Boyle Heights against the East Los Angeles Interchange, Los Angeles, CA 2022. In the 1950s the 101 Freeway was built through the Latino community of Boyle Heights, plowing 6 lanes of traffic through this neighborhood.
Along the Santa Monica Freeway, Los Angeles, CA. 2022.
Freeway Building Materials, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA. 2022.
East Los Angeles Interchange, CA. 2022.
East Los Angeles Interchange, CA. 2022.
East Los Angeles Interchange, CA. 2022.
East Los Angeles Interchange, CA. 2022.
East Los Angeles Interchange, CA. 2022.
East Los Angeles Interchange, CA. 2022.
East Los Angeles Interchange, CA. 2022.
Sugar Hill, Los Angeles, CA. 2022.
Sugar Hill, Los Angeles, CA. 2022.
The End of 1-10 West, Los Angeles, CA 2022. I-10 West, which traverses from the east coast of Florida to the West coast of California, dead ends into the Santa Monica Pier, stretching 2460 miles.
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA. 2022. San Francisco was one of the first cities involved in the highway revolts of the 1960s and 70s. Original plans were for the highway to be built straight through this park, destroying a grove of old trees. Civic leader Sue Bierman led the campaign against the proposed highway and in March 1966 the Boards of Supervisors voted 6-5 against its construction.
The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA. 2022. In the 1980s this waterfront route was a double stacked, elevated highway. It was severely damaged in a 1989 earthquake and later was removed. Today it stands as a testament to how much more a city can open when it has boulevards with walking paths, crosswalks and business lined streets.
Looking over Interstate 280, San Francisco, CA. 2022.
I-880 South, Oakland, CA 2022. In West Oakland, African American and Latino communities were displaced by the construction of the Nimitz Freeway (or I-880) and urban renewal which installed the BART system and main post office.
South Prescott Oakland, CA. 2022.
Public Roads Administration - Federal Works Agency (predecessor to the United States Department of Transportation)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Public Roads Administration - Federal Works Agency (predecessor to the United States Department of Transportation)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons