| Autor: |
PRAETZELLIS, MARY, PRAETZELLIS, ADRIAN |
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Proceedings of the Society for California Archaeology; 2023, Vol. 36, p123-132, 10p |
| Abstrakt: |
The Cypress Freeway Replacement Project included one of the largest programs of urban archaeology undertaken in the West, the Cypress Archaeology Project. On October 17, 1989, the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake demolished a 1.25-mile stretch of the double-decker Cypress Freeway that funneled traffic through West Oakland. The quake sandwiched vehicles and their passengers between the collapsed roadways. Local residents were first on the scene. With ropes and ladders, they searched the debris and lowered survivors to safety. Under pressure from neighborhood activists, Caltrans announced that it would rebuild the freeway on a different alignment to reunite the neighborhood that had been split by the 1950s freeway. Approval of this new route planted the seed of the Cypress Archaeology Project. The Anthropological Studies Center at Sonoma State University worked with an interdisciplinary team to complete the cultural resources studies on 22 city blocks. While the project was controversial, we accomplished a great deal, recognizing that we could have done better under more favorable conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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