The Brooklyn Bridge, New York
© Inge Johnsson/age fotostock
The Brooklyn Bridge, New York
The Brooklyn Bridge opened to commuters on this day in 1883. But seven years earlier, the land-side anchorage structures opened for another kind of business: wine storage. To help offset the $15 million (C$20 million) price tag of the bridge’s construction (which sounds like a bargain today), chief bridge engineer Washington Roebling had wine cellars built under the vaulted ramps on either side of the bridge. These were rented out for more than 50 years to various liquor distributors.
Related Images
Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
Plaza de España, Seville, Spain
Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
Magellanic penguins, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands
Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska, United States
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
Atlantic spotted dolphins near Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal
Today on Bing
The Old Fortress of Corfu, Greece
May 24, 2023
Kornati National Park, Croatia
May 24, 2022
Greenan Maze in County Wicklow, Ireland
May 24, 2020