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Bulldozer clearing damage from the 1989 earthquake on Highway 17.
Bulldozers used in the cleanup and reconstruction effort after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
Chi Pants retail store at 1521 Pacific Avenue. Because of earthquake damage, the buildings were later demolished.
City workers using a crane on the Riverside Avenue bridge to try to loosen a log jam. The photo is taken during one of the storms of 1983 that caused the San Lorenzo River to flood.
The Civic Auditorium was the principal shelter site for the first five days after the October 17, 1989 earthquake. The Civic had generator power, water, and Red Cross-provided food. It was also the site of the Library's community information service…
Crews of workmen arrive in large trucks to clean up on Highway 17 after the 1989 earthquake.
Construction of extra water filters during the 1967 modernization of the Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant.
Construction of pipelines to carry water from the Tait Street wells, under the San Lorenzo River, to the River Street Water Treatment Plant at 124 River Street.
Construction of the Bay Street Reservoir. It appears that horse teams were still used to some extent--notice the horses pulling a vehicle by the far wall.