Posts Tagged ‘valencia’

The Valencia Street Swing

Jan 13th, 2012
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Let me tell you about my love/hate relationship with the Valencia Street Swing. I love how elegant it is, and hate that I didn’t think of it first. A few weeks ago, some folks hung this swing from a tree branch across the street from Summit Cafe and it somehow managed to survive until late [...]

Wood burning with a magnifying glass

Apr 26th, 2010
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Last November, I saw this guy using a magnifying glass to burn letters on to pieces of drift wood. I did a brief interview with him, but never got around to editing it until now. Check it out on the youtubehole. All I know is that his name is Ted. Anyone else know anything about [...]

Valencia Dragon

Jan 22nd, 2010
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I saw this piece on 21st St and Valencia last week, before we got hit with all these storms. I wish I could have been there right when the rain started, to see the chalk art pulse with every drop then scurry down the hill into the nearest drain. Tweet

Muni is dead (to me), long live the 26!

Dec 4th, 2009
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After a recent trip to the SoMa district I was heading home. Faced with the decision of taking the MUNI or BART, I decided to head over to 6th and Mission and wait for the #26 bus to take me back to the MishMish. It was a break from normal routine, BART gets me home [...]