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Cypress Street Viaduct collapses
October 17, 1989
West Oakland, California
Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A mile of double-deck freeway pancaked in the Loma Prieta earthquake, killing 42 people. It had been driven through West Oakland in the 1950s over local objection. The replacement was routed around the neighbourhood.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: documented spot
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