Al Zampa and the Bay Area Bridges (CA) (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738529966 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to Rodd Garcia. If your into Bay Area history & love Bridges this is an excellent book!. Bay Area Bridge history from an ironworker's view D. Donovan, Editor/Sr. Reviewer John V. Robinson's AL ZAMPA AND THE BAY AREA BRIDGES commemorates the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, named after an ironworker whose work fostered the creation of all the Bay Area bridges. Author John Robinson himself is a former ironworker, and uses vintage and contemporary images to document Zampa's contributions in general and the growth and making of Bay Area bridges in particular
About the Author Former ironworker John V. Robinson is the author of Crockett (Arcadia Publishing, 2004) and Spanning the Strait: Building the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge (Carquinez Press, 2004). Zampa is gone now, but his workmanship touches millions every day. . Here, Robinson uses vintage and contemporary images to document Al Zampa’s contribution to the historic bridges of the Bay Area
An active ironworker from 1925 on, he typified a worker who was hardy and tough, but with the skill to perform extremely precise work under hazardous conditions. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. He often worked hundreds of feet above the San Francisco Bay with only the spindliest of support, and he fell from the Golden Gate Bridge in 1936. Yet Alfred Zampa (1905–2000) lived a remarkable life that touched not only the bridge named in his honor, but many of the other bridges around the Bay Area. . The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Zampa died at the age of 95, six weeks after attending the groundbreaking of his namesake Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, the only bridge named in honor of a building tradesman. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all. Caught by the safety net, he became a charter member of the ultra-exclusive “Halfway
Here, Robinson uses vintage and contemporary images to document Al Zampa’s contribution to the historic bridges of the Bay Area. Former ironworker John V. Zampa is gone now, but his workmanship touches millions every day. Robinson is the author of Crockett (Arcadia Publishing, 2004) and Spanning the Strait: Building the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge (Carquinez Press, 2004).