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	'''Gray and Gifford’s Birdseye View of San Francisco, 1868.''' ''Diagramatic view with keyed code may be found at bottom of this screen''.76		'''Gray and Gifford’s Birdseye View of San Francisco, 1868.''' <br>
			''Diagramatic view with keyed code may be found at bottom of this screen''.(76)

	''Image: [http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Map Collection]''		''Image: [http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Map Collection]''

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	[[Image:Vanished-waters-cover-2x3.jpg\|link=South Waterfront Industries of the 1860s]] [[South Waterfront Industries of the 1860s\|Continue reading ''Vanished Waters'']]		[[Image:Vanished-waters-cover-2x3.jpg\|link=South Waterfront Industries of the 1860s]] [[South Waterfront Industries of the 1860s\|Continue reading ''Vanished Waters'']]

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	“This city is growing southward,” reported the ''Alta California'' on May 2, 1864.		“This city is growing southward,” reported the ''Alta California'' on May 2, 1864.

	''“A year ago the waters of the southern bay dashed against a bleak and lonely front, stretching from a rocky barren and forlorn ridge, for a distance of half a mile or more. Since then, what a change! The foot of Third Street is now the terminus of the Omnibus Railway, and the hotel whose enterprising proprietor, Farr, has done so much for excavating that thoroughfare to bring cars to the bay waters, is reaping a rich reward for his exertions. Steamboat Point which was but four years ago almost uninhabited waste is now covered with manufactories, shops, saloons and dwellings. . . . on the foot of Third Street the Citizens Gas Company is engaged in an immense enterprise, which when fully carried out must involve an expenditure of one million dollars. This company’s land is bounded by Townsend, Second and Berry. They have two lots of 275 feet. In the rear of this front is a precipitous bank of soft rock and dirt, presenting a face towards the bay of 100 feet in height. From this cliff the earth is obtained for filling up the water lots below. At the present, some 75 hands are employed in working into the cliff and carting the rock and dirt to the beach below. Laborers are industriously engaged in ‘cribbing’ the waterfront lots and filling in the bank. . . Nature has done much for this enterprise. The precipitous cliff overhanging the bay affords ample materials in way of stone and earth for filling the water lots whilst the shallowness of the waters permits the powerful steam engines to keep otherwise submerged lands dry.”''		<blockquote>''“A year ago the waters of the southern bay dashed against a bleak and lonely front, stretching from a rocky barren and forlorn ridge, for a distance of half a mile or more. Since then, what a change! The foot of Third Street is now the terminus of the Omnibus Railway, and the hotel whose enterprising proprietor, Farr, has done so much for excavating that thoroughfare to bring cars to the bay waters, is reaping a rich reward for his exertions. Steamboat Point which was but four years ago almost uninhabited waste is now covered with manufactories, shops, saloons and dwellings. . . . on the foot of Third Street the Citizens Gas Company is engaged in an immense enterprise, which when fully carried out must involve an expenditure of one million dollars. This company’s land is bounded by Townsend, Second and Berry. They have two lots of 275 feet. In the rear of this front is a precipitous bank of soft rock and dirt, presenting a face towards the bay of 100 feet in height. From this cliff the earth is obtained for filling up the water lots below. At the present, some 75 hands are employed in working into the cliff and carting the rock and dirt to the beach below. Laborers are industriously engaged in ‘cribbing’ the waterfront lots and filling in the bank. . . Nature has done much for this enterprise. The precipitous cliff overhanging the bay affords ample materials in way of stone and earth for filling the water lots whilst the shallowness of the waters permits the powerful steam engines to keep otherwise submerged lands dry.”''</blockquote>

