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A test conducted on January 24, 2013 Opening on March 6, 2013 A time lapse image of Market Street, with The Bay Lights in the background. The Bay Lights was a site-specific monumental light sculpture and generative art installation on the western span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, designed to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its opening.
[1] By 1893, New York City had 1,535 electric arc street lights. [1] In New Orleans, arc lamps were used for street lighting starting in 1881. In 1882, the New Orleans Brush Lighting Company installed one hundred 2,000-candlepower arc lamps along five miles of wharf and riverfront; by 1885, New Orleans had 655 arc lights. [1]
James Clair Flood Mansion, 1000 California Street, San Francisco (National Register of Historic Places, 1940) image credit: Historic American Buildings Survey 90
The Exposition at night. Few of the surrounding areas were electrified, making the Fair a magical sight after dark. The California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894, commonly referred to as the "Midwinter Exposition" or the "Midwinter Fair", was a World's Fair that officially operated from January 27 to July 5 [1] in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
The land for the site slopes up steeply, it is located immediately west of San Francisco's Mission District flatlands, and a stream is said to run down the line of the street in a brick culvert. [2] All of the contributing buildings to the historic district are narrow residential structures, are generally two stories tall, and most buildings ...
Trailfinders provides a five-day, four-night New York City Break holiday package for a fast-paced introduction to the classic highlights of the American metropolis, including a cruise around ...
San Francisco, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2005) - The Navy's Flight Demonstration team, the Blue Angels lead solo, performs the sneak pass, a maneuver that demonstrates the F/A-18 Hornet's ability to sneak into a target area undetected at speeds approaching 700 mph.
South Korea's New Year celebrations were subdued following the deadly December 29 Jeju Air crash, and the bell-ringing ceremony was held without performances. [Jung Yeon-je/AFP]