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Unfinished History

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

March 2009, after demolition of PG&E power plant, the view across India Basin north towards Herons Head Park and downtown in distance too.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

PG&E Hunter's Point power plant in the 1990s.

photo: Chris Carlsson

PG&E Hunter's Point power plant as it is being torn down, c. 2009.

Photo: Alex Lantsberg

Demolition underway at PG&E Hunter's Point power plant.

Photo: Alex Lantsberg

Interior of closed PG&E plant before demolition.

Photo: Alex Lantsberg

Part of an ongoing deindustrialization of San Francisco, this PG&E plant had been one of the City's biggest air polluters. Neighborhood campaigning forced its closure and demolition.

Photo: Alex Lantsberg

Picturesque ruins.

Photo: Alex Lantsberg

The end.

Photo: Alex Lantsberg

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 '''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''
-'''Two faces of Hunters Point'''
-[[Image:bayvwhp$bayview-mansion.jpg]]
+[[Image:India-basin-power-skyline15.jpg]]
-'''A Bayview mansion, the Piper House (aka Sylvester House) at 1556 Revere Street, shown here in the 1990s. It was built in 1865 by Stephen L. Piper a well-known carpenter and house builder. Later, the Sylvester family, who were butchers and cattle dealers, lived in it from 1884 to 1900 during the period that [[Butchertown's Beginnings|Butchertown]] was located nearby. The house was moved to this location in 1913.'''
+'''The [[Hunters Point Mid-1990s|PG&E Hunter's Point power plant]], finally shut down after years of community pressure, on the shoreline in 2007 prior to its deconstruction.'''
+''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
+[[Image:Across-India-Basin-at-demolished-pge-plant-and-downtown 7734.jpg]]
+'''March 2009, after demolition of PG&E power plant, the view across [[India Basin|India Basin]] north towards Herons Head Park and downtown in distance too.'''
+''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
-''photo: Chris Carlsson''
 [[Image:bayvwhp$pge-powerplant.jpg]]
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 ''photo: Chris Carlsson''
+[[Image:HP1.jpg]]
+'''PG&E Hunter's Point power plant as it is being torn down, c. 2009.'''
+''Photo: Alex Lantsberg''
+[[Image:HP3.jpg]]
+'''Demolition underway at PG&E Hunter's Point power plant.'''
+''Photo: Alex Lantsberg''
+[[Image:HP17.jpg]]
+'''Interior of closed PG&E plant before demolition.'''
+''Photo: Alex Lantsberg''
+[[Image:HP22.jpg]]
+'''Part of an ongoing deindustrialization of San Francisco, this PG&E plant had been one of the City's biggest air polluters. Neighborhood campaigning forced its closure and demolition.'''
+''Photo: Alex Lantsberg''
+[[Image:HP49.jpg]]
+'''Picturesque ruins.'''
+''Photo: Alex Lantsberg''
+[[Image:HP52.jpg]]
+'''The end.'''
+''Photo: Alex Lantsberg''
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-[[category:Bayview/Hunter's Point]] [[category:1990s]]
+[[category:Bayview/Hunter's Point]] [[category:1990s]] [[category:Power and Money]] [[category:ecology]]