You’re probably looking at the photo above and wondering if that’s an original costume design for Neo in The Matrix and the answer is no. It is however the correct answer to May 24th’s blog query of who built the Brooklyn Bridge, Washington Augustus Roebling… Not my mother as previously understood. Washington was raised by a bridge builder, John A. Roebling, and followed in his daddy’s steps, completing the bridge his father originally designed to cross the East River. He benefitted from modern structural advancements as well as the personal and professional support of his wife, Emily Warren Roebling. Subsequently, the completion of the bridge created a bond between father, son, husband, wife, and millions of people in a remarkable city that lives and breathes til this day.
