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'''1920 view north from Hunter's Point Ridge over [[India Basin|India Basin]], [[Shipyards in Decay--1996 | 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. | '''1920 view north from Hunter's Point Ridge over [[India Basin|India Basin]], [[Shipyards in Decay--1996 | Union Iron Works]], 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: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA'' | ''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA'' | ||
Revision as of 22:56, 5 July 2009
Unfinished History
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: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA
India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1928
Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA
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
The India Basin park seen in 2005, mudflats and native plants beginning to fill the surrounding waters.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
The southeastern shoreline is also home to a number of indigenous plants and a restored habitat.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
The PG&E Hunter's Point power plant, finally shut down after years of community pressure, on the shoreline in 2007 prior to its deconstruction.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
March 2009, after demolition of PG&E power plant, the view across India Basin north towards Herons Head Park and downtown in distance too.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
