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They have record stores and murals in Lower Haight too. But with a different flavor from murals in other parts of the City. I was muddled af...

This is the exterior of the Cold Steel America shop.  Tattoos & Piercings. Nope, I haven't been inside, *yet*. Its nice on the outs...

As seen on a small wall on Haight Street.

I'm disinclined to write anything about this at all. Cut paper. Deteriorating.  Ephemeral, you could say. Hampshire @ 24th Street. You c...

This image above is shown on Google.Maps for the intersection of 24th & Florida Streets in SF. But if you were at this very intersection...

It seemed surreal to discover this during a wet-out in SF. It's new and the group Galleria de la Raza takes credit. Hydroplaning, dr...

I visited SF's Civic Center Plaza Feb. 5, 2011, and snapped this shot of a huge 15-ton, 26-foot tall copper Buddha sculpture by Zhang ...

Back in the day, I used to work on the east side of Telegraph Hill in SF. For fun, I'd climb the steps at Greenwich , up to Coit Tower, ...

The local Stop & Shop Market, Mission at 26th in SF, sports a bit of subliminal advertising by adding sandwiches just about anywhere-...

Map to Dragon Murall / Donuts & Pastries! Boswell (Avery) at Geary Blvd., SF. It's one-way here, so you have to look back to see ...

I've always thought it's important to look up.  Here's what you see when you look down:  ...Haight St. in SF near Amoeba ...

Detail from Ferndale Mural       An elephant does not get tired carrying his trunk.                                  --Burundi P...

Give Respect to Gain Respect The star points show "Joy, Love, Care, Trust, Respect Yourself and Respect Others" Break the Ch...

Another work-in-progress I stumbled across on the wall of the local Launderland Coin-Op, located at 2246 San Bruno Avenue in SF .  Appar...

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