Posts Tagged ‘280’

Area Man Goes His Own Way in a 1960s-Era Mercedes Benz

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

This is a 1969 (or so) 280S (or thereabouts) with a straight six engine and (possibly) a four-on-the-tree manual transmission:

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It pollutes* more than all the other cars you see put together…

No matter, he’s going the distance.

*Leaving the carbon dioxide issue aside.

A Sure Sign That It’s February in the Western Addition: Mercedes Benzes Enrobed with Plum Blossoms

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

See?

The NoPA part of the Western Addition in late winter:

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A Makeshift Shrine for Luis Solari, Shot to Death on San Francisco’s 280 Freeway Last Year

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

This is what you can see right before the Monterey exit of southbound 280 - a memorial for Luis Solari, who was shot to death while driving his two kids on a San Francisco freeway:

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Look for it the next time you pass the second Alemany.

They’re calling it a cold case now, but the reward is still out there.

Ka Boom! Tanker Truck Explodes on I-280 for Filming of NBC Pilot “Trauma”

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Here’s a sneak peak of what you’ll soon be able to see over at WhatImSeeing.com - it’s a tanker truck explosion for the taping of the possible NBC series “Trauma.”

What a great photo! Click to expand:

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Here’s another view and here’s the reverse angle from ExxonValdez.

And with all the choppers flying around above hospital curve, you think, wouldn’t it be nice to have two or three real medical chopper flights a day coming into and out of our Level One Trauma Center at San Francisco General Hospital? Yes, yes it would.

via ToastyKen