This Documentary looks at the history of the first NYC Hudson River Crossing. This show aired on the 75th Anniversary of the GWB, October 2007.
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@mohammedcohen2 жыл бұрын
...I lived in Fort Lee from shortly after my birth in 1949 until July 1961 when we moved to Wayne, NJ...dad was born there in 1918 and watched being built as a boy...until a few years ago I had one if the commemorative 'packets' that was issued on the day it was dedicated...I could see the bridge during the winter (when the trees were bare) from my living room windows on Linwood Ave....dad's shop was on Hudson St and you could see the topds of the towers from the side door...I'm 72 now and living in Florida...these are great memories of my yout' growing up in Fort Lee...
@Celuta96 Жыл бұрын
Bros 74
@Jayson_G38204 ай бұрын
I live in fort Lee been here since 2000
@mayanlogos922 жыл бұрын
Huge massive respect to all the good engineers and builders all around the world past present & future... Massive work & most important safe to walk on w trucks cars on multiple lines
@mayanlogos922 жыл бұрын
Oh and I love the vintage look of the documentary its so 😍😍😍
@Pumpy4011 жыл бұрын
They left out the part where they weren't supposed to collect any tolls after it was paid for.
@grillage23 жыл бұрын
That is False. The Bridge was designed to have tolls permanently.
@TheApolloFund3 жыл бұрын
:)
@kzook13783 жыл бұрын
My Great Grandfather worked on that bridge as a mason. Pretty cool seeing this footage.
@TheApolloFund3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making my channel possible!
@reallyhappenings55972 жыл бұрын
Walked across it for the first time today, quite a thing! I have to say though, it is in an alarming state of disrepair. At one section there were holes in the pedestrian walkway. Rust galore of course. I wish they would make it beautiful again. Grind, paint, repeat.
@handyrus3 жыл бұрын
It was always windy on the bridge. When I was a kid, we would walk to the NJ/NY border to cool off.
@sonnypruitt66398 жыл бұрын
Eighty five years later, and they could build another bridge right along side, and another Cross Bronx Expressway. That's how much traffic is crossing, constant, bumper-to-bumper.
@lucille2843 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Lou Azzolini. Sorely missed!
@TheApolloFund3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for telling this history!
@TheMaxundmoritz8 жыл бұрын
The most important part is the invention of E Z Pass so the PA can build giant catsup bottle buildings and $4 billion subway stations.
@TheApolloFund3 жыл бұрын
Whoa!
@pulsarlights2825 Жыл бұрын
So the GW bridge opened in 1931, so why did they show a clip of FDR as "President" when he wasn't the President until 1933? Mistake, or intentionally misleading?
@davidfarina80682 жыл бұрын
I walked across this bridge twice!
@123demaio11 жыл бұрын
this bridge was way over designed like the empire stae building and is still safe . where the tapen zee is falling apart
@grillage23 жыл бұрын
Actual Engineer of design was Allston Dana. Ammann was Chief Engineer.
@suv-r-ussandoval603 жыл бұрын
GOOD VIDEO
@chrisk4752 жыл бұрын
I think the granite cladding idea was courtesy of the Tammany Hall folks who wanted their buddies in on the quarrying work and damn the extra cost. But no.
@chrislewis64884 жыл бұрын
He said laying cable
@mwalker3547 Жыл бұрын
Do we as a society have to have some sort of background music ALL of the time?
@abcdef-kx2qt3 жыл бұрын
put the cap on the CBE ! use new land from cap project to build affordable housing. put a cap on RR track, park ave line - bronx, 132 st -190 st. use land for affordable housing. build on the long island sound " A florida keys style overseas highway " . this will relieve the CBE
@isaiaholiveras50565 жыл бұрын
🇺🇸🇵🇷🇩🇪 Glory Glory Hallelujah Nightz
@kbarrett634 жыл бұрын
If done properly. engineering is artistic !!
@Scambush14 жыл бұрын
Hmm... got to wonder if they did end up enclosing the steel in concrete... there was no wind tunnel testing at the time... who knows what the winds could have done to it.
@reallyhappenings55972 жыл бұрын
Sections of the main cable are encased in concrete today.
@lauralauren64323 жыл бұрын
HIS-STORY.
@Joedirt33493 жыл бұрын
yo-story
@vitomarioni81336 жыл бұрын
ballons powered by by helium with design for a children.
@samuelmiconors234114 күн бұрын
0339 Lesch Shores
@isaiaholiveras50565 жыл бұрын
Gothic Bridge Style !? ☹️😰😨😧😦😮😯😶😤😉🧐
@gabrielle81353 ай бұрын
Not really gothic, it was supposed to have a 1920’s design flare to it. Gothic architecture was way before then