Rengstorff House
The Spirit of the Times Wild Marshes, Handy Scows & Mr. Henry Rengstorff The Wild Marshes of Mountain View When Captain Rivera first looked upon San Francisco Bay in 1769, he saw...
The Golden Gate Bridge: Vision, Genius, and Expert Care
Skate Bench
THE STORY OF THE SKATE BENCHON FEBRUARY 15, 1961 ALL OF THE U.S. WORLD FIGURESKATING TEAM LOST THEIR LIVES IN AN AIRPLANE CRASHIN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM. THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TOTHE 1961 WORLD FIGURE...
- ice skating
- figure skating
- colorado springs
- broadmoor
- olympics
- airplane crash
- 1960s
The Barnes Dance diagonal street crossing
Sidewalk plaque marking the creation by traffic engineer Henry Barnes of the first traffic lights that included a pedestrian “Walk” signal. The arrangement triggered diagonal crossings...
- traffic
- denver
- colorado
- downtown
- automobile
- walking
- 1950s
- pedestrian
Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium Golden Gate Bridge
The PG&E Tower
THIS TOWER HAS BEEN NAMED FOR PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY IN APPRECIATION OF ITS GIFT OF LIGHT TO THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. PG&E MADE THE LARGEST SINGLE PRIVATE CONTRIBUTION TOWARD...
The Lone Sailor
The Glorious Golden Gate
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Batman's Hill Datum
BATMAN'S HILL DATUM Point of Origin for the Survey of Melbourne Robert Hoddle was Surveyor in Charge of the Port Phillip District in early 1837. Hoddle is remembered for his significant role in...
- batman
H. Dana Bowers Memorial Vista Point
Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds
The Jewish soldiers survived. More than 200 of the 1,275 Americans. Their Master Sergeant survived. For the rest of his life, he never talked about the moment he stared calmly into the face of...
Marina Air Field
Gauri Govil
IN MEMORY OF GAURI GOVIL DEC 9, 1995- DEC 21, 1997
Ina Donna Coolbrith Path
BERKELEY HISTORY INA DONNA COOLBRITH 1841-1928 Ina Donna Coolbrith, California's first poet laureate and the nation's first state laureate, was considered "the pearl of all her tribe" by her 19th...