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Top photo: From a pier in Fort Mason, it's easy to see how low the cranes are riding
Star
Wars fans may immediately notice the cranes' resemblance to
the AT-ATs, the walking Imperial weapons.
In fact, I've heard that George Lucas
derived his inspiration for those menacing
movie machines from the many times he had driven past cranes such as
these at ship ports around the Bay Area. I know that many
years ago I also first noticed the curious-looking shapes and thought they
looked like gigantic elephants or horses.
Well, I hope you've enjoyed this look back at the day the four giant cranes floated under that very famous bridge with very little room to spare. Please take the time to browse more areas of my site. Thanks.