Opening Day of the Golden Gate Bridge

[ElDesmadreGriego]

Not very ultra rare anymore.

[IQ20000Berta]

2:55 Who is the man on the bike, great performance

3:13 He changes the direction, he is resonance with the opening date of the video

He must be a special guy, thanks for the video

[larsulrich63]

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

[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?

[janiskukral]

@a8avexp if that is true it's pretty awesome!

[sweetsf4life]

I just realized they never changed those light poles.

[ExtraTerrestrials]

Holy fucking traffic in those years IT WAS!

[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

[a8avexp]

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

[smokeydabat]

i would hate to be the construction worker who has to inspect and work on this bridge

[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.

[matrxmax]

what was the date?

[xperte85]

at that time the Golden Gate Bridge was a miracle built by mankind. The 20's and 30's really were a time of breakup

[alexandthomas]

@xperte85 IT STILL IS A MIRACLE OF MANKIND! its the most beautiful bridge in the world :3

[tonus888]

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

[MasterFalkner]

i wonder if people still drive those cars

[TPBSteveFrench]

I was on the bridge in 1987 for the 50th party! So crowded!

[Herve9066]

whaou!! thank for tis old and historique video; SF 'a mavelllous town!!

[antdez1]

they should have a walk the bridge day :)

[kunatracing]

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

[Fabianguzman13]

Its So HD[x

[kamil2010able]

what is this year in the video?

[okcdoc]

To SoCalGal52

My Dad would be 88 - if in the picture of your Dad there is another guy younger than your Dad with a drum let me know! Great memories! I think San Franciscans carry the same joy of life through the generations...

[CuteShooter]

The first time the Bridge was reopened to pedestrians after 911 I took my family to walk it. And one of the first dates with my wife was across this Bridge.

It is a national treasure. Thank you to the people who built it and maintain it.

[okcdoc]

My father was also there that day playing a drum!!! To this day - we are not sure where he got the drum...but we are all - 6 children - musically inclined!! He passed away years ago...he has a grandson he never met who was born on the anniversary of the bridge opening.....

[SoCalGal52]

@okcdoc That is really cool that your dad was there too. How funny, there are 6 of us too and we are so proud that he was at the bridge on opening day. We have pictures of him as a 19 year old, leaning against a friend, holding his trumpet and looking very inebriated on some S.F. street.

How wonderful that your dad's grandson was born on such a special anniversary. I'm sure your father is very proud of that.

My dad would have been 93 yesterday, Aug. 28th.

May they both Rest in Peace.

[lalexitol]

@SoCalGal52 r.i.p from il chicago

[SoCalGal52]

@lalexitol Thank you so much. He was a good man.

[SoCalGal52]

My father was there this day. He played trumpet with the marching band he was in from Santa Barbara, and they marched and played across the bridge. A huge honor for him. He also went into the city and got very drunk that night. I think we may have pictures. He was 19 years old. He passed away yesterday, August 11, 2010 at the age of 92. I hope you're playing trumpets with the angels dad. May you Rest in Peace.

[waqasyasin]

@SoCalGal52 wow dat was emotional..may his soul rest in peace...

[SoCalGal52]

@waqasyasin Thank you very much for your kind remarks.

[waqasyasin]

@SoCalGal52 u welcum =)

[HirokoManzaku]

IVE BEEN THER :))))))

[perth45]

magnificent.....

[bbly096]

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

[xTrixyAzureX]

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

[MrMegaFredzeppelin]

Totally AWESOME,thank you for sharing.

[ladomiroff]

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

[Bhakthi7]

i never liked my visit there for some reqason but this looks amazing

[chompychomps]

My Grandfather used to tell me about how he walked across the bridge on opening day with his dad and how people were shaking hands in the middle, like they were meeting Martians. Now I know what it looked like.

[tobarich1963]

Incredible , I love this !!! A classic

[PooPoo2U]

ah, the good ol golden gate. sure is nice to look at, but so many people thinks it's funner to jump off...

[ihaveadream1963]

Amazing history of this beautifu lbridge of ours. Proud we are to be living in this beautiful city.

[MacPr0xnxx0]

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

[Greenwaylimo]

I love to drive

[mudkipNDS]

Ha! Love the traffic line of the people now desperate to get into San Francisco from boring Sausalito! (J/K) :P

[RYNORICHIE1]

FRISCO IS HARD SON.....

[ferreirarichard1]

we will alaways have sf

[chaosboy100]

cool!

[sociablyclussy]

Wouldn't it be cool to see Nancy Piglosi jump off that thing - miss the water and smack head first into a Starkist Tuna boat.

[TPBSteveFrench]

@sociablyclussy I'd rather see you do it.

[CarreiraAllison]

Muito bom...

[sociablyclussy]

sanctuary fucktard you !!!

[DawnWeatherby]

All my life I heard that my grandparents walked across this bridge on opening day. I was hoping against hope that I could catch a glimpse of them on this video clip. Thank you for posting this.

[killuminati63]

COOL

[999pingu111]

Were the main cables orange back then? They look really light compared to the towers.

[jeyaveln]

Marvellous achievement

[sociablyclussy]

I love those 1936 Kuncklehead Harley-Davidson 61ci. Police bikes. I spot two 1936-37 Plymouths with hydraulic brakes. Marvellous achievement ! The bridge aint bad neither , I love our new Ravenelle bridge in Charlestion, SC. What a bad ass for motorcycle crusing. Golden Gate is America's bridge !

[Princibessa]

How beautiful.

I'm completely in love with Golden Gate Bridge.

[Beentakenaway123]

1937 a day to never forget!!!

SF I LOVE YOU!!!!

[denny906]

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

[sociablyclussy]

Amen 420 !

[gmajorspresents]

Wow how proud. What a parade. It's just amazing how on January 27th 2007 I put this bridge up for auction on ebay and made internet history.

[mrswolls]

lol really?

[admiralamadras]

Looks a if The Japanese Navy has captured San Fransisco. Just kidding but it would be great for a Mokumentary!

[sfbayimages]

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

[MiriamHO]

I would have liked living in San Francisco at that time

[bjroberts65]

@MiriamHO Shit.... you would like living there now.......Awesome city.

[didyoushityourpants]

im gonna say 1930's looking at the cars / the old world war 1 battleships

[californiandreamer86]

You're right. The Golden Gate bridge was opened on May 27, 1937. Since this is a video of the Opening day, I'd have to say the video must date back to that day.

[PaperClip459]

lol... this is kind of sad :O

[jababik]

Anyone know what year this was taken?