I have quite a few pink Staffordshire transferware souvenir plates and this is one of my favorites. I know when you think "San Francisco," you think "Bay Bridge." Or maybe not. That's what makes this plate so funny to me. The iconic Golden Gate Bridge is in the lower left, and the less than gorgeous Bay Bridge is featured in the middle.
It was the longest bridge ever built when it was completed in 1936. This plate probably dates from that year. My father-in-law was driving on this bridge when part of it collapsed during the Loma Prieta earthquake. He walked off with all the other stranded drivers, and retrieved his car later when it had been towed. There was no turning around and driving back possible that day.
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8 people stopped folding laundry to write:
This is a beautiful plate! Love the
artwork on it and your historic story. He was a lucky man to have
walked away!
That's a neat plate! And it kind of makes sense to have the less famous bridge in the middle...it'd be covered with food!
And how scary for your FIL. I'm sure that would inspire a fear of bridges for me!
A history lesson thrown in for free. Thanks. That was great!!
I swear everytime I drive on the bottom tier of the Bay Bridge I get the chills.
I was downtown in the city at the wharf that day when the quake struck. It took me 3 days to get out of the city as our car had been smashed in a parking garage. It's a wonder I still can myself to go back to the city.
What a beautiful plate and story...try the link again, it is there, I think! Thanks for sharing your pretty plate!
That is "funny" about the bridges. Thanks for the history, I always like learning something new.
Oh that is gorgeous. What a treasure to have!
Yes when I think San Franciso I always think Bay Bridge. It's a beautiful plate and a beautiful place.
Best wishes
Lindsay
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