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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. | '''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. | ||
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'''India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1928''' | '''India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1928''' | ||
''Photo: | ''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 10 June 2014
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: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA
India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1928
Photo: Private 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
India Basin as seen from above on Hunters Point Hill, December 2012.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
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
