After 76 years standing in the shadow of its more comely and popular sister, the Bay Bridge is used to being overlooked by those who heap attention and adoration on the Golden Gate Bridge. But even as ...
A yellow backhoe and a group of city dignitaries gathered near the Grand Avenue Bridge on Friday, March 1, 1985. Speeches were made by City Manager Mike Copp and Glenwood Springs Mayor Carl Schiesser ...
We mark the anniversaries of people, even inst­itutions, but seldom keep track of the age of the magnificent structures surrounding us, till one day, they begin to show signs of distress, and a ...
My favorite postcard of pre-war Manila is a classic scene of three of the city’s greatest structures and two of its most beloved landscapes. The composition features the elegant Post Office building ...
In its brief public life, the new 6th Street Viaduct has hosted a haircut, a podcast and a sculptural arrangement of lowriders, one of those remarkable visual manifestations of the L.A. sublime. There ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...