	Allowing for hyperbole, the ''Alta''’s description of the city’s growth along the waterfront to the south is correct and useful. “Cribbing” consisted of constructing heavy, wooden, criss-crossed racks to hold rocks in place as the base for fill in the soft mud of Mission Bay. Sand and softer earth were then dumped on top of the rock-piled cribs, all in an effort to stem the tidal sweep.		Allowing for hyperbole, the ''Alta''’s description of the city’s growth along the waterfront to the south is correct and useful. “Cribbing” consisted of constructing heavy, wooden, criss-crossed racks to hold rocks in place as the base for fill in the soft mud of Mission Bay. Sand and softer earth were then dumped on top of the rock-piled cribs, all in an effort to stem the tidal sweep.
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	<blockquote>''25. Market Street Wharf;		<blockquote>''25. Market Street Wharf;
	''26. N.A.S.S. [Opposition Railway Line Steamers] Mission St. Wharf;		''26. N.A.S.S. [Opposition Railway Line Steamers] Mission St. Wharf;<br>
	''27. Howard St. Wharf;		''27. Howard St. Wharf;<br>
	''28. California, Oregon & Mexico S.S. Company Wharf;		''28. California, Oregon & Mexico S.S. Company Wharf;<br>
	''29. Main Street Lumber Wharves;		''29. Main Street Lumber Wharves;<br>
	''30. U.S. Marine Hospital, Rincon Point;		''30. U.S. Marine Hospital, Rincon Point;<br>
	''31. Selby’s Shot Tower;		''31. Selby’s Shot Tower;<br>
	''32. Sister of Mercy Hospital;		''32. Sister of Mercy Hospital;<br>
	''33. South Park;		''33. South Park;<br>
	''34. Pacific Mail Steamship Company Dock;		''34. Pacific Mail Steamship Company Dock;<br>
	''35. Tichenor’s Marine;		''35. Tichenor’s Marine;<br>
	''36. U.S. Receiving Ship;		''36. U.S. Receiving Ship;<br>
	''37. Mission Rock;		''37. Mission Rock;<br>
	''38. Hobbs Wharf;		''38. Hobbs Wharf;<br>
	''39. Long Bridge;		''39. Long Bridge;<br>
	''40. Mission Bay;		''40. Mission Bay;<br>
	''41. Potrero;		''41. Potrero;<br>
	''42. Point San Quentin;		''42. Point San Quentin;<br>
	''43. Pacific Rolling Mills;		''43. Pacific Rolling Mills;<br>
	''44. Tubbs Rope Works;		''44. Tubbs Rope Works;<br>
	''45. South San Francisco;		''45. South San Francisco;<br>
	''46. Hunters Point Dry Dock;		''46. Hunters Point Dry Dock;<br>
	''47. Bay View Race Track</blockquote>''		''47. Bay View Race Track</blockquote>''

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	'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''		'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

	''by Nancy J. Olmsted''		''by Nancy J. Olmsted, originally titled "The Silver Era, 1860-1870"''

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	With the aid of the numbered key (at bottom) it is possible to locate the Shot Tower on First Street, near the large square of the Oriental Warehouse, one of the few buildings shown here that is still intact. In the cove at the foot of Second Street is a full-rigged ship on [[Steamboat Point, 1851-1864\|Tichenor’s marine railway]]. Nearby, the plume of smoke is from the new gasworks. The small bump outside Mission Bay is [[Mission Rock\|Mission Rock]] and the smokestack on Potrero Point is part of the [[Union Iron Works at Potrero Hill\|Pacific Rolling Mills]]. The [[Tubbs Rope Walk\|Rope Walk]] is seen to the south, with its 1,000-foot shed extending to a wharf with a small two-masted schooner alongside. In the far south is Hunters Point Drydock, and inland is the Bay View Racetrack—the effective end of the line for the Bay View Railroad that operated horsecars on the iron tracks on Long Bridge.		With the aid of the numbered key (at bottom) it is possible to locate the Shot Tower on First Street, near the large square of the Oriental Warehouse, one of the few buildings shown here that is still intact. In the cove at the foot of Second Street is a full-rigged ship on [[Steamboat Point, 1851-1864\|Tichenor’s marine railway]]. Nearby, the plume of smoke is from the new gasworks. The small bump outside Mission Bay is [[Mission Rock\|Mission Rock]] and the smokestack on Potrero Point is part of the [[Union Iron Works at Potrero Hill\|Pacific Rolling Mills]]. The [[Tubbs Rope Walk\|Rope Walk]] is seen to the south, with its 1,000-foot shed extending to a wharf with a small two-masted schooner alongside. In the far south is Hunters Point Drydock, and inland is the Bay View Racetrack—the effective end of the line for the Bay View Railroad that operated horsecars on the iron tracks on Long Bridge.

			[[Image:Long Bridge circa 1870 wnp37.02304-L.jpg\|800px]]

			'''Long Bridge, c. 1870.'''

