I never liked its renaming, in the last years of the 20th century, as the Hope Memorial Bridge. Apparently an attempt to pay homage to Bob Hope, who was born in Cleveland and lived here briefly, making him one of those expatriated native sons that Cleveland likes to crow about.Hope's father, a stonemason from England, was one of the hundreds of laborers who worked on it, hence the new name. At the time of the renaming, an old photo was published of the crew that built it, arrayed on one of the huge, sculpted pylons (dubbed "The Guardians of Traffic"). One of the tiny, indistinguishable faces was identified as Hope senior. Would it have been more accurate to call it the William Henry Hope Memorial Bridge?
Canon EOS Rebel 2000, Ektachrome.
Guardian of Stagecoaches. Koni-Omega Rapid M, 90mm lens, Ilford Delta 100.
Two views from the bridge. Koni-Omega Rapid M, 90mm lens, Ilford Delta 100.
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There are many photographs of the always photogenic Guardians of Traffic, but I don'r recall any other photos that manage to include two of the pylons in the way that you have. I can't imagine what the vantage point might be.
I suggest we ignore the renaming of the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge as if it never happened.
Thanks, David. It was tricky getting the shot, but it worked. Would like to re-take it in different light sometime.
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