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Old Concrete Pilings
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Old pilings still jutted up out of the Bay.

Marine Pilings and other nautical foundations   •  Off the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 8 June 2008)   •  (Photo taken in 2007)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #20070000_01
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Ancient Wood
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Metal jaws plucked old pilings out of a construction site.

Marine Pilings and other nautical foundations   •  Spear Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 8 June 2008)   •  (Photo taken in 2007)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #20070000_02
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Another Minus Tide
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Another minus tide exposed more old wooden piers.

Marine Pilings and other nautical foundations   •  The Embarcadero, San Francisco   •  (Photo posted Sunday 8 June 2008)   •  (Photo taken 11:37:20 Sunday 27 April 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SF_2220B
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Wooden Crossbeam
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The concrete pier also held a wooden crossbeam.

Marine Pilings and other nautical foundations   •  The Embarcadero, San Francisco   •  (Photo posted Sunday 8 June 2008)   •  (Photo taken 11:37:30 Sunday 27 April 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SF_2222B
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