This is the jacket of a retired Muni operator. Looks like they went from motor coaches to cable cars over a long, safe career. Woods Division is near Potrero Hill in the southeast corner of SF.
This is a quince photoshoot in Queen Wilhelmina's Garden in Golden Gate Park near Ocean Beach. A small child nearby asked her dad, "Is she a real, live princess?" And he replied, "Yes, yes she is."
Ocean Beach, near the Cliff House.
It's said in the early 1900's there were over 160 flower stands in San Francisco. Today there are barely a handful. This one is at the cable car turnaround on Market & Powell.
A latex glove sits on a lever at the rear of a resting cable car on Market & Powell. I believe the conductor uses that lever to control the rear brakes.
That's a homeless person sleeping virtually on the steps of City Hall. It's reported SF spends a billion dollars a year on homeless-related issues, and this is still a common sight.
An incoming ship emerges from the marine layer beyond Seal Rocks. Taken @ Sutro Heights.
Local landmark Camera Obscura took a beating this winter, but is open once again.
The rotating rooftop lense reflects an outside image down to a parabolic dish inside the darkened attraction.
This is a driverless car "blocking the box" on Market & Van Ness. A work in progress.
This is the classy North Court on the ground floor of City Hall. I've seen it used for everything from formal galas to lunchtime aerobics classes for city employees.
At the far end is this opulent blood-red curtain. What VIP scene could be behind it?
-- just a working-class staging area.
I was not getting out of City Hall without a bridal shot.
This is the main floor of the Asian Art Museum in civic center. (Formerly the main floor of the SF Main Public Library.) Here it is between feature exhibits; the space itself is a work of art.
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