			''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp37.02304-L''

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	John Middleton, an auctioneer and real-estate broker, owned a lot at Second Street and Bryant. In 1863 Middleton proposed [[2nd St. Cut\|cutting through Rincon Hill on Second Street]], then the fashionable center of San Francisco’s best neighborhood. The idea was soundly put down on all sides, but Middleton persisted. He ran for the state legislature and was elected in 1868, whereupon he successfully devoted himself to getting his bill passed. San Francisco’s Mayor Thomas H. Selby refused to carry out the order; his own fancy residence was on Rincon Hill at Harrison Street. The State Supreme Court ordered that the legislative act be carried out, and in 1869 the giant earth moving took place.		John Middleton, an auctioneer and real-estate broker, owned a lot at Second Street and Bryant. In 1863 Middleton proposed [[2nd St. Cut\|cutting through Rincon Hill on Second Street]], then the fashionable center of San Francisco’s best neighborhood. The idea was soundly put down on all sides, but Middleton persisted. He ran for the state legislature and was elected in 1868, whereupon he successfully devoted himself to getting his bill passed. San Francisco’s Mayor Thomas H. Selby refused to carry out the order; his own fancy residence was on Rincon Hill at Harrison Street. The State Supreme Court ordered that the legislative act be carried out, and in 1869 the giant earth moving took place.

	The original cost-estimate was $90,000, but the direct expense was $385,000. “The rock being non-cohesive, bulged downward and inward, like the filling of a swampy piece of land . . . the ground would sink . . .thereby endangering workmen by caving in.”81 As landslides endangered the houses that teetered on the edge of the muddy abyss, wealthy residents began to consider moving to the peninsula or to Oakland. Asbury Harpending looked at the problem and came up with a proposal.		The original cost-estimate was $90,000, but the direct expense was $385,000. “The rock being non-cohesive, bulged downward and inward, like the filling of a swampy piece of land . . . the ground would sink . . .thereby endangering workmen by caving in.”81 As landslides endangered the houses that teetered on the edge of the muddy abyss, wealthy residents began to consider moving to the peninsula or to Oakland. Asbury Harpending looked at the problem and came up with a proposal.

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	The most dramatic evidence of the city’s southern expansion can be seen in the birdseye view of 1868—Long Bridge made the connection. Piles were driven for the bridge in February 1865, and the Potrero span was completed in 1867. Long Bridge followed the line of Fourth Street, where it made a nearly right-angle turn, spawned Hobbs Wharf reaching east into deep water, across the entrance to the Islais estuary and south towards Hunters Point. As can be seen in Gifford’s highly accurate view, Long Bridge effectively enclosed three-fourths of Mission Bay. A drawbridge at Fourth Street enabled scow schooners and other shallow-drafted craft to enter Mission Bay, but only at high tide.		The most dramatic evidence of the city’s [[The Story of Dogpatch\|southern expansion]] can be seen in the birdseye view of 1868—Long Bridge made the connection. Piles were driven for the bridge in February 1865, and the Potrero span was completed in 1867. Long Bridge followed the line of Fourth Street, where it made a nearly right-angle turn, spawned Hobbs Wharf reaching east into deep water, across the entrance to the Islais estuary and south towards Hunters Point. As can be seen in Gifford’s highly accurate view, Long Bridge effectively enclosed three-fourths of Mission Bay. A drawbridge at Fourth Street enabled scow schooners and other shallow-drafted craft to enter Mission Bay, but only at high tide.
	With the aid of the numbered key (at bottom) it is possible to locate the Shot Tower on First Street, near the large square of the Oriental Warehouse, one of the few buildings shown here that is still intact. In the cove at the foot of Second Street is a full-rigged ship on [[Steamboat Point, 1851-1864\|Tichenor’s marine railway]]. Nearby, the plume of smoke is from the new gasworks. The small bump outside Mission Bay is Mission Rock and the smokestack on Potrero Point is part of the Pacific Rolling Mills. The Rope Walk is seen to the south, with its 1,000-foot shed extending to a wharf with a small two-masted schooner alongside. In the far south is Hunters Point Drydock, and inland is the Bay View Racetrack—the effective end of the line for the Bay View Railroad that operated horsecars on the iron tracks on Long Bridge.
			With the aid of the numbered key (at bottom) it is possible to locate the Shot Tower on First Street, near the large square of the Oriental Warehouse, one of the few buildings shown here that is still intact. In the cove at the foot of Second Street is a full-rigged ship on [[Steamboat Point, 1851-1864\|Tichenor’s marine railway]]. Nearby, the plume of smoke is from the new gasworks. The small bump outside Mission Bay is [[Mission Rock\|Mission Rock]] and the smokestack on Potrero Point is part of the [[Union Iron Works at Potrero Hill\|Pacific Rolling Mills]]. The [[Tubbs Rope Walk\|Rope Walk]] is seen to the south, with its 1,000-foot shed extending to a wharf with a small two-masted schooner alongside. In the far south is Hunters Point Drydock, and inland is the Bay View Racetrack—the effective end of the line for the Bay View Railroad that operated horsecars on the iron tracks on Long Bridge.

