When I heard that there was a 1940 movie of “Waterloo Bridge,” I was surprised. Having seen the 1931 film of the same name with Mae Clarke and Douglass Montgomery, I knew the controversial story: ...

Elmer Maxwell Hayden's handprint remains on the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Mr. Hayden was senior partner in the law firm Hayden, Metzger, & Blair, which provided legal counsel necessary for the ...

When the Story Bridge was officially opened, World War II was underway, a loaf of bread cost five pence and Chuck Norris was only four months old. Welcome to the world in 1940. Brisbane, along with ...

Thursday marks the 84th anniversary of when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge infamously collapsed due to strong winds in 1940. The ...

The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940. and earned its nickname “Galloping Gertie” by construction workers after they noticed the effect the wind had on the bridge during its build.

In 2024, we celebrated the 90th anniversary of the construction of the Stockton Avenue Bridge in Capitola. Replacing an old iron and wood bridge, the 30-foot-wide, 135-foot span over Soquel Creek was ...