Monday, May 28, 2012

Golden Gate Bridge Fireworks

Crissy Field, 05.27.2012 Crowd awaiting Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary fireworks display at Crissy Field.The Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary celebration of course ended with a big fireworks show Sunday night. I viewed it from Crissy Field, along with thousands of others. A row of photographers had staked out spots at the shoreline. Miraculously, we had no fog or clouds.

GG Bridge Fireworks, 05.27.2012 Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary fireworks.At 9:29p, all the lights on the bridge went out. After a minute or so of darkness, 2 lines of showering sparks started from each end of the span & met in the middle, turning the bridge into a waterfall of glittering light. Most of the fireworks seemed to be launched from a slow-moving barge near the Marin side, but the coolest effects used the bridge. Sparklers dropped from the bridge in layers, & fan-shaped fireworks sprang up from the span.

GG Bridge Fireworks, 05.27.2012 Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary fireworks.Dancing searchlights were part of the spectacle, & we even heard a few blasts on the bridge's foghorns. The show was set to music, & fireworks forming the outline of a red heart illustrated "I Left my Heart in San Francisco."

Crissy Field, 05.27.2012 Too-bright Klieg lights, post-fireworks display for Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary.After the event, the crowd moved quickly out of the Presidio. I saw a lot of people on bikes. The blinding Klieg lights were obnoxious & did not help me notice the curb, which I stumbled on.

United Liquor, 05.27.2012 Line at United Liquor, post-fireworks display for Golden Gate Bridge.Once I was back in the Marina neighborhood, the line at United Liquor indicated that the party went on.

2 comments:

John Marcher said...

It was a quite wonderful display.

Axel Feldheim said...

It was great! Can't wait to see what they do for the bridge's 100th anniversary!