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Title
Loma Prieta Oral History of Darnall W. Reynolds
Alternative Title
Caltrans Earthquake History of Darnall W. Reynolds
Created Date
October 24th, 1989
Description
In the wake of the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, Caltrans commissioned an oral history project to document the personal and professional experiences of Caltrans employees who worked to restore the State's damaged transportation system. At the time of this interview Darnall W. Reynolds was the Branch Chief of Environmental Analysis Branch A at Caltrans District 4 office at Oak Street in San Francisco. Highlights of this interview are his experiencing the earthquake at work, driving around San Francisco after the earthquake, and answering phone in the Command Center. In the interview he wanted to recognize the staff in the Environmental Branch who wanted to volunteer to assist Caltrans in earthquake recovery efforts.
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