Change is constant.
Re,
The Pier 68-Pier 70 dry-docks.
I recall the days when
ship overhaul/ship repair,
was a major SF industry.
Employing highly paid,
highly skilled craftsmen,
working in many ship repair trades.
This of course was before SF decided that it was absolutely necessary to have
coffee shops on every block.
And before that,
banks were nearly everywhere.
And before that,
gasoline stations all over.
And remember the flower stands
and sidewalk newspaper kiosks,
both
w/ vendors.
They were all over downtown.
And the awesome aromas of freshly baked bread from the many commercial bakeries,
the heady bouquet of the many breweries, and the sharp smells of coffee roasting at the commercial coffee companies.
Yes,
I recall all of that.
And many other things.
And I’m sure that many of you do too.
Change is constant.
Sometimes for the better,
Sometimes not.
The Embarcadero Freeway?
It will not be missed.
The Vaillancourt Fountain?
Hilarious,
I call it Cardinal Richelieu’s revenge.
Not that all was good before things got where they are now.
As the late great Herb Caen said,
“ SF is not what it used to be,
And it never was “ .
I always liked Herb’s writing.
My,
and many of my colleagues breakfast for many years was what I called the SF three C’s.
Caen,
Cappuccino,
Croissant.
In that order.
Therefore,
We were Herbivores!
Saturday is
March 21st.
The first day of spring.
Also,
The day that
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closed,
in 1963.
I know things,
I’m a tour guide!
All the best to all of you,
Bob