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Transcript: Interview: Phil Frank discusses efforts to name the Bay Bridge in San Francisco the Emperor Norton Bridge
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- Talk of the Nation (NPR)
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- December 15, 2004
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LYNN NEARY
Talk of the Nation (NPR)
12-15-2004
Interview: Phil Frank discusses efforts to name the Bay Bridge in San Francisco the Emperor Norton Bridge
Host: LYNN NEARY
Time: 3:00-4:00 PM
LYNN NEARY, host:
The monstrous Bay Bridge linking San Francisco and Oakland, California, may soon be given a new name: the Emperor Norton Bridge. Yesterday the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-to-2 to rechristen the span in honor of the man who called for the bridge's construction over a century ago.
And for those of you unfamiliar with Mr. Norton and his colorful history, here are a few notable items. He landed in San Francisco in 1849 to try his luck in the gold rush. In his 30 years in the ...
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