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	Small cafes and saloons perched on pilings next to the bridge where fishermen, Sunday sailors and families out for a stroll along sunny Mission Bay could stop for refreshment. Others rode the horsecars all the way to the end of the line to watch the horses run at Bay View. And there were the special Sunday excursions put on by the homestead associations, whose salesmen met the Bay View cars with their buggies and took families out on Hunters Point to inspect sites for future homes. A pleasant Sunday afternoon outing on Long Bridge had all the variety of sights, sounds, smells and activities that an urban park offers.		Small cafes and saloons perched on pilings next to the bridge where fishermen, Sunday sailors and families out for a stroll along sunny Mission Bay could stop for refreshment. Others rode the horsecars all the way to the end of the line to watch the horses run at Bay View. And there were the special Sunday excursions put on by the homestead associations, whose salesmen met the Bay View cars with their buggies and took families out on Hunters Point to inspect sites for [[Haley & O'Neill Tract\|future homes]]. A pleasant Sunday afternoon outing on Long Bridge had all the variety of sights, sounds, smells and activities that an urban park offers.

	[[Image:Smelt-fishing-from-Long-Bridge-1869.jpg]]		[[Image:Smelt-fishing-from-Long-Bridge-1869.jpg]]

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	[[Image:Vanished-waters-cover-2x3.jpg\|link=South Waterfront Industries of the 1860s]] [[South Waterfront Industries of the 1860s\|Continue reading ''Vanished Waters'']]		[[Image:Vanished-waters-cover-2x3.jpg\|link=South Waterfront Industries of the 1860s]] [[South Waterfront Industries of the 1860s\|Continue reading ''Vanished Waters'']]

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	<blockquote>''25. Market Street Wharf;		<blockquote>''25. Market Street Wharf;
	26. N.A.S.S. [Opposition Railway Line Steamers] Mission St. Wharf;		''26. N.A.S.S. [Opposition Railway Line Steamers] Mission St. Wharf;
	27. Howard St. Wharf;		''27. Howard St. Wharf;
	28. California, Oregon & Mexico S.S. Company Wharf;		''28. California, Oregon & Mexico S.S. Company Wharf;
	29. Main Street Lumber Wharves;		''29. Main Street Lumber Wharves;
	30. U.S. Marine Hospital, Rincon Point;		''30. U.S. Marine Hospital, Rincon Point;
	31. Selby’s Shot Tower;		''31. Selby’s Shot Tower;
	32. Sister of Mercy Hospital;		''32. Sister of Mercy Hospital;
	33. South Park;		''33. South Park;
	34. Pacific Mail Steamship Company Dock;		''34. Pacific Mail Steamship Company Dock;
	35. Tichenor’s Marine;		''35. Tichenor’s Marine;
	36. U.S. Receiving Ship;		''36. U.S. Receiving Ship;
	37. Mission Rock;		''37. Mission Rock;
	38. Hobbs Wharf;		''38. Hobbs Wharf;
	39. Long Bridge;		''39. Long Bridge;
	40. Mission Bay;		''40. Mission Bay;
	41. Potrero;		''41. Potrero;
	42. Point San Quentin;		''42. Point San Quentin;
	43. Pacific Rolling Mills;		''43. Pacific Rolling Mills;
	44. Tubbs Rope Works;		''44. Tubbs Rope Works;
	45. South San Francisco;		''45. South San Francisco;
	46. Hunters Point Dry Dock;		''46. Hunters Point Dry Dock;
	47. Bay View Race Track</blockquote>		''47. Bay View Race Track</blockquote>''

