Happy 125th Birthday!
“The completed work will not only be the greatest bridge in existence, but it will be the greatest engineering work of the continent, and of the age.”
—John A. Roebling, civil engineer
The Brooklyn Bridge turns 125 years old this weekend and there are a slew of celebratory events happening. Check out the Brooklyn Bridge film screenings, guided Brooklyn Bridge walking tours!!, and music/dance performances…
See the full schedule here:
Generally, I’m not touched by buildings and engineering (apart from the Taj Mahal because the story is so flipping romantic) … but I will admit to shedding a couple tears when I watched the documentary film on the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. What this structure stands for is so amazing – bringing communities of people together, opening up trade and commerce for New York, and the way people pulled together to build it 125 years ago is so touching. I am overwhelmed every time I walk across it.
Come celebrate its birthday this weekend!
