SF Winter Solstice Union Square (1469)

San Francisco local

Folder: California
The parts of San Francisco that have been an integral part of my life. The areas where much of who I am, developed. My first visit to San Francisco was in 1967, when I was in the military. I've been in and out of the city ever since, having lived there from 1983 to 1996 and continuing to have personal and professional contacts there that facilitate regular visits. The city was very important…  (read more)
SF downtown (1018)

SF downtown (1018)

11 Jan 2014 1 136
More new housing, 40 or more stories right downtown, next to the Bay Bridge.
SF downtown (1017)

SF downtown (1017)

11 Jan 2014 1 137
SF Bay Bridge, from downtown SF.
SF Mission Bay (0998)

SF Mission Bay (0998)

11 Jan 2014 1 152
AT&T park, from Mission Bay area of San Francisco.
SF Mission Bay (0997)

SF Mission Bay (0997)

11 Jan 2014 188
One of the few remaining railroad ferry terminals (abandoned) in San Francisco. For many years freight cars were ferried from the East Bay to SF. This landing was for a Santa Fe barge; use of the landing ended in 1984 per the website below. The terminal is on the waterfront at Mission Bay (see adjacent picture). sanfranciscotrains.org/santa-fe-in-sf.html
SF Mission Bay (0996)

SF Mission Bay (0996)

11 Jan 2014 179
Condominiums at Mission Bay, San Francisco. Mission Bay is a redevelopment of what was once a Santa Fe railroad yard; the redevelopment is a mix of office buildings and residences.
SF Mission Bay (0995)

SF Mission Bay (0995)

11 Jan 2014 2 233
One of the few remaining railroad ferry terminals (abandoned) in San Francisco. For many years freight cars were ferried from the East Bay to SF. This landing was for a Santa Fe barge; use of the landing ended in 1984 per the website below. The terminal is on the waterfront at Mission Bay and is largely hidden behind a fence and vines (thus the odd picture). sanfranciscotrains.org/santa-fe-in-sf.html
SF Mission Bay (0994)

SF Mission Bay (0994)

11 Jan 2014 170
A tender of some sorts tied up at one of the wharfs in the San Francisco Mission Bay district (see nearby pictures).
SF Mission Bay (0993)

SF Mission Bay (0993)

11 Jan 2014 177
Though the docks in San Francisco are now largely inactive, there is still some shipwork -- which appears to be mostly dismantling older ships. From the waterfront in the San Francisco Mission Bay district (see nearby pictures).
SF Mission Bay (0992)

SF Mission Bay (0992)

11 Jan 2014 2 158
An explanation as to why the SF waterfront is no longer doing shipping -- all those freighters and tankers are waiting to tie up across the bay, in Oakland. On the waterfront in the San Francisco Mission Bay district (see nearby pictures).
SF Dogpatch waterfront (0991)

SF Dogpatch waterfront (0991)

11 Jan 2014 2 148
Remains of what was once the very busy SF waterfront. This immediate area has been referred to as 'Dogpatch' since WWII (there is no explanation for the name).
SF Dogpatch waterfront (0990)

SF Dogpatch waterfront (0990)

11 Jan 2014 262
Remains of what was once the very busy SF waterfront. This immediate area has been referred to as 'Dogpatch' since WWII (there is no explanation for the name).
SF Hunters Point Kaiser (0987)

SF Hunters Point Kaiser (0987)

11 Jan 2014 4 212
Kaiser Manhattan, either 1954 or 1955, on the street in the industrial portion of Hunters Point. Kaiser stopped production in the U.S. in 1955.
SF Hunters Point Kaiser (0987)

SF Hunters Point Kaiser (0987)

11 Jan 2014 3 2 268
Kaiser Manhattan, either 1954 or 1955, on the street in the industrial portion of Hunters Point. Kaiser stopped production in the U.S. in 1955.
SF Candlestick Park politics (0986)

SF Candlestick Park politics (0986)

11 Jan 2014 271
"Home of the 49ers since 1971", but not any more -- they're leaving.
SF Candlestick Park politics (0983)

SF Candlestick Park politics (0983)

11 Jan 2014 10 474
I'll admit that Candlestick Park is windy and cold, and largely just a gray mass. BUT, I don't understand why cities put up with ball teams saying "we're leaving if you don't build us something nicer". The 49ers are leaving, this will soon be a gray hulking mass with no purpose. (See comment added 2/5/2015 re demolition)
SF Candlestick Park politics (0982)

SF Candlestick Park politics (0982)

11 Jan 2014 168
"The San Francisco 49ers Welcome You to Candlestick Park" even though they're leaving next year and moving to Santa Clara.
SF Civic Center sign (0530)

SF Civic Center sign (0530)

27 Jul 2013 2 116
In the midst of all of the new construction, an ad for a new movie about Steve Jobs and crediting him with starting the internet 'revolution.' Given that the growth in SF housing demand is derived from increasing employment in the dot.com industry, it should be noted that there is a strong argument that Jobs didn't start the dot.com/internet 'revolution', but that he basically just was good at organizing and marketing components that had been developed by others -- and that those others should receive more credit.
SF Castro 1844 Market at Guerrero (0528)

SF Castro 1844 Market at Guerrero (0528)

27 Jul 2013 127
Showing the size of 1844 Market, stretching across the entire block from Market to Waller. This photo is part of an effort to document the tremendously high level of residential construction occurring in San Francisco. The project documented in this photo is one of 11 large-scale housing developments that are being built in a 10 block area that stretches for about a mile from the Castro neighborhood towards downtown.
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