	77. ''South of Market Journal'', June 1926, p. 15.<br>		77. ''South of Market Journal'', June 1926, p. 15.<br>

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	Allowing for hyperbole, the ''Alta''’s description of the city’s growth along the waterfront to the south is correct and useful. “Cribbing” consisted of constructing heavy, wooden, criss-crossed racks to hold rocks in place as the base for fill in the soft mud of Mission Bay. Sand and softer earth were then dumped on top of the rock-piled cribs, all in an effort to stem the tidal sweep.		Allowing for hyperbole, the ''Alta''’s description of the city’s growth along the waterfront to the south is correct and useful. “Cribbing” consisted of constructing heavy, wooden, criss-crossed racks to hold rocks in place as the base for fill in the soft mud of Mission Bay. Sand and softer earth were then dumped on top of the rock-piled cribs, all in an effort to stem the tidal sweep.

	Because Mission Bay was filled over a long period of time—from 1860 to as late as 1910—the material came from many sources. First leveled was the 100-foot sandhill on Townsend Street, then the steam paddy dumped sand and dirt taken from Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets and from south of Market to the bay. The rock and dirt taken from the Second Street cut in 1869 was used. The serpentine rock from [[Irish Hill then and now\|Irish Hill]] was blasted away and dumped into both Mission Bay and [[Islais Creek Remembered\|Islais Cove]]. From the 1870s to the 1890s there was continuous casual filling from garbage dumps along the line of Seventh and Eight streets, near Berry. Finally, the earthquake rubble from 1906 completed the job, although watery puddles remained to be filled-in even later.		Because Mission Bay was filled over a long period of time—from 1860 to as late as 1910—the material came from many sources. First leveled was the 100-foot sandhill on Townsend Street, then the steam paddy dumped sand and dirt taken from Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets and from south of Market to the bay. The rock and dirt taken from the [[2nd St. Cut\|Second Street cut]] in 1869 was used. The serpentine rock from [[Irish Hill then and now\|Irish Hill]] was blasted away and dumped into both Mission Bay and [[Islais Creek Remembered\|Islais Cove]]. From the 1870s to the 1890s there was continuous casual filling from garbage dumps along the line of Seventh and Eight streets, near Berry. Finally, the earthquake rubble from 1906 completed the job, although watery puddles remained to be filled-in even later.

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	''Image: [http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Map Collection]''		''Image: [http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Map Collection]''

	Constructed in anticipation of the expected business boom of the railroad, Long Bridge provided “rapid transit” for workmen from the city to the Potrero and ~~Hunters~~ Point, formerly reached only by boat or circuitous roads. On Sundays, Long Bridge became the focal point for south-of-Market fun. Smelt fishing from the long causeway was so popular that elbowroom was at a premium. The city’s rowing clubs found the broad, sunny expanse of Mission Bay ideal for races and built their boathouses on pilings next to the bridge. There were boats for rent to row out to Mission Rock, and salt-water bathhouses built right out over the bay.		Constructed in anticipation of the expected business boom of the railroad, Long Bridge provided “rapid transit” for workmen from the city to the [[Reshaping Potrero Hill\|Potrero]] and [[Hunter's_Point_Naval_Shipyard\|Hunter's Point]], formerly reached only by boat or circuitous roads. On Sundays, Long Bridge became the focal point for south-of-Market fun. Smelt fishing from the long causeway was so popular that elbowroom was at a premium. The city’s rowing clubs found the broad, sunny expanse of Mission Bay ideal for races and built their boathouses on pilings next to the bridge. There were boats for rent to row out to Mission Rock, and salt-water bathhouses built right out over the bay.

