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Rights Holder and Contact
California Department of Transportation
Date of Copyright
1989-10-30
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. Paul Kenney was a Right-of-Way Agent for Caltrans District 4 at San Francisco Office. When the earthquake happened, he was at home in Oakland, and after listening to radio reports, decided to drive in his car to Berkeley to see if he could offer his assistance. When he reached 880, he was directed by the State Police to go to Grand and Cypress Avenues. Kenney spent the next few days at the Cypress structure and this interview describes what he saw, his reaction when they rescued Buck Helm, and what he did.
Type
sound
Format
Original Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1 00:19:24
Identifier
casadt_000128
Language
English
Subject
Earthquakes--California--Loma Prieta Loma Prieta Earthquake, Calif., 1989
Provenance
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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