Posts Tagged ‘black’
Friday, December 28th, 2012
It’s MUNI Centennial Day. so get all the deets right here from the Market Street Railway.
Hey look, it’s old 042 on a trailer on Market Street, recalling a time when MUNI didn’t suck.
Or is it really old 062? I don’t know.
Here she is, from the front:
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And the back, complete with a 12-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine and a five-speed manual transmission behind the driver, just like on a Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer:
Keep on keeping on, White Motor Company.
PS: MUNI sucks, nowadays anyway.
Tags: $100, 042, 062, 1938, 2012, 2013, 42, 62, anniversary, bay area, black, bus, california, Centennial, day, free, market, me, motor coach, motors, muni metro east, oldest, orange, San Francisco, street, towed, truck, white motor, white motor company, year's
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
Your vintage car is worth even more when it has vintage bumper stickers, right?
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Tags: 1960s, 2012, 60's, 739 LDS, B., bay area, black, bumper stickers, california, car, Ford Falcon, Johnson, Johnson Salinger, Lyndon, old, parked, pierre salinger, San Francisco
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Hey look, it’s old 042. recalling a time when MUNI didn’t suck.
Or is it really old 062? I don’t know.
Here she is, from the front:
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And fromthe back, complete with a 12-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine and a five-speed manual transmission behind the driver, just like on a Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer:
Keep on keeping on, White Motor Company.
PS: MUNI sucks, nowadays anyway.
Tags: $100, 042, 062, 1938, 2012, 2013, 42, 62, anniversary, bay area, black, bus, california, Centennial, day, free, market, me, motor coach, motors, muni metro east, oldest, orange, San Francisco, street, towed, truck, white motor, white motor company, year's
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Monday, December 10th, 2012
Hurry on down to Union Square before the holiday ice skating rink leaves us on January 21, 2013.
This was the scene on December 6th: Drag Queens On Ice 2012: Bigger, Better and Bawdier!
Simply everybody was there to cheer on the queens, including members of the San Francisco Bulls hockey team and the concomitant Cow Belles:
San Francisco Bulls Professional Hockey Team’s Cow Belles
Today’s ‘Xam has an ad for a singles night - maybe they’ll have another one of those soon.
All right, see you there, in the square!
Tags: 2012, Alaska Airlines, American Conservatory Theater, baseball, bay area, Bietak, black, bulls, Business Improvement District, Buyi Zama, caffe, california, center, Chancellor Hotel, children, Circle of Life, cow belles, cow palace, cowbelles, cowbells, Director of Public and Government Affairs, Disney, DPT, Examiner, families, fans, Galleria Park Hotel, geary, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, giants, girls, Grand Hyatt Union Square, hockey, holiday, ICE, John’s Grill, JW Marriott, Kaiser, Kaiser Permanente, Karin Flood, Keith Turner, kgo, kids, KISS FM, KMEL, KOSF, KSTS-TV, kyld, leaders, leading, LION KING, macy's, Marmot Mountain, mta Emporio Rulli, NBC Bay Area, orange, orpheum, Permanente, post, Powell, Productions, radio, Rafiki, Randy Wittorp, rink, Robert Keith, safeway, Safeway Holiday Ice Rink, Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square presented by Alaska Airlines, San Francisco, SFMTA, sheer, shn, skate, skating, Sponsors, Square, st francis hotel, star, stations, Steven Carhart, stockton, team, Telemundo, The Westin St. Francis San Francisco, Tremors Ensemble, TV, union square, Union Square Business Improvement District, UNIQLO, weekend, Westin, wild, Willy, Willy Bietak Productions, Women, world series, yerba buena
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Monday, December 10th, 2012
See?
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Tags: 2012, alfa, alfa romeo, bay area, black, california, car, coupe, exotic, heavan, italian, italy, lambo, lamborghini, San Francisco, sedan, sport, street, western addition, white
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
This is the scene in the Western Addition at 601 Broderick and Grove, the site of Gethsemane Baptist Church
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The graffiti is new, you see it? It’s all, “THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD.”
Let’s take a closer look:
“The proposal is to convert the existing church into a single family residence.”
Well, that’s direct, huh, right there in black and white.
[RACIAL SUBTEXT MODE = ON] Uh, so the Western Addition is losing yet another African-American church so yet another millionaire white family can move in, except realtors* call it the North of Panhandle Area now because it doesn’t have the baggage associated with the Western A? That’s my guess, but tell if I’m way off on this one, Gentle Reader. [RACIAL SUBTEXT MODE = OFF]
Oh, architect James Hill is all over this one at his excellent-looking Talking Buildings blog.
All the deets right here.
Via Redfin.com: “601 Broderick is a charming old church … in the heart of NOPA. Not for the faint of heart or faithless, this property needs a revival. … make them believers. Heaven only knows what the possibilities could be!” Receiving multiple offers on first showing, the sale closed before the For Sale sign was hammered in the ground. Highland Ferndale Partners, a luxury home developer purchased the church for restoration and resale. David Papale, partner and realtor, prefers not to disclose the sale price, but redfin.com notes the price clearly at $1,401,000, 40% over asking, a sizable investment in the future of the community. One might speculate, since this is real estate, that the sale price is more than adequate to cover the losses the bank faced in foreclosure on their faulty loan, a profit unrealized by the church. Mr. Papale claims, while the possibilities for the property include six units, it will be restored as a single family home and to its original Victorian appearance without “that horrible addition.”
And there’s a little bit more here in the comments section of this Socketsite post, Control-F for 601.
So that’s the sitch and the graffiti artist is doing all s/he can to draw attention.
