SF's Dogpatch pier district braces for renewal

There's a hidden corner of the City by the Bay where rusted cranes used to build WWII battleships loom over dilapidated artist studios, where working-class fishermen bob up against first-class ocean liners docked for repair.

San Francisco's Dogpatch Pier District Braces For Renewal (PHOTOS)

SAN FRANCISCO -- There's a hidden corner of the City by the Bay where rusted cranes used to build WWII battleships loom over dilapidated artist studios, where working-class fishermen bob up against first-class ocean liners docked for repair.

Dogpatch district braces for renewal

SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a hidden corner of the City by the Bay where rusted cranes used to build WWII battleships loom over dilapidated artist studios, where working-class fishermen bob up against first-class ocean liners docked for repair.

S.F.'s Dogpatch pier district braces for renewal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- There's a hidden corner of the City by the Bay where rusted cranes used to build WWII battleships loom over dilapidated artist studios, where working-class fishermen bob up against first-class ocean liners docked for repair.

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