Vernon DeMars interview and papers on the Central Embarcadero Project, 1991-2002.

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Vernon DeMars interview and papers on the Central Embarcadero Project, 1991-2002.

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Transcript of an October 9, 2000 interview with Suzanne Riess about DeMars' campaign to create a partnership for the lead design hand in the redesign of the Embarcadero and Ferry Plaza in San Francisco. Also includes correspondence and background material and copies of reports on aspects of the project. The videocassette (VHS) was made by Riess in October 2002 and splices together visuals of the Ferry Plaza and the Golden Gateway with a video interview with DeMars.

1 box, 1 portfolio (.2 linear ft.) + 1 videocassette.

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