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Exploratorium
A pioneering hands-on science museum on San Francisco's waterfront that inspired interactive museums worldwide.
8 km · about 15 min drive
California, United States · North America
Bayview-Hunters Point works well as a base: 10 minutes from Mission District, 26km from Muir Woods National Monument.
Bayview-Hunters Point is a town located in California, United States. With a population of 34,835, it is an important destination in North America.
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The 1986 San Francisco fireworks disaster took place on April 5, when a massive explosion and fire devastated a city block in the Bayview district of San Francisco. The explosion occurred in the three-story Bayview Building at 1070 Revere Avenue, which housed about 125 light industrial and crafts businesses.
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eight people were killed and another 20 were injured. Within days, investigators learned that the explosion had occurred in a clandestine fireworks factory.
Damage was estimated at $10 million, and over a hundred small businesses were affected. The archives of Rip Off Press, including a few hundred thousand comics, books and posters, were burned. Other businesses destroyed included artist studios, a distribution center for the New York Times, a boat shop and a cabinet shop.
A 28-year-old man, Thomas C. Cuyos, was killed in the explosion, and investigators said that he was the operator of the illegal fireworks production facility. In 1985, Cuyos had founded Infinite Technology Inc. as a fireworks manufacturer, with headquarters outside San Francisco. Cuyos and his associates had told the owners of the Bayview Bullding that they ran a computer paper company. Nolan Florita, 26 years old, had been helping Cuyos, and was also presumed killed.
On April 17, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms arrested three people who were charged with conspiracy in the operation of the fireworks factory. One of those arrested confirmed that Cuyos had built a machine to mass-produce M-80s. Two of those arrested were later convicted, and the third was acquitted.
Lawsuits lasted for four years. A settlement resulted in 125 plaintiffs sharing $9 million.
In 2006, twenty years after the explosion, a memorial service honoring the victims was held at the San Francisco Zen Center.
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Bayview-Hunters Point is located in California, United States, North America. The coordinates are 37.7285 latitude, -122.3811 longitude.
Bayview-Hunters Point has a population of approximately 34,835 people, making it a town in United States.
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8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
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8 km · about 15 min drive
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Notorious former federal penitentiary on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay that once held America's most dangerous criminals.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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The Art Deco suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait in famous International Orange; drive, cycle, or walk it, with classic viewpoints at Battery Spencer and Fort Point.
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tunnel
Twin highway tunnels that bypass the notorious Devil's Slide cliffs on Highway 1 south of Pacifica; the old clifftop roadbed is now a spectacular coastal trail.
21 km · about 25 min drive
national park
An ancient old-growth coast redwood forest just north of San Francisco, offering peaceful trails beneath towering thousand-year-old trees.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Classic and rare automobiles displayed as art in an elegant gallery setting in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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