USA - 1986

scanned slide, Minolta X700

In the center "555 California Street", 237 m high, 52 floors, completed 1969; on the left hand side is "580 California", 107 m high, 23 floors and completed 1987. scanned slide Minolta X700

View from Bank of America building (now "555 California Street"), the "Transamerica Pyramid" reflecting in the shiny walls. scanned slide, Minolta X700

view from Bank of America building (now "555 California Street")

scanned slide, Minolta X700

scanned slide, Minolta X700 continuing the stream with the 1986 USA-trip

northern end of Golden Gate Bridge scanned slide, Minolta X700

View from the northern end to the South, Golden Gate Bridge Vista Point (PiP with "selfie") scanned slide, Minolta X700

The brick structure for the Lime Point Lighthouse was built in 1883 as a fog-bell signaling station. It was eventually fitted with coal powered 12-inch steam whistles. During operation, the facility included the fog signal building, a coal shed, water tank, and a two-story keeper's quarters. The keepers building later upgraded to include a third floor. Only the fog signal building is left today. The shadows are made by the Golden Gate bridge.

HFF and I wish you all a very happy weekend, stay safe and healthy! scanned slide, Minolta X700

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge in Art decó design, spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County, carrying both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait. The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco and California. It was initially designed by engineer Joseph Strauss in 1917. It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. total length 2737.1 m longest span 1280.2 m height 227.4 m clearance below at hight tide 67.1 m en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge scanned slide, Minolta X700

opened 1937 in Art decó style designed by Charles Alton Ellis, Joseph Baermann Strauss and Irving F. Morrow

scanned slide, Minolta X700