SF Pictures of the Day II

[Charles Pearson]

The UrbanTEN: An addict's forlorn search for his stuff in sidewalk cracks...

...could this be what he's looking for?

Meanwhile, across the street addicts in action while a skater glides by...

Edited October 15, 2011 by Zahc

[Kenneth Disraili-Jean]

I just saw last night where H&M has made a deal with the House of Versace. Donatella said there will be 40 pieces for women including accessories such as belts, handbags, sunglasses etc. The men's line will have 20 pieces and also along with an accessories line. Interesting how these luxury designers are teaming up with H&M, Target, JCPenney and others to provide a line at price points they say are available to the masses. The Versace line will range from $40.00- $400.00.

[Charles Pearson]

What is H&M? I think I've seen one here on Powell. Not sure if it's the same thing though. There's one JCPenney in the burbs in Burlingame and Target is in Colma's Seramonte Center.

SF is set to get its first Target downtown in 2012 now that "Tavern on the Green" never happened at Metreon and the space has been given to Target for development after much debate. Target also wants to open a second store at old Sears building in the Avenues on Geary at Mosonic where Mervyn was located & went out of business not very long ago. However, neighborhood opposition will probably keep Target from getting a second store in SF.

I am really not a shopper and could care less if its Target or Walmart. However, I am attracted to appliances & like going out to Lowe's in South San Francisco because the huge,uncluttered and not crowded space overwhelms my senses with joy for some reason.

Other than AMC Loews 16 and IMAX, the Metreon is very dull. Did eat in their Food Court once or twice with a friend from my work days but I hate food courts. Though the Emporium Food Court is kind of nice in Westfield Center where I sometimes meet GermanArtist who likes it there, so I've tried to like it...but I still don't find it cozy and dislike eating in a decorated basement or Restaurants Under the Dome they call it.

Edited October 22, 2011 by Zahc

[Charles Pearson]

North Lake, Golden Gate Park

de Young, Golden Gate Park

Zahc & Arthur Putnam's "CAVE MAN"

Edited October 22, 2011 by Zahc

[Charles Pearson]

GOLDEN GATE PARK "MORNING FOG"

de Young

Church Street Cafe

[Kenneth Disraili-Jean]

I am not really into the Food Court scene myself. I would much rather have a nice meal at the restaurant of caffe of my choice. They are always packed with people, and noisy, and my brain just does not need that. I need a quite, or semi-quite place with peaceful surroundings, even if it is just an appitizer and a beer. It is so much better that those food courts.

That is one thing I like about the configuration of South Coast Plaza. The mall has no food court, and restaurants, bakeries, and caffes are scattered throughout the mall on the inside as well as the outside.

Maybe we can go there when I come to San Francisco.

[Charles Pearson]

...I was in Westfield the other day and realized I am totally disoriented in mall-like settings...Under the Dome Restaurants is completely different from the restaurants in the basement level, which includes a grocery store Bristol Farms. Under the Dome Restaurant Collection is upstairs and closer to the Dome and has individual restaurants with their own seating. I believe the basement Food Court is called the Emporium, which used to be name of the building's "The Emporium" Dept. Store before it went under and came Bloomie's. The food court there is actually nicer than I remember and prob. one of nicest I've ever seen. During redevelopment the dome was retained. Instead of Market Street being Bloomie's main entrance, an entirely shiny new addition was erected on Mission Street, thus Mission St is Bloomie's main entrance. The historic Emporium storefront was kept on Market St...yet another entrance into Westfield's 200+ shops and restaurants with nine anchor stores on nine floors and Century 9 Cinema at the top of Bloomie's. Century 9's lobby, esp. the carpet, looks like a Las Vegas casino without slot machines...

Edited November 15, 2011 by Zahc

[Charles Pearson]

UrbanPlanetFaces: San Francisco, New York, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Peekskill

"37 San Franciscans, One New Yorker"

Faces

Edited November 16, 2011 by Zahc

[Charles Pearson]

SoMa

-Sixth Street

Market at Sixth Street

-Folsom Street

-Harrison Street

"B-Buddies" X Club

Edited December 14, 2011 by Zahc

[Charles Pearson]

Bayshore

Alemany Farmer/Flea Market, Bernal Heights

Southern Bernal Heights

Bayview Hunter's Point

Potrero Hill

Edited December 19, 2011 by Zahc

[Charles Pearson]

CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER

"WE ARE FAMILY"

AIDS EMERGENCY FUND

^{The Green Room at War Memorial Veterans Building}

Sister Violet

Dinner in The Green Room

Green Room Balcony

War Memorial Veterans Building

Entertainment

Santa Claus

The Balcony After Dinner

Van Ness Ave Below the Balcony

War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Ave

Lobby: US Delegation signs United Nations Charter in Veterans Auditorium (now Herbst Theatre), 26 June 1945

San Francisco Ballet, the oldest ballet company in the USA, "Glass Pieces" 1999

[Charles Pearson]

Rally

CITY HALL / DRAGON

DECO LOUNGE

[Charles Pearson]

St Patrick's II

[Charles Pearson]

Asian Heritage Street Celebration

19.May.2012

Link

[Charles Pearson]

New Neighborhood: MISSION BAY

[Charles Pearson]

Up Your Alley/Dore Alley Faire

The Rest of Up Your Alley

[Charles Pearson]

Berkeley

Edited August 24, 2012 by Zahc

[Charles Pearson]

Berkeley

Edited August 27, 2012 by Zahc

[FromCityToRural]

I can't believe you're still keeping this thread up! Fantastic! Great photos too, always something to keep me interested. The nighttime shots are great too, btw. Cities come alive to me at night.

Edited October 11, 2012 by FromCityToRural

[Charles Pearson]

ORANGE OCTOBER

[Charles Pearson]

Turk Street, TL

 

 

PROJECT OPEN HAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View of Top of Mark Hotel from POH Grocery Center, Polk Street

 

 

Turk Street

Edited December 23, 2012 by Zahc

[Charles Pearson]

Tenth Street Development

Tenth at Mission Street

 

 

For Sale Old St. Paul's Church, Howard at Tenth Street

 

 

NEMA, Tenth Street at Market

 

 

 

 

Central Market Street Redevelopment

Gutting an entire block for new retail space

Market Street between Fifth and Sixth

 

 

 

Mission Bay New Structures Coming 2013

Sixteenth Street at Fourth

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completed 2012 CCSF Chinatown/Portsmouth Square

 

Edited December 31, 2012 by Zahc

[Charles Pearson]

San Francisco: "Where the Heart Is"

http://youtu.be/i21tUBa-aNk

[Charles Pearson]

TWENTY-FOUR YEARS LATER (After 1989's Loma Prieta earthquake)

BAY BRIDGE EASTERN SPAN OPENS

 

SFGATE LINK

Edited September 3, 2013 by Charles Pearson

[Charles Pearson]

T E N D E R L O I N,

probably not as dangerous as a Philadelphia ghetto but...sketchy with an open-air drug market, young immigrant families and shocking "I don't give a damn" crackheads...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFLKaixzTzA&feature=c4-overview&list=UU0byCmQIfSY3itOHCO7prYQ

Edited October 15, 2013 by Charles Pearson