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California 480 at the Port of San Francisco
Hi Viatologists,
Inside the Port of San Francisco lies some interesting highway memorabilia! There's an exhibit inside that specifically covers California State Route 480, a highway that once stood nearby. One particular picture was interesting -- it shows Route 480 passing by the Port itself: http://wwtl.info/#ca-480_10.html http://m.wwtl.info/#ca-480_10.html [Mobile version, also designed for older computers] Keep in mind, this freeway was demolished in 1989 as a result of the Loma Prieta earthquake. Enjoy! In addition to our Route 480 photo collection and the several dozen roadside pictures we've taken in San Francisco, the WWTL also offers views of roads in world-class destinations like New York, Dublin, Geneva, Tokyo, and Jakarta. Visit today at http://wwtl.info ! Cheers, Carl Rogers "Environment first, transportology second" ******** Worldwide Transportation Library (WWTL): http://wwtl.info http://m.wwtl.info [Mobile] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Complete coverage of international roads and railways. Since 2000, we have offered several photographs, videos and Virtual 360 captures -- to each viatologist & transportologist. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ******** |
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California 480 at the Port of San Francisco
On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:26:27 -0700 (PDT), Carl Rogers
> wrote: >Hi Viatologists, > >Inside the Port of San Francisco lies some interesting highway >memorabilia! There's an exhibit inside that specifically covers >California State Route 480, a highway that once stood nearby. One >particular picture was interesting -- it shows Route 480 passing by >the Port itself: > >http://wwtl.info/#ca-480_10.html > >http://m.wwtl.info/#ca-480_10.html [Mobile version, also designed for >older computers] > >Keep in mind, this freeway was demolished in 1989 as a result of the >Loma Prieta earthquake. How the hell can you keep holding yourself out as some kind of expert when you can't even get your facts right? Demolition of CA-480, aka the Embarcadero Freeway, didn't begin until February 1991. After the ocotber 1989 earthquake there was some sentiment to repair it. Per Wikipedia: "Opposition to demolishing the freeway mounted again, with over 20,000 signatures gathered to again create a ballot measure. The strongest opposition came from Chinatown and the city's downtown. People in Chinatown thought that the Embarcadero Freeway had good feng shui because it was shaped on the map like a dragon and it gave tourist customers easy access to get to Chinatown. [Mayor] Agnos continued to negotiate with federal and state officials to win enough funding to make the demolition practical, and the opposition quieted. Demolition began on February 27, 1991.[13] That year Agnos was defeated for re-election as Chinatown switched its support away from him." Those of us who drove under the closed and damaged freeway from time to time know full well demo didn't start in 1989. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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