It is beautiful. I’ve looked at pictures of before during and after it was constructed. Incredible.
Staten Island went from farm country to little Italy (including me) after that bridge was built :)
My father used to complain in the 70s that he had to pick up grandma and then take her home costing 4 dollars each way :)
Lower middle class growing up too, but we had a lot of fun! :)
It was a great time. Eventually, my immediate family moved to NJ and we visited all the relatives in Queens before the bridge was built. You had to travel through Manhattan to get there. Quite a haul. I suppose my father was happy when that bridge was finally built - it really cut down on the travel time.