Sentences with phrase «building golden gate»

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Did you know that when they began to build the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the work went very slowly for quite a while.

«The metal from coffins buried each year in the U.S. is more than was used to build the Golden Gate Bridge,» says Joe Sehee, founder of the Green Burial Council in the U.S., which sets ethical standards for the budding practice.

«One of the companies estimated that the amount of construction and metal work was as much metal for steel as was used to build the Golden Gate Bridge,» Brady notes.

Not exact matches

Price growth is slowly shifting into positive territory with newly - built modern villas in good locations, beachfront properties along the Golden Mile and gated communities such as Sierra Blanca, Camojan and La Zagaleta outperforming the wider market.

You don't look at the Golden Gate Bridge and think it just «magically» appeared — someone designed and built it.

President Obama replies, «Like Baudrillard, I'm gonna build the simulacrum of the Golden Gate Bridge in your mind.»

But the Ferry Building's fortunes waned as water - based transport became increasingly obsolete (the Bay Bridge opened in 1936, and the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937).

Fun Facts: The model of the Ponte 25 de Abril bridge is not the Golden Gate Bridge as you may think but the Francisco Bay Bridge (also in San Francisco) which was also built by the American Bridge Company.

And just as you're thinking about the Golden Gate Bridge, the monsters are tearing through San Francisco, too, swinging tails and crushing buildings.

On the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge (which served as a key human / ape battleground in Rise) is Caesar (played again by Andy Serkis via motion capture), who since the last movie has built a thriving community of fellow apes and led them to a harmonious existence, tucked away in the towering redwoods of Marin County.

Very early in the morning one fall weekend in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, the new California Academy of Sciences building already hums with life hours before its doors open to the public.

San Francisco Idealist Fair Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 5 - 8 p.m. Golden Gate Park, County Fair Building 1199 9th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94122

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today the approval of $ 150 million in credit assistance to help California build the second phase of the Presidio Parkway, a new 1.6 - mile, six - lane roadway that will improve the connection between San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge and replace the existing Doyle Drive.

Doug is a self - proclaimed nerd who is building a matchstick replica of the Golden Gate Bridge for his model railway town; Andy is a popular football player and actor.

San Francisco's Panama - Pacific International Exposition 1915, celebrating the completion of the Panama Canal and the rebuilding of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake, resulted in the construction of the Palace of Fine Arts located near the Golden Gate Bridge - and the great Crystal Palace built for the first world exposition in London stood proudly until 1936, when it was destroyed by fire.

With its bright - painted clapboard buildings and wanderable wharfside, California's best metropolis is certainly enticing — especially with our dollar now riding higher than a rivet on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center >> Built in 2012 for the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, this new facility will welcome visitors, provide orientation and information services, house exhibits, and offer high - quality commemorative and interpretive merchandise.

Momentum is building, thanks to the Institute at the Golden Gate's Food for the Parks initiative.

Community Programs Manager, Marin Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Building 201, Fort Mason San Francisco, CA 94123 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: [phone]

More than 160 motivated volunteers worked alongside National Park Service, Presidio Trust, and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy staff to weed and clear vegetation, plant, mulch, remove fence posts, and rehab and build trails.

The complex of deactivated military buildings includes a series of gun batteries and a regimental chapel — all located in the heart of the world's largest national park in an urban area, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

All meetings will be at Golden Gate National Parks Headquarters, Building 201, Upper Fort Mason in San Francisco.

«Here at Golden Gate, the Parks Conservancy and NPS is dedicated to building our innovative programming that will reach new audiences and connect the parks with new people — two key goals of the NPS Centennial,» said Greg Moore, President & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.

«This new gift and its call - to - action builds upon the Bay Area's love affair with the Presidio and the Golden Gate National Parks and demonstrates the civic spirit and generosity of our community,» said Greg Moore, Executive Director of the Parks Conservancy.

Built into the highest point at the Golden Gate, Battery 129 had two large guns mounted under thick concrete shields covered with native vegetation for camouflage and virtually invisible from above.

