their retail location. - 10 Warren Street (Broadway), Civic Center (212) 964-0580
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