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In reply to the discussion: They Did It During The Great Depression, They Did It Without Computers, They Did It Without AutoCad [View all]Odin2005
(53,521 posts)91. They were built by well-paid conscripted labor, not slaves.
It was basically what many workers did during the half of the year they were not farming.
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WillyT
May 2012
OP
Skilled Tradesman, Dedicated Engineers, And Focused Goal - Works Every Time
cantbeserious
May 2012
#1
Yes... so much of the most amazing engineering would seem impossible today without all these tools
hlthe2b
May 2012
#5
And even before that and with less sophistication, this was accomplished
NRaleighLiberal
May 2012
#6
No way. The inter-tubes told me those were definitely the product of extra-terrestrial technology.
freshwest
May 2012
#48
well, given that the pyramides were build by slaves, I am not sure it is a good example.
Mass
May 2012
#63
A newer theory is that free men, skilled workers for pay, built the Great Pyramid.
tclambert
May 2012
#69
Yes, 11 died, and yet I agree with the poster who said innovative safety precautions
Bluenorthwest
May 2012
#72
Sure... And The Wright Brothers Would Have Preferred A 747... But It Doesn't Quite Work That Way...
WillyT
May 2012
#15
And Yet... A Marvel Of Depression Era Technology Still Stands, And Is Functional... 75 Years Later...
WillyT
May 2012
#37
Yes, it was constructed with union workers. FDR was the first president to support unions.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#19
My dad was a union machinist in S.F. in the 30's and walked across the bridge for the opening.
freshwest
May 2012
#49
cool article, and cool that they explained what those of us in the middle of the bridge experienced
CreekDog
May 2012
#32
it was awesome to be walking on the roadway, amazing, not even crowded...UNTIL...
CreekDog
May 2012
#33
Only if you think that was a good thing. Fortunately we have advanced and made progress since
sabrina 1
May 2012
#46
Fortunately, I do not think (nor do I think I implied) that it was a good thing.
PavePusher
May 2012
#120
Well, in this case, as shown somewhere else in this thread, they had unions, which probably
sabrina 1
May 2012
#129
The Golden Gate Bridge was built by Union workers, SF was a strong Union city then.
Bluenorthwest
May 2012
#66
Imagine what we were going to accompligh were it not for the likes of Chris Christie
bupkus
May 2012
#60
Yes, everyone likes to talk about the slide rules that astronauts had with them. However
DavidDvorkin
May 2012
#102
Bank of Italy was renamed Band Of America one day before $35 million bond issue passed
Brother Buzz
May 2012
#106
That's absurd. The 'fledgling auto industry' was 30 years old when the bridge opened
Bluenorthwest
May 2012
#61