[VIDEO] Slideshow of Vintage 1960s Photographs Documents Construction of Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

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The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened on Nov. 21, 1964, forever changing the landscape of Staten Island. (Wochit video by Stephanie Slepian)

via Staten Island Advance

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