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'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''


'''India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1928''' 
[[Image:bayvwhp$india-basin-1920s-view.jpg]]


''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''
'''1920 view north from Hunter's Point Ridge over [[India Basin|India Basin]], [[Shipyards in Decay| 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.
 
''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''
 
[[Image:India Basin Apr 16, 1918 wnp36.01833.jpg|800px]]
 
'''Indian basin, piers along shores of Hunter's Point, some probably belonging to [[Chinese shrimping village|Chinese shrimp fishermen]]. April 16, 1918.'''
 
''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp36.01833''
 
[[Image:India Basin circa 1929 wnp71.1164.jpg|800px]]
 
'''India Basin Shipyards pictured in 1929''' 
 
''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp71.1164''
 
[[Image:India Basin 1950s wnp14.2139.jpg|800px]]
 
'''India Basin, 1950s.'''
 
''Photo: OpenSFhistory.org wnp14.2139''


[[Image:bayvwhp$india-basin-park-1996.jpg]]
[[Image:bayvwhp$india-basin-park-1996.jpg]]


'''[[menu_icon |India Basin]], pictured here in 1996, where a park was carved out of the industrial shoreline just north of Hunter's Point. '''
'''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''
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
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'''The India Basin park seen in 2005, mudflats and native plants beginning to fill the surrounding waters.'''
'''The India Basin park seen in 2005, mudflats and native plants beginning to fill the surrounding waters.'''
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
[[Image:India-basin-from-hp-hill 1360.jpg]]
'''India Basin as seen from above on Hunters Point Hill, December 2012.'''


''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
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[[Image:India_basin_powerplant1505.jpg]]
[[Image:India_basin_powerplant1505.jpg]]


'''The [[India Basin and the Southeast Bayshore |southeastern shoreline]] is also home to a number of indigenous plants and a restored habitat.'''
'''The [[India Basin and the Southeast Bayshore |southeastern shoreline]] is also home to a number of indigenous plants and a restored habitat, the [[Hunter's Point PG&E Power Plant Before and After|PG&E plant]] before its demolition on shoreline.'''


''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''


[[Image:India-basin-power-skyline15.jpg]]


'''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''


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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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