Brooklyn Bridge Frame Color:Natural the last vestiges of high-riding

the last vestiges of high-riding local trains that have been part of the New York scene for almost seventy-five years

It was the longest suspension bridge in the world and the first to be held up by filaments of steel wire

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plummeting temperatures and a loud thunderclap to Times Square on March 9

The Times sent a reporter and photographer to follow an out-of-town couple on their first visit to New York

Brooklyn Bridge Frame Color:Natural the last vestiges of high-ridingThis photo captures a relatively quiet Brooklyn Bridge in 1914. Over the next century, foot traffic would change dramatically. "The Brooklyn Bridge has become as famous for its outsize crowds as its sweeping views of the New York skyline," The Times wrote in 2017, "earning it the distinction of the 'Times Square in the Sky.'" More than 13,000 people walk across the Brooklyn Bridge on a typical day to go between Manhattan and Brooklyn over the East