The Golden Gate Bridge
Greetings from the mayor of San
Francisco,
Angelo J. Rossi
on the opening of the bridge, May 27, 1937
(excerpts)
With eager
expectation, San Francisco and the citizens of the Redwood Empire have looked
forward to the day when the mighty Golden Gate Bridge would be opened to the traffic
of the world. And now that this glorious enterprise is completed, rejoicing is
in every heart....
To you who have come from afar, we offer hospitality beyond
measure. May the Bridge be a bond, uniting us ever in the bonds of brotherhood.