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Bridge Breaking: a narrative of the 6th street viaduct demolition: spanning the l.a. river

I continued to shoot the demolition work on the east side of the LA River and on the section of the viaduct directly over the LA River. Crossing the multiple railroad tracks was tricky and dangerous, but I was always careful not to cross when there was an outgoing or incoming train. Most of the tracks had stationary lines of boxcars or tank cars. I would slip under them to position myself for the best view of the continuing work on the bridge. Usually there was a stationary train adjacent to the river, or a few tracks away where I could set my tripod between two train cars and shoot with an unobstructed view of the viaduct. I was hidden from the occasional guard patrolling the area and I would photograph for hours, late into the night.

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