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20 Facts About the Brooklyn Bridge

On the Town

On the Town

Fact No. 3: Con man William McCloundy was sentenced to 2 1/2 years at Sing Sing Prison for "selling" the Brooklyn Bridge to a tourist in 1901. Pictured: Jules Munshin, Frank Sinatra, and Gene Kelly use the bridge as a magnificent stage in Stanley Donen's film, On the Town, in 1949.

In this photo: Jules Munshin, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly

Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1949