Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River.
Do you know who George C. Parker was? This New Yorker is the guy who came up with the idea of “selling” the Brooklyn Bridge. You can read more about him in this link:
http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/the-daring-con-man-who-sold-the-brooklyn-bridge/

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This entry was posted on October 28, 2013 by vytautas ambrazas. It was filed under fujifilm x100s, new york city, New York street photography, nyc, nyc unedited, photography, street photography, Uncategorized, unedited and was tagged with Brooklyn bridge, Brooklyn bridge scam, bus, fujifilm x100s, George C. Parker, John Augustus Roebling, Manhattan, new york, new york city street photography, nyc, NYC tour bus, photography, suspension bridge.
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