Webstory: Wait, the Golden Gate Bridge Was Going to be What Color??

Thomas SmithMarch 28, 2023

We think of the Golden Gate Bridge as always having its iconic red/orange color, but when the bridge was originally built, there was a big fight over the color scheme. It was almost painted a totally different color!

Wait, the Golden Gate Bridge Was Going to be What Color??

Thomas SmithMarch 28, 2023

Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith is a food and travel photographer and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His photographic work routinely appears in publications including Food and Wine, Conde Nast Traveler, and the New York Times and his writing appears in IEEE Spectrum, SFGate, the Bold Italic and more. Smith holds a degree in Cognitive Science (Neuroscience) and Anthropology from the Johns Hopkins University.