March 30, 1909 –
…The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge, is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.… – The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
The Queensboro Bridge (originally known as Blackwell’s Island Bridge, affectionately known as the 59th St. Bridge, now known as the Edward I. Koch Bridge,) the first double-decker bridge, opened and linked the New York boroughs of Manhattan and Queens on this date.
The Simon and Garfunkel song Feelin’ Groovy uses the bridge as its namesake.
The Haus of Dcaligari 