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Salvador Torres’s Vision Transforms Barrio Logan Bridge Pylons
Salvador Torres saw ugly concrete bridge pylons where others just saw gray.
Born in Texas but raised in San Diego’s Barrio Logan, he lost his own home to Interstate 5 construction. Then in April 1970, when locals took back land under the Coronado Bridge, Torres stood up with a bold plan.”
We will turn these columns into a thing of beauty,” he told the crowd…