Cleaning up Hunters Point
June 7th, 2007 by Amy Standen
The Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard bears traces of a toxic — and historic– military legacy. It could also be the site of the new 49ers stadium. But cleaning up this 500 acre Superfund site is costly and time consuming. QUEST looks at how the site got that way, and how the Navy is cleaning it up.
You may listen to the “Cleaning Up Hunters Point” Radio report online, and see additional behind-the-scenes photos our our report.
Amy Standen is a Reporter for QUEST and Radio News at KQED-FM.
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Hello,
My mom worked at hunters point and as a child i remember going in with a hardhelmet on watching all the welding and the cutting of pieces of ships they were to put together, Well that was about 1969 through 1973 and it was really cool to see this as a young boy. But right at the end of 1973 my mom got cancer and we lost her in 1975 after a long battle she was 45 years old when she went to be at peace for ever. My concern with this great big money bomming project is the ATOMIC fall out my mom told me about as a kid and that if they ever where to build or house people hear many would die becouse of the fall out and she i believe to this day was right. I would hear my dad and her talk about what she heard from veterns that knew the dangers of the fall out and how they would cover it up some day to make a profit if they could, Well dear friends this day has come and i was just surfing around tonight becouse some times i just want to grasp those thoughts of being with my mom again and it was great. Well have a nice day tommorrow in San Franciso i myself live in Washington State in Olympia. I have a Upholstery shop here and am doing very well Jack’s Upholstery is the name and i am Jack.
Hi Jack — Thanks for sharing those memories with us. Given the role that the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard played in American history, there’s no question it’s a complicated and important clean-up process — and one worth following. It must have been amazing to see the place in its heyday. Thanks again for writing. Best, Amy