Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/26

1989

Collapse of the Cypress Street Viaduct

Kezar Stadium

• The Oakland Athletics win the World Series
• An earthquake centered near Loma Prieta in the Santa Cruz Mountains causes significant damage in the Bay Area, kills 63 people throughout Northern California, and injures 3,757 (damage pictured)
• The original Kezar Stadium (pictured) in San Francisco is demolished
• The Santa Clara Valley AVA is established
• The San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl for the third time
• California Sea Lions begin to haul out on docks at San Francisco's Pier 39