33-397: Colorado Street Bridge may refer to: Colorado Street Bridge (Pasadena, California) Colorado Street Bridge (Saint Paul, Minnesota) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Colorado Street Bridge . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
66-456: A trapeze bar hoisted over the edge of the bridge for as long as they could to avoid being eliminated. Host Joe Rogan does not refer to the bridge by name; rather, he says “This bridge used to be known as Suicide Bridge. Don’t worry, we’re not gonna ask you to jump off of it. Instead, we’re gonna ask you to hang on for dear life.” The 2012 Lana Del Rey song " Summertime Sadness " for the album Born To Die filmed parts of its music video on
99-441: A 10-foot-high (3.0 m) chain link fence was installed on the sidewalk inside the balustrade, blocking the seating alcoves which were believed to be the primary route taken by jumpers. In 2017, there were nine deaths. In 2018, there were four by September. After police spent 13 hours successfully negotiating with a would-be jumper, these temporary barrier fences were extended to cover the entire bridge span. The city plans to replace
132-528: A full-spread advertisement for the film playing at the Randolph Theatre. The advertisement from First National Pictures featured high praise from Chicago-based newspapers including this review from The Chicago Herald and Examiner : The Kid settles once and for all the question as to who is the greatest theatrical artist in the world. Chaplin does some of the finest, most delicately shaded acting you ever saw anywhere, and for every slapstick furore in it there
165-487: A handwritten note: "Please love and care for this orphan child". Two thieves steal the car and leave the baby in an alley, where he is found by The Tramp . After some attempts to hand off the child on to various passers-by, he finds the note and his heart melts. He takes the boy home, names him John and adjusts his household furniture for him. Meanwhile, the Mother has a change of heart and returns for her baby; when she learns that
198-448: Is a classic, exquisite scene. His action are riotous, convulsive, irresistible. The gentlest grandmother will bust a midriff. He's the best Hamlet alive today. Jackie Coogan is the best child actor you ever saw. Women wept just to see him. The Kid is two fisted. It's right glove is packed with the pearls of tears, its left with the horseshoe of laughter. The picture is perfection. Six reels that seem like one; six reels that are funnier than
231-556: Is a historic concrete arch bridge spanning the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena, California . The Colorado Street Bridge was designed and built in 1912 at a total cost of $ 191,000 (equivalent to $ 5,809,953 in 2023). The bridge was designed by the firm of Waddell & Harrington , based in Kansas City , Missouri . The structure carries Colorado Boulevard (then called "Colorado Street"),
264-628: Is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated a California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers . During the early part of the 20th century, the Colorado Street Bridge became known locally as " Suicide Bridge " after dozens of people leaped to their deaths. The bridge had a bad reputation before it was even built, as a construction worker fell to his death and landed in
297-573: The eighth season of the series Full House , "Leap of Faith", featured the bridge in a bungee jumping scene. The bridge was depicted as being in the San Francisco Bay Area. The bridge was featured in an episode from the fourth season of the series ER , "Fathers and Sons". The bridge was depicted as being in San Diego . The bridge is featured in an episode of Fear Factor . The stunt, named "Bridge Hang", required contestants to hang from
330-476: The 2008 film Yes Man , the bridge was featured in a scene where actor Jim Carrey attempts a bungee jump. The bridge is featured in an episode of Emergency!, "To Buy or Not To Buy", as they rescue a kid who climbed on the bridge. The Kid (1921 film) The Kid is a 1921 American silent comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin , and features Jackie Coogan as his foundling baby, adopted son and sidekick. This
363-656: The Film Society of Lincoln Center gala tribute to Chaplin held on April 4, 1972, at Philharmonic Hall, New York City, with Chaplin in attendance. The Kid premiered on January 21, 1921, at Carnegie Hall in New York City as a benefit for the Children's Fund of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. The Kid was acclaimed by film critics upon its release. The February 5, 1921 issue of Exhibitor's Herald , contained
