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'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>''' | |||
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'''This incinerator in the former wetlands of Islais creek between Potrero Hill and Bernal Heights was supposed to solve San Francisco's solid waste disposal problems in the early 1920s. But it never worked, and after [ | '''This incinerator in the [[East Slope Bernal Heights|former wetlands of Islais creek]] between Potrero Hill and Bernal Heights was supposed to solve San Francisco's [[San Francisco's Trash|solid waste disposal problems]] in the early 1920s. But it never worked, and after [[San Bruno Mountain| Brisbane Lagoon]] was taken over for San Francisco's landfill the incinerator was eventually demolished.''' | ||
'' | ''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 10 September 2010
Unfinished History
This incinerator in the former wetlands of Islais creek between Potrero Hill and Bernal Heights was supposed to solve San Francisco's solid waste disposal problems in the early 1920s. But it never worked, and after Brisbane Lagoon was taken over for San Francisco's landfill the incinerator was eventually demolished.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library