Fund challenge grant and help build the momentum to make the world's greatest urban national parks at the Golden Gate.

Built in 1903, this Classic Revival brick building is three stories high with Bay and Golden Gate Bridge views from the top floor.

Organized by the San Francisco — based nonprofit FOR - SITE Foundation in partnership with the National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz will include a series of large - scale installations occupying several buildings on Alcatraz.

National Park Service Golden Gate National Recreation Area Media Advisory: COMPLETELY RESTORED WARMING HUT REOPENS FOLLOWING FIRE LAST WINTER WHAT: The Warming Hut Café, Park Store & Visitor Information Center is open WHEN: Reopened, Monday, December 3, 2007; open daily 9 am to 5 pm WHERE: West Bluffs, Crissy Field, Golden Gate National Parks, San Francisco, CA HISTORY: The historic 1909 wood frame two - story structure was originally built as an U.S. Engineer Storehouse.

From the local, sustainable meals offered in park cafés to the green building housing the Crissy Field Center and the compost used to grow plants in the Native Plant Nurseries, there are many more examples of sustainability in practice throughout the Golden Gate National Parks.

Here at Golden Gate, the Parks Conservancy and NPS continue to build on our innovative programs that reach new audiences and connect the parks with young people — two key goals of the NPS Centennial.

«The building is rich in history, but this visitor center is all about the future,» said Craig Kenkel, Acting General Superintendent of Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA).

Fund advances an important era of park building and the ongoing «post to park» conversion of the Presidio — an era begun in 1994 when this former military post became part of the Golden Gate National Parks.

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy (Parks Conservancy), in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS), and The Presidio Trust, is working to advance our «Trails Forever» initiative to create a world - class trail system and implement landmark Coastal Trail projects throughout the parks, in support of our mission to preserve the Golden Gate National Parks, enhance the experiences of park visitors, and build a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future.

About the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is the nonprofit membership organization created to preserve the Golden Gate National Parks, enhance the experiences of park visitors, and build a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future.

The Parks Conservancy is the nonprofit membership organization created to preserve the Golden Gate National Parks, enhance the experiences of park visitors, and build a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future.

Situated within Golden Gate National Park, on the picturesque East Beach, we are housed in a sustainably designed building and implement green practices in all program areas.

Golden Gate Bridge: Once called «the bridge that couldn't be built,» today it is one the seven wonders of the modern world.

These students helped mend fences, fix beach access sand ladders, maintain boardwalks, restore native habitats, remove social trails, and build trail tread across the Golden Gate National Parks.

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy The Parks Conservancy is the nonprofit membership organization created to preserve the Golden Gate National Parks, enhance the experiences of park visitors, and build a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future.

Fort Baker, set on 45 acres of national parkland at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, was an army post built at the turn of the 20th century in the Marin Headlands, minutes from San Francisco.

Here at Golden Gate, the Parks Conservancy and NPS continue to build on innovative programs that reach new audiences and connect the parks with young people — two key goals of the NPS Centennial.

About the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy The Parks Conservancy is the nonprofit membership organization created to preserve the Golden Gate National Parks, enhance the experiences of park visitors, and build a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future.

Director, Park Stewardship Program Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Fort Mason, Building 201 San Francisco, CA 94123 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: [phone]

The historic houses, the former military buildings, and the City and Bay views serve as a dramatic backdrop to the orange - clad star of the show — the Golden Gate Bridge.

The Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the NPS, and The Presidio Trust, is working to advance our «Trails Forever» initiative to create a world - class trail system and implement landmark Coastal Trail projects throughout the parks, in support of our mission to preserve the Golden Gate National Parks, enhance the experiences of park visitors, and build a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future.

The mission of the Parks Conservancy is to preserve the Golden Gate National Parks, enhance the park visitor experience, and build a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future.

San Mateo Community Program Manager Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Building 34S Fort Mason San Francisco, CA 94123 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: [phone]

In 1996, Barner joined the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, where she directs a 60 - plus person interdisciplinary team responsible for all phases of planning, design, and implementation of site, trail, and building improvements throughout the parks.