Market Walkabout
Errands to run and still trying to get through the freelance avalanche, so a quick walk today; or at least, expedient. Even though I can’t wander as much as I’d like to, I decide to take different streets than I usually might to my destination, and look more closely at things I usually pass quickly.
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Echo of shows past…
flyer remnants on the fence outside of PublicWorks
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If only you knew what was going on inside this imposing, stately edifice at this very moment…
San Francisco Armory, home of Kink.com
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SoMa West Skate Park… Sometimes the urban planners get it right. Way to take a weird, loud, awkward space under a freeway and turn it into something useful—and super rad and really well-done at that.
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Hahaha… Rules, pffft….
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The pencil-throwing FLAX man is wearing a bandana and a fake beard today because…. why not!
FLAX Art & Design
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This antique shop on Market Street makes me wish I had a set to dress or a large home to decorate…
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Vintage Neon sightings…
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Adding living green things to urban spaces is always a welcome touch…
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6th & Market is a bit of a rough block, so I admire this Living Wall and appreciate it’s presence near the corner each time I pass under it. It seems a little out of place for the area, so I always wonder how it happened to be installed there—today, I noticed this placard for the first time…
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Bright sunny day, bustling Market Street…
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After running an errand in a crowded, noisy, over-stimulating building, I decided to make a tiny detour on a side-mission to bring my energy back to center. The whole Yerba Buena complex is one of those parts of San Francisco that makes me feel lucky I live here, and the fountains are easily one of my favorite spots in the whole city. Aside from being beautiful, impressive, peaceful, thought-provoking, and so many other things, they have an animism to them that makes them feel like visiting a person you know. It feels nice to see them and spend some time with them on each visit.
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And in keeping with varying my route (I’d usually take Mission or Market), back via Howard.
Buca di Beppo
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I tried looking this up, but couldn’t find the answer. WHY are the lamp posts along Howard Street all painted fancy colors for a few blocks?? Let me know in the comments if you find the answer!
Where should I go tomorrow?
- MILES WALKED: 8 miles (I had an errand on the 24th Street end of the Mission, so I kept going after this map!)
- ELEVATION INFO: ascent 203 ft., descent 187 ft.
- NEIGHBORHOODS: Mission District, Market/Downtown, SoMa
- DESIGNATED LANDMARKS: State Armory and Arsenal aka SF Armory (no. 108)
