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[[Image:Mariposa & Carolina Jul 1, 1962 opensfhistory wnp010.10074.jpg|800px]]

'''Mariposa & Carolina Streets, July 1, 1962 during fire in tunnel.'''

''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp010.10074''

Western Pacific Tunnel Fire. view southeast on railroad right of way from Mariposa at Carolina. Looking at northern entrance of Western Pacific tunnel. The city plugged both ends with concrete and the railroad abandoned the tunnel. The city demanded $781,000 and settled with the railroad for $700,000 in 1964.

[[Image:Texas near Sierra circa 1962 opensfhistory wnp69.00773.jpg|800px]]

'''Texas Street near Sierra, June 30, 1962 during fire in tunnel.'''

''Photo: OpenSFhistory.org wnp69.00773''

[[Image:Missouri & Sierra Jun 30, 1962 opensfhistory wnp69.00154.jpg|800px]]

'''Missouri & Sierra Streets, June 30, 1962.'''

''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp69.00154''

[[Image:Pothill-whole-at-19th-and-arkansas.jpg]]

'''Arkansas and 19th, hole indicating collapsed tunnel beneath in July 1960. Note the [[1955 Demographic Study|public housing projects]] in mid-distance.'''

''Photo: Potrero Hill Archive Project''

[[Image:Protrero Hill tunnel cave in 1962.JPG|720px]]

'''July 1962, collapsing tunnel beneath the hill.'''

''Photo: courtesy Vance Chan''

[[Image:Potrero Hill Aerial Jul 3, 1962 View nw from above Sierra St opensfhistory wnp27.3353.jpg]]

'''Potrero Hill Aerial Jul 3, 1962—View northwest from above Sierra St.'''

''Photo: Opensfhistory wnp27.3353''

[[Image:23rd & Pennsylvania Jul 1, 1962 opensfhistory wnp010.10079.jpg|800px]]

'''23rd & Pennsylvania Streets, July 1, 1962, during conflagration in Western Pacific tunnel.'''

''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp010.10079''

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