Mission accomplished.
On It Goes…
*Always in lower case
Tags: 2012, 601 Broderick, architect, area, Baptist, bay area, black, blog, blogger, building, california, church, december 5, department, dept., divisadero, foreclosed, foreclosure, Gethsemane, Gethsemane Baptist Church, Gethsemane Missionary Baptist, grove, hearing, house movers, James Hill, Missionary, NOPA, north of panhandle, orange, paint, Planning, planning commission, Planning Department, real estate, realtor, red, San Francisco, single family, solaris, spray, Talking Buildings, THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD, western addition, white
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
I guess if you put enough of your weight forward and you have a steep enough hill, you could skid forever:
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But this is not an example of an exemplary braking system, IMO
Tags: 2012, bay area, bicycle, bike, black, california, cyclist, fixed gear, fixie, long, longest, mark, marks, rear, rubber, San Francisco, skid, street, tire
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
This is the face of MUNI Fraud.
North Face Girl didn’t pay her $2 fare, looks like.
So a crew of three SFMTA Inspectors had to take her down, for tout le monde to see.
See?
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Sponsored GIF:
Not really.
But what happens when a cable car driver steals a six dollar fare, like something that happens all the time every day?
Do MUNI Inspectors ever hand out citations for that?
I don’t know.
Tags: 2012, bay area, black, cable car, california, citation, civic center, drivers, former, fraud, gavin newsom, girl, inspectors, jacket, Mayor, mcalister, mcallister, mta, Muni, muni fraud, north face, operators, Polk, San Francisco, SFMTA, so many adventures, street, ticket, van ness, willy wonka, writing
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
As they say, grab your scarf:
WHEN: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Union Square, San Francisco
MORE: Grab your scarf and mittens and make your way down to the ice rink to view several talented ice skaters from “The San Francisco Tremors Ensemble” from the Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center performing to Disney’s THE LION KING’s “Circle of Life” sung by Buyi Zama who portrays “Rafiki.”
Via Darren Kumasawa
Ever more deets, including info on GIANTS PRIDE NIGHT:
“Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square presented by Alaska Airlines - Announces Giants’ PRIDE Night - Fans Across the Bay Area Are Invited to Come Out in Their Best San Francisco Giants Outfit
SAN FRANCISCO (November 5, 2012) – Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square presented by Alaska Airlines will join the legion of proud Bay Area fans in celebrating the San Francisco Giants’ World Series sweep with Giants’ Pride Night on Thursday, November 8 from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The ice will be lit up in orange and fans are encouraged to come out in their favorite San Francisco Giants’ outfit for a fun night of celebration. The first 100 fans to arrive at the rink wearing Giants apparel will receive a complimentary skate admission for their guest that evening. General admission tickets are $10 and tickets for children eight years old and under are $6. Skate rentals are an additional $5. KMEL and KYLD will be at the ice rink between 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. that evening handing out custom Giants Champs placards.
Hours:
The ice rink opens November 7 through to January 21, and will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., with the exception of December 31, 2012 when it will close at 9:30 p.m.
Ticket prices:
General admission tickets are $10 and tickets for children eight years old and under are $6. Figure and hockey skate rentals are $5. Advance tickets go on sale Monday, October 15, 2012 at www.unionsquareicerink.com. Starting Wednesday, November 7, 2012 tickets will be available at the ice rink ticket window in Union Square. Group rates and private parties are also available.
Sponsors:
Safeway, Alaska Airlines, Kaiser Permanente, Macy*s, Marmot Mountain, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, Square, American Conservatory Theater, Union Square Business Improvement District, The Westin St. Francis San Francisco, JW Marriott, Chancellor Hotel, Galleria Park Hotel, Grand Hyatt Union Square, John’s Grill, SFMTA, Emporio Rulli Caffé, Disney’s THE LION KING, UNIQLO, San Francisco Examiner, NBC BAY AREA, Telemundo, KSTS-TV 48, STAR 101.3, 98.1 KISS FM, 106.1 KMEL, KOSF 103.7, WiLD 94.9 and KGO 810
About the Safeway Holiday Ice Rink
Since 2007, the Safeway Holiday Ice Rink has delighted children and adults with a holiday-themed ice park located in San Francisco’s Union Square. Ticket prices are $10 for general admission and $6 for children eight years old and under. Figure and hockey skate rentals are $5. Ice rink hours are from 10 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. daily. A portion of ticket proceeds benefit Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. For tickets or more information, please visit www.unionsquareicerink.com or call 415-781-2688.
- Robert Keith, Ice Rink General Manager at Willy Bietak Productions
- Karin Flood, Executive Director at Union Square Business Improvement District
- Keith Turner, Director of Public and Government Affairs at Safeway Inc., Northern California Division
- Steven Carhart, Veteran representative from Safeway Inc.
- Randy Wittorp, Public Affairs Area Director at Kaiser Permanente
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Via David Yu:
The colors of the Orange and Black are, officially, in PANTONE-speak:
PANTONE 19-1102 TCX – “Licorice” [Black]
PANTONE 17-1462 TCX – “Flame” [Orange]
PANTONE 11-0601 TCX – “Bright White”
PANTONE 17-1044 TCX – “Chipmunk”
PANTONE 13-0917 TCX – “Italian Straw”
PANTONE 11-0701 TCX – “Whisper White”
PANTONE 15-4003 TCX – “Storm Gray”
Did not know that…
Tags: baseball, black, coit tower, color, colors, David Yu, detroit, flame, hill, licorice, night, orange, pantone, series, telegraph, tigers, world
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