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Ingleside Terraces Grading - 1911

Ingleside Terraces Construction

Teams of horses are bringing up clouds of dust grading the site of the old Ingleside Racetrack. The hills of Merced Heights are mostly bare and the racetrack's grand clubhouse still stands to the left.

Image: Courtesy of Greg Gaar.

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Ingleside Terraces Photos
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Ingleside Terraces Photos
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Ingleside Terraces Photos
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Ingleside Terraces Photos
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