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[narrator] But the city's gleaming skyline
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Engineering Catastrophes

But the city'sgleaming skyline But the city'sgleaming skyline only exists thanksto...

[narrator] But the city's
gleaming skyline [narrator] But the city's
gleaming skyline only exists thanks
to decades of trading
down at the Embarcadero. {\an8}[John speaking]

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[narrator] But the city's gleaming skyline
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[narrator] But the city's gleaming skyline
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only exists thanks to decades of trading down at the Embarcadero.
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{\an8}[John speaking]
Duration
13 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:36
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: But the growing number of visitors created a problem, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: But the growing number of visitors created a probl...
S06 • E01 As well as great weather, it has amazing culture - Engineering Catastrophes 00:33
As well as great weather, it has amazing culture
S06 • E03 The extension would run for nearly two miles, much of it in new tunnels, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:28
The extension would run for nearly two miles, much of it in ...
S06 • E07 It's also home to the most southernly capital city in - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
It's also home to the most southernly capital city in
S06 • E09 The solution in 1903 was to dam the existing Lawn Lake, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:13
The solution in 1903 was to dam the existing Lawn Lake,
S06 • E07 {\an8}Wellington is often ranked as one of the most livable - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
{\an8}Wellington is often ranked as one of the most livable
S06 • E02 [narrator] Though it's up for debate, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:29
[narrator] Though it's up for debate,
S06 • E08 One of the most incredible things is how this community - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
One of the most incredible things is how this community
S06 • E04 It was not your-run-of-the-mill kind of a thing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
It was not your-run-of-the-mill kind of a thing
S06 • E09 Dam safety engineer Mark Baker explains that strategy. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Dam safety engineer Mark Baker explains that strategy.
S06 • E08 The fact that our dam is being replaced at all I think is kind of a miracle. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
The fact that our dam is being replaced at all I think is ki...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: This coastal capital might be popular, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
NARRATOR: This coastal capital might be popular,
S06 • E09 BAKER: In Colorado, we have very few natural lakes, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
BAKER: In Colorado, we have very few natural lakes,
S06 • E06 [narrator] Today, warehouses have given way to trendy cafes. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
[narrator] Today, warehouses have given way to trendy cafes.
S06 • E05 {\an8}with new residential developments springing up nearby. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
{\an8}with new residential developments springing up nearby.
S06 • E09 It was an ideal location to make - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It was an ideal location to make
S06 • E05 [narrator] As the town grew, the construction industry boomed. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] As the town grew, the construction industry boome...
S06 • E03 So, they used a mixture of blasting and digging to create short sections - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
So, they used a mixture of blasting and digging to create sh...
S06 • E07 {\an8}We frequently have winds of a 120, 140 K. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
{\an8}We frequently have winds of a 120, 140 K.
S06 • E10 So all along 57th St., - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
So all along 57th St.,