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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54968708699/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 044 - Financial District - Old Pacific Coast Stock Exchange Building"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968708699_81d71d479d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 044 - Financial District - Old Pacific Coast Stock Exchange Building" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54968708574/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 105 - Financial District - Old Pacific Coast Stock Exchange Building"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968708574_28bfa5cb1f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 105 - Financial District - Old Pacific Coast Stock Exchange Building" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jym/">Jym Dyer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jym/54967554277/" title="20251101 lht-sculpture-fisheye"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54967554277_b3d4e6446a_m.jpg" width="240" height="150" alt="20251101 lht-sculpture-fisheye" /></a></p> <p><b>Labor History Bike Tour</b> 01-Nov-2025 (Coda)<br /> <br /> · A fish sculpture's fisheye reflects the entire Labor History bike tour, and our bikes, at Pier 38.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54967548342/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 488 - Financial District - 101 California Street"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54967548342_f69297f58a_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 488 - Financial District - 101 California Street" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54968438216/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 529 - Financial District - 101 California Street"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968438216_9c9da90e6a_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 529 - Financial District - 101 California Street" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54968438511/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 565 - Financial District - 101 California Street"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968438511_29b4d49dc1_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 565 - Financial District - 101 California Street" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54968438546/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 535 - Financial District - 101 California Street"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968438546_da506f2b10_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 535 - Financial District - 101 California Street" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54968438591/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 502 - Financial District - 101 California Street"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968438591_d54000f70e_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 502 - Financial District - 101 California Street" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54968438231/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 509 - Financial District - 101 California Street"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968438231_b0c1918e7a_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 509 - Financial District - 101 California Street" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54968731175/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 868 - Financial District - Transamerica Redwood Park"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968731175_5896f2c4b6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 868 - Financial District - Transamerica Redwood Park" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54967534442/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 814 - Financial District - Transamerica Redwood Park"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54967534442_2a7cf053a4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 814 - Financial District - Transamerica Redwood Park" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54968685034/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 636 - Financial District - 101 California Street"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968685034_c49803b9b5_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 636 - Financial District - 101 California Street" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54968607308/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 823 - Financial District - Transamerica Redwood Park"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968607308_d02a97ebd3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 823 - Financial District - Transamerica Redwood Park" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/19159227@N06/">Stan-the-Rocker</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19159227@N06/54968730960/" title="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 702 - Financial District - 101 California Street"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968730960_61f9702fce_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Let&#039;s Glow SF - 120625 - 702 - Financial District - 101 California Street" /></a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jym/">Jym Dyer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jym/54967455747/" title="20090705 lht-08 blacksmithing-hooks"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54967455747_146fd6b03d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="20090705 lht-08 blacksmithing-hooks" /></a></p> <p><b>Labor History Bike Tour</b> 05-Jul-2009 (8 of 14)<br /> <br /> <i>Inside Klockars' Blacksmith Shop</i>: It was not a planned part of the tour, but we were invted inside to see the blacksmith shop!