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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''
[[Image:bayvwhp$beached-in-india-basin.jpg]]
[[Image:bayvwhp$beached-in-india-basin.jpg]]


'''India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1928'''  ''photo: Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''
'''India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1928'''   
 
''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''


[[Image:bayvwhp$india-basin-park-1996.jpg]]
[[Image:bayvwhp$india-basin-park-1996.jpg]]


'''[[menu_icon |India Basin]], pictured here in 1996, where a park was carved out of the industrial shoreline just north of Hunter's Point. '''
'''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''
 
[[Image:India-basin-park0907.jpg]]
 
'''The India Basin park seen in 2005, mudflats and native plants beginning to fill the surrounding waters.'''
 
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
 
[[Image:India-basin-from-hp-hill 1360.jpg]]


'''The [[India Basin and the Southeast Bayshore |southeastern shoreline]] is also home to a number of indigenous plants and a restored habitat.'''   ''photo: Chris Carlsson''
'''India Basin as seen from above on Hunters Point Hill, December 2012.'''
 
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''


[[Image:India_basin_powerplant1505.jpg]]
[[Image:India_basin_powerplant1505.jpg]]


[[Image:India-basin-power-skyline15.jpg]]
'''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''
 
 


'''The power plant, finally shut down after years of community pressure, is on the shoreline in 2007, prior to its deconstruction.'''


''photos: Chris Carlsson''
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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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