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'''India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1928'''
'''Indian basin, piers along shores of Hunter's Point, some probably belonging to [[Chinese shrimping village|Chinese shrimp fishermen]]. April 16, 1918.'''


''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''
''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp36.01833''
 
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'''India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1929''' 
 
''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp71.1164''
 
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'''India Basin, 1950s.'''
 
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Revision as of 18:27, 8 July 2020

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

India Basin Apr 16, 1918 wnp36.01833.jpg

Indian basin, piers along shores of Hunter's Point, some probably belonging to Chinese shrimp fishermen. April 16, 1918.

Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp36.01833

India Basin circa 1929 wnp71.1164.jpg

India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1929

Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp71.1164

India Basin 1950s wnp14.2139.jpg

India Basin, 1950s.

Photo: OpenSFhistory.org wnp14.2139

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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