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1980's

 

 

A hug, one of many, when the traveling Vietnam War Memorial came to Santa Rosa Junior College in 1986. The memorial is a smaller version of the one in Washington, D.C. (Press Democrat archive photo)

 

 

Midwinter rains pummeled the North Bay in 1986,forcing hundreds from their homes along the Russian River, near Clear Lake and in Petaluma. (Press Democrat archive photo)

 

 

An estimated 800,000 people crowded onto the Golden Gate Bridge during a 50th anniversary celebration in 1987. (Press Democrat archive photo)

 

 

In 1981, downtown Santa Rosa's Fourth Street is torn apart for a $3.9 million renovation, disrupting traffic for six months. (Press Democrat archive photo)