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== In India Basin shipyards and industrial coastline were restored and replaced with a park. Photographs of the basin from 1928 and 1996. ==
'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''
 
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'''1920 view north from Hunter's Point Ridge over [[India Basin|India Basin]], [[Shipyards in Decay--1996 | Union Iron Works]], [[Sugar Palace|Spreckel's sugar refinery]], PG&E oil burning steam powered electrical generating facilities  below Potrero Hill in the distance. [[Islais Creek Remembered|Islais Creek]]''' waters below.
 
''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''
 
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'''India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1928''' 
 
''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''


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[[menu_icon |India Basin]] and the [[ecology1$india-basin-and-bayshore.html |southeastern shoreline]] is also home to a number of indigenous plants and a restored habitat.
'''India Basin, pictured here in 1996, where a park was carved out of the industrial shoreline just north of Hunter's Point. '''
 
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
 
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'''The India Basin park seen in 2005, mudflats and native plants beginning to fill the surrounding waters.'''
 
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
 
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'''India Basin as seen from above on Hunters Point Hill, December 2012.'''
 
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
 
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'''The [[India Basin and the Southeast Bayshore |southeastern shoreline]] is also home to a number of indigenous plants and a restored habitat, the [[Hunter's Point PG&E Power Plant Before and After|PG&E plant]] before its demolition on shoreline.'''
 
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
 


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A new park was recently carved out of the industrial shoreline along India Basin, just north of Hunters Point. In these pictures, the shipyard is visible in the distance. (1996 upper right and 1928 below)


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1996 photo by Chris Carlsson
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1928 photo courtesy Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 10 June 2014

Unfinished History

Bayvwhp$india-basin-1920s-view.jpg

1920 view north from Hunter's Point Ridge over India Basin, Union Iron Works, Spreckel's sugar refinery, PG&E oil burning steam powered electrical generating facilities below Potrero Hill in the distance. Islais Creek waters below.

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

Bayvwhp$beached-in-india-basin.jpg

India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1928

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

Bayvwhp$india-basin-park-1996.jpg

India Basin, pictured here in 1996, where a park was carved out of the industrial shoreline just north of Hunter's Point.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

India-basin-park0907.jpg

The India Basin park seen in 2005, mudflats and native plants beginning to fill the surrounding waters.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

India-basin-from-hp-hill 1360.jpg

India Basin as seen from above on Hunters Point Hill, December 2012.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

India basin powerplant1505.jpg

The southeastern shoreline is also home to a number of indigenous plants and a restored habitat, the PG&E plant before its demolition on shoreline.

Photo: Chris Carlsson




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