30 August 2014

From downtown San Francisco to the Cliff House: 30 August 2014

A walk from the Montgomery Street BART station to the Cliff House.

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 Clement Street shopping district.

The route as tracked by a GPS receiver. The approximate distance was 7.47 miles. 

The Mark Hopkins Hotel, as seen from the rear of the structure. 

On Pine Street, looking south. 

The northeast corner of Pine Street and Polk Street, in the Polk Gulch neighborhood

This multi-unit apartment building on Pine Street calls out to be painted. 

An apartment building at the northwest corner of Pine Street at Laguna Street.

Two lovely well maintained nineteenth-century homes. 

This house is a little tired, but it has good bones. 

The Presidio Division Muni bus depot occupies a city block. It is located between Euclid Avenue, Presidio Avenue, Geary Boulevard, and Masonic Avenue. 

Waiting to be seated for breakfast at Eats on Clement Street, located in the Inner Richmond District. 

Clement Street shopping district. 

 Vegetables for sale on Clement Street. 

Clement Street in the Richmond District. 

On Clement Street. 

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"A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera." Dorothea Lange 

"Photography has not changed since its origin except in its technical aspects, which for me are not important." Henri Carter-Bresson

"There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer." Ansel Adams

"The important thing is not the camera but the eye." Alfred Eisenstaedt

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02 August 2014

A walk through several scenic San Francisco neighborhoods: 2 August 2014

Forty-three people gathered in the West Portal District of San Francisco for this walk. It was a typically cold and foggy summer day in San Francisco. It was an educational ramble through the streets, stairways, and paths of San Francisco.

The hiking group.

We walked approximately 7.35 miles and had a cumulative elevation gain of about 1,045 feet. 
The West Portal Muni Metro Station
The group met at Starbucks Coffee located at the intersection of West Portal Avenue and Vicente Avenue. 
Barbagelata Real Estate on West Portal Avenue. It was founded by John Barbagelata (March 29, 1919 - March 19, 1994) who was a San Francisco City Supervisor and a 1975 San Francisco mayoral candidate. 
Walking through the Saint Francis Wood area. 
A house in Saint Francis Wood. 
A short break. 
Oh yes, it was cold, windy, and foggy… just another typical summer day in San Francisco. A view of the Crocker-Amazon District. 
The Sunnyside Conservatory
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We walked up, and we walked down. 
A panoramic view of downtown San Francisco, Yerba Buena Island, and the San Francisco Giants baseball stadium are both visible. 
A playground in Glen Park
A view of the Outer Mission District and the Westward Park District. 
A panoramic image of Hunters Point, Bernal Heights, and the Bayview District. 
We encountered this colorful house about two blocks from the 24th Street BART Station, which was the conclusion of the ramble. 

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"A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.” Dorothea Lange 

"Photography has not changed since its origin except in its technical aspects, which for me are not important." Henri Carter-Bresson

"There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer." Ansel Adams

"The important thing is not the camera but the eye." Alfred Eisenstaedt

The first volume of the San Francisco Bay Area Photo Blog contains galleries of photographs posted on the Internet between 2002 and 2011. Click Here to view those photos.

Question or comment? I may be reached at neil@mishalov.com.