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Revision as of 19:00, 25 July 2009
Unfinished History
File:Pothill$potrero-commons-ii.jpg
Early 1990s view of the Potrero Commons.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
File:Pothill$potrero-commons-tunnel.jpg
Overlooking former Western Pacific tunnel (collapsed in 1960), site of Potrero Commons struggle 1990-1992, now the Arkansas & 18th Lofts built by the former Goodman Group.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Arkansas and 19th, hole indicating collapsed tunnel beneath.
Photo: Potrero Hill Archive Project
These lofts along Arkansas Street were built on the former open space of the Potrero Commons, thanks to a multi-party political deal with Mayor Frank Jordan, the Goodman Group, and the developers.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
The top of the loft construction is about where the railroad tunnel collapsed in 1962, after fire weakened the wooden support structures inside. The tunnel was soon closed and filled. It was thirty years before the space was built on.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
