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  2. Lefty O'Doul Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The bridge opened on May 12, 1933, at a ceremony attended by mayor Angelo Joseph Rossi, having been designed by Joseph Strauss, chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge. [1] At the time, it carried pedestrians, automobiles, streetcars, and trains. [1] The bridge was renamed in 1980 in honor of baseball player Lefty O'Doul.

  3. Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge is a prominent architectural landmark in Chinatown, San Francisco that spans over Kearny Street from Portsmouth Square to the second floor and third floor of the Hilton San Francisco Financial District hotel, which houses the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. [1] [2] While the bridge is ostensibly ...

  4. Eid-al-fitr: When will it be celebrated? - AOL

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    The final night of Ramadan will soon pass and bring Eid-Al-Fitr, as Muslims prepare for celebrations around the globe. Eid al-Fitr is calculated in accordance with the sighting of the new moon by ...

  5. Golden Gate Bridge - Wikipedia

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    A visitor center and gift shop, originally called the "Bridge Pavilion" (since renamed the "Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center"), is located on the San Francisco side of the bridge, adjacent to the southeast parking lot. It opened in 2012, in time for the bridge's 75th-anniversary celebration.

  6. Police arrest anti-Israel protesters on San Francisco bridge

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    Traffic traveling on the bridge toward San Francisco began to move as of about 10:45 a.m. local time (1845 GMT), but was backed up for several hours as a result of the demonstration.

  7. Eid prayers - Wikipedia

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    Eid prayers, also referred to as Salat al-Eid (Arabic: صلاة العيد), are holy holiday prayers in the Islamic tradition. The literal translation of the word "Eid" in Arabic is "festival" or "feast" and is a time when Muslims congregate with family and the larger Muslim community to celebrate. [1]

  8. Mount Davidson (California) - Wikipedia

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    Mount Davidson is the highest natural point in San Francisco, California, with an elevation of 928 feet (283 m). [2] It is located near the geographical center of the city, south of Twin Peaks and Portola Drive and to the west of Diamond Heights and Glen Park. It dominates the southeastern view from most of Portola Drive.

  9. Golden Gate - Wikipedia

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    The Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when completed in 1937 and is an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and the state of California. Since its completion the span has been surpassed by eighteen other bridges and remains second longest in the United States, after the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York ...