	The recreational appeal of Long Bridge was not limited to the south-of-Market working class. The San Francisco Yacht Club’s building was at the corner of Long Bridge and Steamboat Pier at the time that Henry B. Platt was commodore and W. H. Davis was secretary of the club. With the clubhouse at hand, yachtsmen moored their boats nearby, as can be seen in the Muybridge view of the ''Emerald''. The ''Emerald'', an elegant sloop, won the San Francisco Yacht Club’s first regatta. Next to the clubhouse, James Gallandett and G.W.Purdy opened a halfway house, confident that a day on the bay would raise many a thirst.		The recreational appeal of Long Bridge was not limited to the south-of-Market working class. The San Francisco Yacht Club’s building was at the corner of Long Bridge and Steamboat Pier at the time that Henry B. Platt was commodore and W. H. Davis was secretary of the club. With the clubhouse at hand, yachtsmen moored their boats nearby, as can be seen in the Muybridge view of the ''Emerald''. The ''Emerald'', an elegant sloop, won the San Francisco Yacht Club’s first regatta. Next to the clubhouse, James Gallandett and G.W.Purdy opened a halfway house, confident that a day on the bay would raise many a thirst.

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	Allowing for hyperbole, the ''Alta''’s description of the city’s growth along the waterfront to the south is correct and useful. “Cribbing” consisted of constructing heavy, wooden, criss-crossed racks to hold rocks in place as the base for fill in the soft mud of Mission Bay. Sand and softer earth were then dumped on top of the rock-piled cribs, all in an effort to stem the tidal sweep.		Allowing for hyperbole, the ''Alta''’s description of the city’s growth along the waterfront to the south is correct and useful. “Cribbing” consisted of constructing heavy, wooden, criss-crossed racks to hold rocks in place as the base for fill in the soft mud of Mission Bay. Sand and softer earth were then dumped on top of the rock-piled cribs, all in an effort to stem the tidal sweep.

	Because Mission Bay was filled over a long period of time—from 1860 to as late as 1910—the material came from many sources. First leveled was the 100-foot sandhill on Townsend Street, then the steam paddy dumped sand and dirt taken from Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets and from south of Market to the bay. The rock and dirt taken from the Second Street cut in 1869 was used. The serpentine rock from [[Irish Hill\|Irish Hill]] was blasted away and dumped into both Mission Bay and Islais Cove. From the 1870s to the 1890s there was continuous casual filling from garbage dumps along the line of Seventh and Eight streets, near Berry. Finally, the earthquake rubble from 1906 completed the job, although watery puddles remained to be filled-in even later.		Because Mission Bay was filled over a long period of time—from 1860 to as late as 1910—the material came from many sources. First leveled was the 100-foot sandhill on Townsend Street, then the steam paddy dumped sand and dirt taken from Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets and from south of Market to the bay. The rock and dirt taken from the Second Street cut in 1869 was used. The serpentine rock from [[Irish Hill then and now\|Irish Hill]] was blasted away and dumped into both Mission Bay and [[Islais Creek Remembered\|Islais Cove]]. From the 1870s to the 1890s there was continuous casual filling from garbage dumps along the line of Seventh and Eight streets, near Berry. Finally, the earthquake rubble from 1906 completed the job, although watery puddles remained to be filled-in even later.

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	'''Gray and Gifford’s Birdseye View of San Francisco, 1868.''' ''Diagramatic view with keyed code may be found at bottom of this screen''.76		'''Gray and Gifford’s Birdseye View of San Francisco, 1868.''' ''Diagramatic view with keyed code may be found at bottom of this screen''.76

	''Image: [http:www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Map Collection]''		''Image: [http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Map Collection]''

	Constructed in anticipation of the expected business boom of the railroad, Long Bridge provided “rapid transit” for workmen from the city to the Potrero and Hunters Point, formerly reached only by boat or circuitous roads. On Sundays, Long Bridge became the focal point for south-of-Market fun. Smelt fishing from the long causeway was so popular that elbowroom was at a premium. The city’s rowing clubs found the broad, sunny expanse of Mission Bay ideal for races and built their boathouses on pilings next to the bridge. There were boats for rent to row out to Mission Rock, and salt-water bathhouses built right out over the bay.		Constructed in anticipation of the expected business boom of the railroad, Long Bridge provided “rapid transit” for workmen from the city to the Potrero and Hunters Point, formerly reached only by boat or circuitous roads. On Sundays, Long Bridge became the focal point for south-of-Market fun. Smelt fishing from the long causeway was so popular that elbowroom was at a premium. The city’s rowing clubs found the broad, sunny expanse of Mission Bay ideal for races and built their boathouses on pilings next to the bridge. There were boats for rent to row out to Mission Rock, and salt-water bathhouses built right out over the bay.