The Golden Gate — The Bridge That Nearly Killed Me
Today’s the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, which reminded me how I nearly died twice covering the celebration of the 50th birthday.
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The Neglected Industrial Past
I found this website — http://www.forgottendetroit.com — which contains four photographers’ images of the ruined factory buildings in that hard luck city. I wonder why the pictures make me so …
Read MoreAlong the Waterfront
When I was growing up in San Francisco, the part of Third Street near where I now live was the city’s industrial zone with steel foundries, ship dry docks and …
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