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#1732855299723396-470: The Library of Congress' National Film Registry. The registry stated that the film is "an artful melding of touching drama, social commentary and inventive comedy" and praised Chaplin's ability to "sustain his artistry beyond the length of his usual short subjects and could deftly elicit a variety of emotions from his audiences by skillfully blending slapstick and pathos." As of January 2021, The Kid has earned
429-500: The Mother advises the Tramp to call a doctor after the Kid falls ill. The doctor discovers that the Tramp is not the Kid's father and notifies authorities. Two men come to take the boy to an orphanage, but after a fight and a chase, the Tramp and the boy remain side by side. When the Mother comes back to see how the boy is doing she encounters the doctor, who shows her the note (which he had taken from
462-457: The Mother and the Kid unknowingly cross paths. The Kid later gets into a fight with another local boy as people in the area gather to watch the spectacle. The Kid wins, drawing the ire of the other boy's older brother, who attacks the Tramp as a result. The Mother breaks up the fight, but it starts again after she leaves and the Tramp keeps beating the "Big Brother" over the head with a brick between swings until he totters away. Shortly afterward,
495-471: The Tramp); she recognizes it as the one she left with her baby years ago. Now fugitives, the Tramp and the boy spend the night in a flophouse . Its proprietor learns of a $ 1,000 reward offered by the authorities and takes the Kid to the police station, while the Tramp is asleep. As the tearful Mother is reunited with her long-lost child, the Tramp searches frantically for the missing boy. Unsuccessful, he returns to
528-413: The bridge was closed as a precautionary measure but was reopened in 1993 after its renovation. The bridge follows a curved path so that the footings would sit on more solid ground than a straight bridge would have provided. The bridge spans 1,468 feet (447 m) at a maximum height of 150 feet (50 m) and is notable for its distinctive Beaux Arts arches, light standards, and railings. The bridge
561-415: The bridge. Actress Jaime King is seen climbing over a section of the bridge and then jumping off later in the video. The bridge was the site of the beginning of The Amazing Race season 21 . The contestants had to rappel down the side of the bridge to their waiting cars to start the race. In the 2016 romantic musical film La La Land , the protagonists took an evening stroll across the bridge. In
594-428: The car has been stolen, she faints. Five years pass. The Kid and the Tramp live in the same tiny room; they have little money but much love. They support themselves in a minor scheme: the Kid throws stones to break windows so that the Tramp, working as a glazier , can be paid to repair them. Meanwhile, the Mother has become a wealthy actress and does charity by giving presents to poor children. By chance, as she does so,
627-514: The doorway of their humble lodgings, where he falls asleep, entering a "Dreamland" where his neighbors have turned into angels and devils. A policeman awakes him and drives him off to a mansion. There the door is opened by the Mother and the Kid, who jumps into the Tramp's arms, and he is welcomed in. Chaplin wrote, produced, directed, edited and starred in The Kid , and later composed a score. Innovative in its combination of comedic and dramatic elements,
660-399: The film is considered one of the greatest of the silent era. Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance maintains that, with its "perfect blend of comedy and drama, [it] is arguably Chaplin's most personal and autobiographical work.” The film made Coogan, then a vaudeville performer, into the first major child star of the movies. It has been speculated that the depth of the relationship portrayed in
693-415: The film may have been connected with the death of Chaplin's firstborn infant son just ten days before the production began. First National wanted to release the film as 3 two reel comedies, not a seven reel feature. Chaplin wanted the film released as a complete work. Releasing it as 3 separate short films also meant First National owed Chaplin a much smaller salary. After production was completed in 1920,
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#1732855299723726-509: The film was caught up in the divorce actions of Chaplin's first wife Mildred Harris , who sought to attach Chaplin's assets. Chaplin and his associates smuggled the raw negative to Salt Lake City and edited it in a room at the Hotel Utah . To release the complete film and avoid it being part of his divorce proceedings, Chaplin showed First National executives a cut of the film. He used this screening to re-negotiate his contract. Before releasing
