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Revision as of 13:32, 30 December 2008
Unfinished History
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Before the Navy, Hunters Point was home to a Chinese shrimping village.
Photos: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA
In 1938 the Fire Department burned the remaining structures to make way for the Navy.
Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA
In 1941, the 250-foot tall Avisadero Point at the very eastern end of the Point was dynamited and turned into landfill.
