MetaFilter posts tagged with goldengatebridge

Happy 75 Trips Around The Sun!

The Light Fantastic — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:23:23 -0800

In honor of his 75th birthday, Michael Grbich tap danced across the Golden Gate Bridge followed by an entourage of confetti-tossing grandchildren, neighbors and a friend with an iPod boom box. He's also a local artist and survivor of the Oakland Hills Fire.

"It's a surprise to me that this number is going up, and I don't think the public knows it."

kirkaracha — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:59:04 -0800

An inside look at who jumps. Marin County Coroner Ken Holmes has released a study of 10 years of suicide jumps from the Golden Gate Bridge. [more inside]

International Orange

oneirodynia — Sun, 27 May 2007 12:06:30 -0800

"November 4: Voters from the six counties of the District agree to a $35 million bond issue, using their homes, farms and business properties as collateral, in order to support the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. The vote is 145,657 in favor and 46,954 against." On May 27th, 1937, the World's longest suspension bridge opened to the public. Happy 70th anniversary, Golden Gate.

Suicide is not painless

echolalia67 — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:23:42 -0800

A Survivor's Story "All of a sudden, hands were grabbing him, hauling him up, laying him on a board. A man in uniform -- it was the Coast Guard that rescued him -- was asking questions. 'What did you do?' 'I jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge.' 'Why?' 'I wanted to kill myself.' " Fourth in a seven-part series on Golden Gate Bridge suicides. A follow-up to this post.

A pleasant day of sailing on the bay...

H. Roark — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:57:42 -0800

Pictures of a not so pleasant day of sailing on the bay...

Don't push me cos I'm close to the edge

Sijeka — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:42:12 -0800

This metafilter thread about the Golden Bridge suicide documentary stayed in my mind for weeks after I read it. It was haunting. Yesterday the Langara Journalism review from Vancouver published a very interesting article about responsible coverage of suicide in the media, notably after a mediatic chaos ensuing the suicidal attempts of two persons wanting to jump off one of Vancouver's bridges last fall. An excellent read for anyone tired of sensationalist horror stories, the consequences they can trigger, and the lack of taste they are treated with.

Protester dies senseless death.

twsf — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:13:11 -0800

Protester dies senseless death. In a demonstration of the inefficacy of the recent protests, a protester falls to his death while apparently trying to hang an anti-war banner from the Golden Gate Bridge, barely a few hours before hostilities begin in Iraq.

mecawilson — Mon, 05 Feb 2001 12:31:28 -0800

Engineering students hang VW Beetle from Golden Gate Bridge -- I vaguely remember hearing about some various CalTech annual pranks over the years - but this one took some effort. So much for non-chalantly transporting a rusty Beetle across the border anymore...