How did the proprietor (Richard Bulan) get the idea to start a furniture company?
One Sunday afternoon in 1994, a local San Francisco television station (KRON Ch 4) did a short news story titled “The Fate of the Golden Gate Bridge Steel”. The steel was originally placed on the bridge in 1936, and was removed in 1993 after 57 years of exposure to the harsh conditions of the Golden Gate. Having been born in San Francisco and raised in the Bay Area, Richard Bulan thought it would be great to have a headboard made from the Golden Gate Bridge steel. After calling the news station to attain the name of the contractor, Richard contacted the contractor about purchasing a section of the railing for his headboard. However, upon viewing the available steel, he realized the enormity of a single section. The hand rail sections were 12 feet long and weighed approximately 1000 pounds each. This was obviously something he couldn’t toss in the back of a pick up truck and attach to his bed. However, Richard was determined to own a piece of San Francisco history, so he hired a truck t