759-487: The film, Chaplin negotiated to receive an enhanced financial deal based on the success of the final film. This included 50% of the box-office once First National's budget of $ 1.5 Million had been reached and full ownership returned to Chaplin after 5 years. Chaplin eventually removed scenes he believed too sentimental for modern audiences and composed and recorded a new musical score for the film's theatrical reissue. This re-edited version of The Kid had its world premiere as
792-436: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colorado_Street_Bridge&oldid=932771473 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Colorado Street Bridge (Pasadena, California) The Colorado Street Bridge
825-514: The major east–west thoroughfare connecting Pasadena with Eagle Rock and Glendale to the west, and with Monrovia to the east. The Colorado Street Bridge replaced the small Scoville Bridge located near the bottom of the Arroyo Seco. It opened on December 13, 1913. For a few years, from around 1936 to 1940, the bridge was a part of U.S. Route 66 . Following the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989,
858-509: The new First National release--which proves the contention that Chaplin is almost as good a tragedian as he is a comedian. The Kid may be counted as a screen masterpiece." The reviewer for The New York Times gave more of a mixed reception to the film, writing: "Charlie Chaplin is himself again - at his best, in some ways better than his previous best, and also, it is to be regretted, at his worst, only not with so much of his worst as has spoiled some of his earlier pictures." The reviewer praises
891-440: The plot, the comedy, the characters, and the "balance of sadness" with Chaplin being "more of a comedian than a clown", but lamented elements of "vulgarity, or coarseness". Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance writes of the legacy of Chaplin's The Kid : " The Kid remains an important contribution to the art of film, not only because of Chaplin's innovative use of dramatic sequences within a feature-length comedy, but also because of
924-424: The revelations The Kid provides about its creator. Undoubtedly, when Chaplin penned the preface to The Kid , "A picture with a smile—and perhaps, a tear", he had his own artistic credo—and life—in mind." Mary Pickford said of the film, "The Kid is one of the finest examples of the screen language, depending upon its actions rather than upon subtitles". In December 2011, The Kid was chosen to be preserved in
957-612: The temporary fencing with permanent barriers, at least 7.5 feet (2.3 m) in height. One of the earliest films in which the bridge appears is in Charlie Chaplin's The Kid (filmed 1919–1920), when a mother is shown at the east end of the bridge pining for her son at about the 12-minute mark. In 1989, after the Loma Prieta earthquake in Northern California , the bridge was declared a seismic hazard and closed to traffic. It
990-570: The wet cement under the bridge. The number of deaths spiked during the Great Depression, but did not stop there. According to one of the most popular stories, a mother threw her baby first and then jumped. The child survived, as it landed in a tree unharmed, but the mother died. The balustrade was replaced by an 8-foot-high (2.4 m) barrier in an effort to deter suicides. Still, on October 27, 2015, British-American model and reality television star Sam Sarpong leapt to his death. In 2016
1023-417: The work of any other human being; six reels that are sadder and simpler than anything in pictures; six reels that will atone for anything the movies have ever done. A reviewer from Theatre Magazine glowingly wrote: "[Chaplin's] new picture, The Kid , certainly outdoes in humor and the special brand of Chaplin pathos anything this popular film star has yet produced. There are almost as many tears as laughs in
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1056-533: Was Chaplin's first full-length film as a director. It was a huge success and was the second-highest-grossing film in 1921. Now considered one of the greatest films of the silent era, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2011. With much anguish, an unwed Mother abandons her child, placing him in an expensive automobile with
1089-437: Was reopened in 1993 after a substantial retrofit . The bridge is closed each summer for a festival, A Celebration on the Colorado Street Bridge, hosted by historic preservation group Pasadena Heritage. The 1984 album Songs from Suicide Bridge by Eric Caboor and David Kauffman is named after this bridge. The album's black-and-white cover art features the duo standing on the bridge holding their instruments. An episode from
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