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24001 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 996-4000
www.lehighpermanente.com/

The Hanson Quarry (formerly known as the Permanente Cement Plant) is working 3500 acres in Cupertino, a testament to man's
unrivaled power. May this mark stand for a thousand years.

www.latc.com/2001/07/25/news/coversto1.html

See www.stevenscreekparents.org/ for more information about the potential expansion of the quarry.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Permanente_Quarry
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Coordinates:   37°18'54"N   122°6'27"W

Comments

  • LOL...awesome description here. very true...this thing will still be around when we're all dust.
  • I once came up here to get a better glimpse of the pit because I think it looks cool but their security is surprisingly stringent. I guess all that concrete needs serious protecting.
  • Bikers and hikers and runners won't have any problems. The lady manning the booth at the entrance is actually pretty friendly. I think the quarry's a really fasciting place. HIDDEN TRAILS!
  • Hidden trails created by mafia weed growers - I would advise against hiking back there...as pretty as it is. So sure its a mega scar in the earth, and dusty. And all the neighbors are complaining about it. But a) the quarry and cement plant were there long before any of the houses within a mile. b) all of those people that complain about it bought their houses knowing it was next door. c) all those people living next door to it use concrete (most likely from that very facility they are complaining about) for their houses, roads, bridges, and office buildings. and d) if the quarry and cement plant went away so would the Bay Areas largest local source of cement. So then where do we get it? China? Where there are zero environmental regulations, from where it has to be shipped thousands of miles via rail and ship, and then trucked down our freeways to a local distributor? That makes a ton of sense...
  • I would ask the newcomers, "Can you spell NIMBY? I thought you could."
  • NIMBY or not, it seems like the time has come to close this plant and return the land to a natural state. There are simply too many houses, schools, and people now in close proximity. If more people could actually see the scar on the land that this is, it likely would have happened already. Perhaps someday, it could be restored and become an expansion to Rancho San Antonio Preserve next door.
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