Opening Day of the Golden Gate Bridge

Ultra rare footage of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge.

[@loungerenownrecords]

My 92 and 1/2 year-old Mother was there 75 years ago today on the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge.She walked across the bridge with another teenage friend.

[@s6u6r6f6]

3:51 to 3:55 My father, dressed in black like a Vacaro is in the forground holding up the prop archway with the girls alongside. He was in High School at the time and lived in Mill Valley. We have a still of this. RIP Dad. I wish I could have wished you a happy Father's Day this year

[@smdulaney]

3:18 seconds into this movie I see my grandfather piloting one of the PBY planes flying over the bridge. It is the only film we have of him. He died a year later in an airplane accident off the coast of CA.

[@re98wlk55]

may 27, 1937. at minute 4:09 i think its my dad in center running toward camera as he was 11 at the time and lived in sf. hes still alive today. today is his birthday 1/1/2015. born 1/1/1926. lives in sausalito kenneth george wells.

[@xee-oo4gf]

to his right might that be his best friend dave peugh?

[@ElTuco84]

So stylish, so Art Deco. Truly a work of art.

[@Sfbayimagesvideos]

Wow. This is so wonderful to see. Thank you so much for posting this. I really am blown away by it!

[@KrustyKrabPizza85]

Rest in peace to the people who died while working on this magnificent bridge.

[@ZR1Terror]

I went there on October 2014, walking through this bridge was the best experience of my visit. I would love to go again just to go see and walk it!!

[@sawaugust]

Wow. I went that year to the first time but I'm may 2014 :) such a beautiful bridge.

[@eandup1550]

not fun to walk it. cars make it noisy, smelly and shake. plus fear of falling off the bridge and or seeing suicides. one a week.

[@blueshirt06]

I went last month and I agree what a great experience to drive over it, see it from a distance and walk on it as well

[@Cassou39800]

Super i love this ! The golden gate bridge is beautiful !!!

[@a8avexp]

My grandfather photographed the Golden Gate Bridge under construction during his visit to the US in 1936. I have the original negatives.

[@williamschillereff5091]

a8avexp what was his name. Did it start with a B

[@MacPr0xnxx0]

what a masterpiece the structure of the bridge must be very strong to have survived couple erthquakes

[@perth45]

magnificent.....

[@ladomiroff]

BRAVO America, you deserve to be the leader of the modern world, Bravo

[@riverwolfthyme]

This is Great!!! One of the lead bikes is supposedly grandpa Charley, another Irish SF policeman at the time. Does anyone know which one he is? Was a proud day in America for sure...

[@zoe8651]

My great grandfather stanly was a San Francisco cop. We still own his guns from that time. He was also one of the leader bikers in front of the presidents limousine.

[@zoe8651]

My great grandfather stanly, was one of the cops on the motorcycle in front of the presidents limousine of that time. He has pictures of it

[@zoe8651]

He was a cop in SF, my family still owns his guns from the police department

[@jimmyd10100]

see the kid riding his bike next to motorcycle cops? they didn't care or make a big deal about it. better times back then in san francisco. I have a original un-restored 1937 chevy pickup that still runs after over 75 years. they don't make cars or trucks like that anymore. I loved old s.f. the city is a sad shadow of what it used to be.

[@SuperniusPL]

Beautiful video.

[@TonusMahonus]

Cool, I have a videos of it as of 21st March 2011

[@peterlution]

Happy 75th Birthday!

[@SarahDever]

im scared of all bridges. from old ones to new ones i hate them all. Lucky for me i have to go on one every Saturday for dance class :-(

[@22grena]

My Irish Grandfather was there some where

[@killuminati63]

COOL

[@rnav36]

I just realized they never changed those light poles.

[@ExtraTerrestrials]

Holy fucking traffic in those years IT WAS!

[@MiriamHO]

I would have liked living in San Francisco at that time

[@Greenwaylimo]

I love to drive

[@larsulrich63]

equal coolest city in the world, tied with Melbourne, Australia.

[@xee-oo4gf]

except for the corrupt govt, filthy homeless, etc

[@RYNORICHIE1]

FRISCO IS HARD SON.....

[@bbly096]

LOL look at the cars! The speed limit must be at 30 mph hahaha...

[@gtshmeh]

How many years was it just gray like that?

[@eandup1550]

wow are you really dumb? it is a black and white photo!

[@guser2495]

how many years has your brain been grey like that?

[@RoadrunnerMT1995]

The fact that you guys couldn't tell he was joking means you guys are actually the dumb ones

[@MasterFalkner]

i wonder if people still drive those cars

[@guzmanfabiann97]

Its So HD[x

[@PaperClip459]

lol... this is kind of sad :O

[@lalexitol]

@SoCalGal52 r.i.p from il chicago

[@jimamia77]

My mother has questioned my sexuality ever since i showed her a picture of me with this bridge in the backround. Should i show her me with the Castro neon lighted marquee behind me?

[@VicRattleheadUSA]

1937 is a year not a day

[@mrswolls]

lol really?

[@ElDesmadreGriego]

Not very ultra rare anymore.

[@denny906]

Frisco is such an ugly town but the bridge is a great icon of the great state of California.

[@smashbros863]

Guys its fake he took a modern footage, and turned off the sound, and made it black and white. Look at the modern cars on the bridge. Its completely fake.