If you search for “house under golden gate bridge” on Google, you will find a few other images of this house, even on the main search page, and all of the pages refer to it as a customs house, but none of them have any history or information. So if you then search for “customs house under golden gate bridge” the entire first page is populated with similar photos with no info. Deeper Google searches also return nothing. There is no Wikipedia entry for the house, and the entries for the bridge or the gate itself do not mention the house.
So I am unable to share any information. I do not know if it functions as a customs house, and if not (which I think likely) what it is used for now. That is Sausalito in the background, home of the fictional Cetacean Institute in Start Trek IV. In real life, Sausalito used to have a significant shipbuilding industry, but now not so much, I believe.
Jim Denham
15 Jun 2011Wow, cool shot. Like the number of elements in here! Interesting place for a house!
Scott Wyden Kivowitz
15 Jun 2011Incredible color!
Dave DiCello
15 Jun 2011Love this shot Mark, one of my favorites of yours, awesome view and processing
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Chris Nitz
15 Jun 2011Wonderful tones and a nice touch of moodiness. That is quite the interesting spot to put a building.
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Chris Frailey
15 Jun 2011We were just in SF last fall and I remember seeing this house as we passed over. Great pov with this shot.
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Jan Winther
15 Jun 2011Very nice shot. I think it could be a lighthouse, because its right there at the point.
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Toad Hollow Photography
15 Jun 2011I just love your photos from San Fran this week, Mark. It’s kind of weird to find something that’s pretty significant like this and not have any info online. Happens to me all the time. Love this shot, and the blog to give the background was awesome today!
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Charles Dastodd
15 Jun 2011what an awesome shot and a great POV! well captured! 🙂
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Chrisdmrf
16 Jun 2011Great capture, love the layers that unfold as you scan the picture
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Jim Nix
16 Jun 2011freaking’ cool shot Mark, well done, well seen, well shot mate!
Phoenixa Sol
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