Comments on: “Historic” “downtown” Foster City http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/ Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:30:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ruth Temple http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3814 Ruth Temple Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:24:40 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/#comment-3814 It's worth a few minutes to drive the extra few exits down 101 to Ming's on Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto for seriously wonderful dim sum on the Peninsula. Just on the water side of the freeway. <a href="http://www.mings.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mings.com/</a> It’s worth a few minutes to drive the extra few exits down 101 to Ming’s on Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto for seriously wonderful dim sum on the Peninsula. Just on the water side of the freeway.
http://www.mings.com/

]]> By: anna http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3813 anna Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:29:08 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/#comment-3813 I have to say I haven't been for about 3 years. What I was most impressed with were the live fish. I also get tired of Koi Palace.. there are other places, etc. I have to say I haven’t been for about 3 years. What I was most impressed with were the live fish. I also get tired of Koi Palace.. there are other places, etc.

]]> By: Courtney P http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3812 Courtney P Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:50:21 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/#comment-3812 I can't say I'm a big fan of that dim sum place either. Minnie, do you have other suggestions? I can’t say I’m a big fan of that dim sum place either. Minnie, do you have other suggestions?

]]> By: Liz Henry http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3811 Liz Henry Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:24:05 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/#comment-3811 Joann, that's fascinating! I was just reading about the difficult construction process, and how after the island itself was built, the lagoon and a lott of pumping helped to dry out the new land. Here's some earthquake <a>liquefaction zone</a> maps and <a>other info</a> - and more here on <a>mitigation and retrofitting</a> by the city, that has in theory been improving the situation. Joann, that’s fascinating! I was just reading about the difficult construction process, and how after the island itself was built, the lagoon and a lott of pumping helped to dry out the new land.

Here’s some earthquake liquefaction zone maps and other info – and more here on mitigation and retrofitting by the city, that has in theory been improving the situation.

]]> By: joann Landers http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3810 joann Landers Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:13:30 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/#comment-3810 My dad helped build FC in the 50's. Foster City was built on landfill over the bay making it a difficult job site. The company that he worked with put in the water and sewer pipes. He said it was like trying to dig in wet sand. As soon as he would pull a big bucket of the soil up, workers in the ditch would have to jam boards down in an attempt to keep the sides up. They would try to lay the next pipe in quickly. One afternoon the hole collapsed in on a worker. He was completely buried. My dad dropped the bucket of his machine down into the ditch as gently as he could, and saying a prayer lifted the unconscious worked up, and out. The worked recovered, but my dad was shook up for awhile. After the project was finished my dad said that he would never set foot there again. My dad helped build FC in the 50′s. Foster City was built on landfill over the bay making it a difficult job site. The company that he worked with put in the water and sewer pipes. He said it was like trying to dig in wet sand. As soon as he would pull a big bucket of the soil up, workers in the ditch would have to jam boards down in an attempt to keep the sides up. They would try to lay the next pipe in quickly. One afternoon the hole collapsed in on a worker. He was completely buried. My dad dropped the bucket of his machine down into the ditch as gently as he could, and saying a prayer lifted the unconscious worked up, and out. The worked recovered, but my dad was shook up for awhile. After the project was finished my dad said that he would never set foot there again.

]]> By: minnie http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3809 minnie Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:05:38 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/#comment-3809 erf. i dont like that dim sum place. but the new indian place <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/PSTF9KJsA7-TZQrJRiM-EA" rel="nofollow">tabla</a> is excellent erf. i dont like that dim sum place. but the new indian place tabla is excellent

]]> By: anna http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3808 anna Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:59:54 +0000 http://sf.metblogs.com/2006/10/12/historic-downtown-foster-city/#comment-3808 ...and, home of one of the best dim sum places in the Bay Area: ABC Seafood! Next to the Safeway in that minimall. …and, home of one of the best dim sum places in the Bay Area: ABC Seafood! Next to the Safeway in that minimall.

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