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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 waterfront 3rd St Bridge (0213)

SF waterfront 3rd St Bridge (0213)

22 Dec 2012 181
Third Street Bridge in San Francisco, it opened in 1933. In 1969 it was rechristened as the Francis "Lefty" O'Doul Bridge.
SF waterfront 3rd St Bridge (0212)

SF waterfront 3rd St Bridge (0212)

22 Dec 2012 111
Third Street Bridge in San Francisco, it opened in 1933. In 1969 it was rechristened as the Francis "Lefty" O'Doul Bridge.
SF waterfront 3rd St Bridge (0211)

SF waterfront 3rd St Bridge (0211)

22 Dec 2012 2 124
Third Street Bridge in San Francisco, it opened in 1933. In 1969 it was rechristened as the Francis "Lefty" O'Doul Bridge.
SF waterfront 3rd St Bridge (0210)

SF waterfront 3rd St Bridge (0210)

22 Dec 2012 115
Third Street Bridge in San Francisco. Former bridge tender's office hidden away behind the massive weights. The bridge tenders office is apparently now in a modern tower on the other end of the bridge.
SF waterfront 4th St Bridge homeless 0209

SF waterfront 4th St Bridge homeless 0209

22 Dec 2012 131
Interesting sign from a homeless man's cart, asking for a copy of Windows operating system. When I saw him he was recharging his Thinkpad at a public electricity outlet, and was in need of a copy of Windows to re-install on it.
SF waterfront 4th St Bridge (0207)

SF waterfront 4th St Bridge (0207)

22 Dec 2012 106
Fourth (4th) street bridge in San Francisco. Plaque describing bridge operations, with historic pictures.
SF waterfront 4th St Bridge (0206)

SF waterfront 4th St Bridge (0206)

22 Dec 2012 1 148
Fourth (4th) street bridge in San Francisco. Plaque describing the seismic retrofitting of the bridge which indicates that the massive weight in the neaby pictures is actually much smaller than was originally used for the bridge -- the majority of the counterweight is now buried.
SF waterfront 4th St Bridge (0204)

SF waterfront 4th St Bridge (0204)

22 Dec 2012 141
Fourth (4th) street bridge in San Francisco. Formally known as the Peter R. Maloney Bridge, it was built in 1917. In 2006 it was retrofitted for seismic purposes and for serving as the bridge for the 3rd street Muni line (T line).
SF waterfront 4th St Bridge (0203)

SF waterfront 4th St Bridge (0203)

22 Dec 2012 2 189
Fourth (4th) street bridge in San Francisco. Formally known as the Peter R. Maloney Bridge, it was built in 1917. In 2006 it was retrofitted for seismic purposes and for serving as the bridge for the 3rd street Muni line (T line).
SF waterfront 4th St Bridge seagull (0202)

SF waterfront 4th St Bridge seagull (0202)

22 Dec 2012 137
Seagull at work on 4th Street Bridge..... (see adjacent pictures)
SF waterfront Islais Creek Tulare Park (0201)

SF waterfront Islais Creek Tulare Park (0201)

22 Dec 2012 172
Tulare Park, a very small park on Islais Creek next the the 3rd street bridge over the creek.
SF waterfront Islais Creek bridge (0198)

SF waterfront Islais Creek bridge (0198)

22 Dec 2012 206
I could find very little documentation on this bridge. The bridge is on Third street over Islais Creek, the bridge is also referred to as the Levon Hapag Nishkian Bridge, but I could find no documentation as to why it is named that or about its design. Though the design of the bridge is simple, it resembles Streamline Moderne architecture (it was built in 1945.) In the foreground are tracks for the Muni T (3rd street) line that were added recently.
SF waterfront Islais Creek bridge (0197)

SF waterfront Islais Creek bridge (0197)

22 Dec 2012 148
What appear to be the weights or mechanism for lifting the center span of the bridge. What was impressive here was the design put into this component. (see comments on bridge in adjacent picture)
SF waterfront Islais Creek bridge (0196)

SF waterfront Islais Creek bridge (0196)

22 Dec 2012 132
Control booth for bridge. See commentary on bridge with nearby picture.
SF waterfront Islais Creek (0194)

SF waterfront Islais Creek (0194)

22 Dec 2012 148
Pelican with Illinois street bridge over Islais Creek and an abandoned terminal in the background. Islais Creek once originated from Twin Peaks and flowed almost 8 miles to the Bay. Remnants of the creek can be found in Glen Canyon Park, but mostly there is just a short channel on the waterfront that is less than a mile in length.
SF downtown historic trolley (0193)

SF downtown historic trolley (0193)

21 Dec 2012 1 141
Aboard a historic San Francisco trolley running on the F line. This is one of the streetcars that originally was in use in Milan, Italy.
SF North Beach: Sts Peter and Paul 0192

SF North Beach: Sts Peter and Paul 0192

21 Dec 2012 165
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in North Beach section of San Francisco. The original church was crated to minister to the Italian immigrant community in the late 1800's. The first church burned with the '06 earthquake, this version opened in 1924.
SF North Beach Sts Peter and Paul 0191

SF North Beach Sts Peter and Paul 0191

21 Dec 2012 128
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in North Beach section of San Francisco. The original church was crated to minister to the Italian immigrant community in the late 1800's. The first church burned with the '06 earthquake, this version opened in 1924.
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