</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/1980vallejo/">Von Agthe</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/1980vallejo/54968246826/" title="Lightscape - San Francisco Botanical Garden"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968246826_1ed6bf8894_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Lightscape - San Francisco Botanical Garden" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dalecruse/">dalecruse</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalecruse/54967232487/" title="Lime Green Entrance at Dawn: Industrial Architecture Detail at Pier 70, San Francisco"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54967232487_5674a3b0d0_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Lime Green Entrance at Dawn: Industrial Architecture Detail at Pier 70, San Francisco" /></a></p> <p>An accessible entrance ramp glows lime green in the early morning light at Pier 70, creating a striking color accent against the weathered industrial architecture. This photograph captures the thoughtful integration of contemporary accessibility features with historic shipyard buildings, showing how adaptive reuse projects can honor the past while meeting modern building codes and standards.<br /> The lime green painted ramp—both the surface and the safety railings—makes an bold statement, transforming a purely functional ADA-compliant element into a design feature that adds visual interest to the historic facade. This color choice feels intentional rather than arbitrary, providing wayfinding through color coding while injecting contemporary energy into the space. The yellow tactile warning surface at the ramp's edge adds another safety-mandated element that becomes part of the overall color composition.<br /> Behind the ramp, the entrance itself features painted doors and trim, also in that distinctive lime green, creating a cohesive treatment of all contemporary interventions. The illuminated doorway reveals warm interior lighting, suggesting active occupancy and welcoming visitors into what appears to be office, studio, or retail space within the converted industrial building. Modern exterior lighting fixtures mounted above the entrance provide security and visibility while maintaining an industrial aesthetic appropriate to the context.<br /> The building's facade tells multiple stories through its layered materials and textures. White-painted horizontal siding dominates the lower level—likely original shipyard construction or an early modification. Above, a massive wall of steel-framed multi-paned windows catches the golden light of early morning, their green-painted frames echoing the color choices made for the entrance elements below. To the right, an exposed brick wall section shows the raw industrial bones of the structure, complete with large rust-colored metal brackets or structural elements that once supported equipment, cranes, or building systems.<br /> The architectural scale is impressive. Those towering window walls would have lit vast interior spaces where ships were built, repaired, or outfitted with machinery. The multiple stories of glazing speak to the generous ceiling heights necessary for industrial operations—advantages that contemporary tenants appreciate for their sense of volume and abundant natural light. The colorful building visible in the background left, with its distinctive banded appearance, provides context for the diverse architectural approaches across the Pier 70 campus.<br /> The deep blue predawn sky creates a dramatic backdrop, that rich saturated color that only appears during the earliest morning hours or latest evening twilight. This timing allows the artificial lighting to register strongly—the illuminated doorway, the glow on the lime green surfaces, and the strategic exterior fixtures all become compositional elements that define form and space in the low ambient light.<br /> The empty courtyard and the long shadows cast by the ramp railings emphasize the quietness of this early hour. There's a solitude here that invites closer examination of details that might be overlooked during busy daytime hours. The concrete paving shows signs of industrial use—stains, patches, wear patterns—reminding us this was a working space long before it became a destination for creative businesses and urban explorers.<br /> The juxtaposition of preservation and modification is handled with sensitivity. The lime green interventions announce themselves as contemporary additions rather than attempting to mimic historic materials. This honest approach to adaptive reuse respects both the building's history and its current function. The accessibility ramp isn't hidden or apologetic—it's celebrated through color and lighting as an essential element that makes these historic spaces available to all users.<br /> From a preservation standpoint, this approach represents current best practices. Modern building codes require accessibility, life safety systems, and other features that didn't exist when these structures were built. Rather than trying to invisibly integrate these elements, contemporary preservation philosophy embraces a &quot;reversible and identifiable&quot; strategy where new interventions are clearly distinguishable from historic fabric. The lime green entrance is unmistakably a 21st-century addition that could theoretically be removed without damaging the underlying historic structure.<br /> The composition itself is carefully considered—the diagonal line of the ramp, the vertical emphasis of the windows, the horizontal banding of materials on the facade, and that strong lime green accent all work together to create a dynamic image that's about both past and present coexisting in San Francisco's evolving waterfront district.