Joseph Baermann Strauss was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, just ten years after the Civil War. Raised in an artistic family, Joseph loved poetry and hoped to pursue a career in the arts like his mother ...

After years of hard work, the Golden Gate Bridge was completed and opened on May 28, 1937, symbolizing human ingenuity and determination. Keywords Golden Gate Bridge, Joseph Strauss, engineering ...

Despite their city's obvious need to expand, a number of San Franciscans opposed Joseph Strauss ... At last, Strauss approached produce-worker-turned-financier A.O. Giannini, the founder of ...