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'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>"I was there..."</font></font> </font>''' | '''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>"I was there..."</font></font> </font>''' | ||
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'''Islais Creek wetlands, once home to many kinds of fish and a favorite place to play and fish for the kids on Bernal Heights.''' | '''Islais Creek wetlands, once home to many kinds of fish and a favorite place to play and fish for the kids on Bernal Heights. This bridge across Islais Creek is located near Kentucky Street (now 3rd Street).''' | ||
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'''Former Wetlands of Islais Creek seen from Bernal Heights | '''Former Wetlands of Islais Creek seen from Bernal Heights, San Bruno Avenue near Cortland, March 4, 1915 ''' | ||
''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA'' | ''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA'' | ||
[[Image:Islais | [[Image:Wnp36.01165 Islais Creek South from trestle after flood.jpg]] | ||
'''1916 view of Islais Creek wetlands east of Bernal Heights from the railroad | '''January 25, 1916 view of Islais Creek wetlands following a flood. Location is east of Bernal Heights looking south from the railroad trestle seen in above photo.''' | ||
''photo: | ''photo: OpenSFHistory / wnp36.01165.jpg'' | ||
[[Image:bernlhts$clam-house.jpg]] | [[Image:bernlhts$clam-house.jpg]] | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 26 October 2017
"I was there..."
Islais Creek wetlands, once home to many kinds of fish and a favorite place to play and fish for the kids on Bernal Heights. This bridge across Islais Creek is located near Kentucky Street (now 3rd Street).
photo: OpenSFHistory / wnp36.00854.jpg
Former Wetlands of Islais Creek seen from Bernal Heights, San Bruno Avenue near Cortland, March 4, 1915
Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA
January 25, 1916 view of Islais Creek wetlands following a flood. Location is east of Bernal Heights looking south from the railroad trestle seen in above photo.
photo: OpenSFHistory / wnp36.01165.jpg
The Old Clam House at Bayshore Blvd. and Oakdale Ave., in place at the edge of the wetlands since the 1860s.
photo: Chris Carlsson
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Lifelong Bernal resident George Williams used to beg for bait at the Old Clam House when he played in the swamps as a kid.