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dalecruse/">dalecruse</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalecruse/54968383459/" title="Crane Cove Park Pavilion at Blue Hour: Historic Restoration Hardware Building, Pier 70 San Francisco"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54968383459_4130ba1e9a_m.jpg" width="240" height="150" alt="Crane Cove Park Pavilion at Blue Hour: Historic Restoration Hardware Building, Pier 70 San Francisco" /></a></p> <p>The beautifully restored Restoration Hardware building at Crane Cove Park glows like a beacon during the blue hour, its classical white facade brilliantly illuminated against the deepening twilight sky. This commanding structure anchors the waterfront edge of Pier 70, marking the transition between the historic shipyard district and the newly created public parkland along San Francisco Bay.This Beaux-Arts building represents one of Pier 70's most architecturally refined structures, with its symmetrical composition, ornate cornice work, decorative pilasters, and that distinctive stepped parapet at the corners creating visual interest against the sky. The three visible stories feature tall, multi-paned windows arranged in rhythmic bays—those arched openings on the upper floors are particularly striking. The warm glow emanating from within each window creates a honeycomb effect across the white painted facade, with some rooms showing warmer orange tones and others cooler whites, suggesting the varied interior spaces and lighting within.The signage for Crane Cove Park is prominently displayed on the left, identifying this waterfront public space that opened as part of the Pier 70 redevelopment. The park provides crucial public access to the Bay shoreline, fulfilling San Francisco's commitment to making its waterfront accessible to all residents and visitors. The manicured landscaping, young street trees, and contemporary infrastructure visible in the foreground show how this formerly industrial site has been thoughtfully transformed into a mixed-use district balancing preservation, development, and public amenity.The architectural context is fascinating. Behind and to the right, modern residential buildings rise with their contemporary glass and metal facades—representing the new construction that's part of Pier 70's evolution into a mixed-use neighborhood. These sleek buildings contrast dramatically with the historic white structure in the foreground, creating a visual dialogue between past and present, industrial heritage and contemporary urban living. The juxtaposition shows how San Francisco is managing growth while preserving significant historic resources.That bright street lamp in the right foreground creates a dramatic starburst effect, its LED light casting sharp illumination across the intersection. The bicycle lane markings painted on the street emphasize the district's commitment to alternative transportation and the broader San Francisco vision of creating bike-friendly neighborhoods. Empty streets at this twilight hour allow the architecture to command full attention without the clutter of traffic or activity.The blue hour timing is perfect for architectural photography—that brief window when the sky retains rich blue color while artificial lights register strongly on camera. The balance between natural and artificial illumination creates depth and dimension impossible to achieve in full daylight or complete darkness. The graduated sky, darker blue at top transitioning to lighter tones near the horizon, provides a painterly backdrop for the illuminated building.Looking at the building's massing and proportions, you can see it was designed to impress. The generous floor-to-ceiling heights, the formal symmetry, the classical detailing—all suggest this served an important administrative or commercial function within the shipyard rather than housing heavy industrial operations. Buildings like this were meant to represent the company's stability and success to visitors, clients, and investors.The Restoration Hardware tenant represents the premium retail strategy that's helped fund Pier 70's restoration. By attracting high-end commercial tenants willing to invest in these spaces, the development has secured the economic resources necessary to preserve buildings that might otherwise have been demolished. It's adaptive reuse as economic engine—the historic character becomes a marketable asset rather than a preservation burden.The empty parking area and quiet streets suggest this photo was taken during early morning hours when the district is between its daytime business activity and evening residential life. A single car visible on the right and what appears to be a parked vehicle or cart on the left are the only signs of human presence, creating an almost cinematic quality where the architecture performs without distraction.The contrast between the warm interior lighting and the cool blue exterior light creates visual drama. The orange and yellow tones glowing through the windows suggest occupancy and life, while the exterior blue hour light provides that magical quality that makes twilight photography so compelling. This interplay of warm and cool, interior and exterior, historic and contemporary defines the image's emotional impact.From an urban planning perspective, this scene represents successful waterfront redevelopment. The historic building is preserved and activated, new housing increases density and brings residents to a formerly closed area, public park space provides community amenity, and infrastructure improvements support multiple transportation modes. It's textbook smart growth—mixing uses, preserving heritage, creating public realm, and building sustainably on already-developed land.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/janeland/">janeland</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/janeland/54967737604/" title="IMG_0588 / struggling succulent"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54967737604_7bb4d344b0_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_0588 / struggling succulent" /></a></p> <p>sooc / front of house<br /> san francisco, california</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sunny16/">BECK17</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sunny16/54967918348/" title="Hard hat"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54967918348_01b19de4fc_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Hard hat" /></a></p>

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