Albany Dump
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| The undeveloped Albany Dump peninsula (also called Fleming Point and "the Bulb") is composed of fragments of the urban landscape dumped into the Bay up until 1984. Chunks of concrete, twisted metal, piles of shingles, and other debris are visible like a sort of geologic stratigraphy on the steep escarpments on the edges of the Bulb. Pathways wander through the scrub, leading to sculptures, piles of refuse, encampments, open air galleries, and other surprises, and the dump has been home to as many as sixty people. Recent evictions by the city, in anticipation of the area becoming a park, have met with limited success. At the base of the peninsula is Golden Gate Fields, the Bay Area's largest horse racing track, recently bought from the Catellus Corporation by an English gaming company. The track is built on the site of a former explosives plant which blew up for the last time in 1892, shattering windows in San Francisco. |
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Albany
(POINT(-122.3238075939 37.8897705078))
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CA
Alameda County |
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| A visit to the Bulb makes for an interesting urban wilds experience. There is a parking lot on the north side of Golden Gate Fields, off Interstate 80. Note the cluster of eucalyptus, often indicative of former explosives plants. |
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http://projects.is.asu.edu/pipermail/hpn/2000-December/002286.html
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?storyID=21502
http://www.ipoet.com/FEATURES/TREES/June4-99.html
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