POP-UP MURAL AT LARKIN AND ELLIS

Something good came from the MUNI sick-out last week.

I was walking up Larkin from Market, cursing at MUNI, not in a good mood, when I saw the following mural on a construction wall.

A new restaurant (presumably to be called The Chairman, moving up from food truck to restaurant) 

is being built at the southeast corner of Larkin and Ellis in the Tenderloin.

The mural is the work of an artist named Push.

The mural is divided into two halves: a red background and a white background, each with their own visuals and text.

The artwork will not be up long – as soon as the new restaurant is ready to go, the wooden walls will come down, and so will this mural. Check it out should you be on foot in this part of town.

Copyright © by Chris Enquist 6/12/14

CONTEMPORARY T-SHIRT OF DISCONTENT

T-shirt at DSF Clothing Company booth from

last week's lower Polk/Urban Fair in Fern Alley

 More about DSF Clothing Company can be found by clicking here: shopdsf.com

Copyright © by Chris Enquist 6/10/14

LOWER POLK ART WALK & FERN ALLEY URBAN FAIR

Last Thursday evening Fern Alley between Polk and Larkin was closed off for an art walk and urban fair.

Normally a place where homeless people crash, Fern Alley that evening was filled with stands selling art, clothing and food. 

There was even a band playing music.

It was scheduled to last from 6 - 10 pm, but the weather wasn't co-operating. As you can tell from the sky in the photos, the cold, gloomy summer fog of San Francisco was already coming in strong before 7 p.m.

I don't know how long the fair lasted. My only suggestion would be to wait until late September or early October before scheduling another Fern Alley event. The weather is usually a lot better.

Copyright © by Chris Enquist 6/9/14

YESTERDAY’S NEWS TODAY!

 I was tickled to see the front page of the SF Examiner on Monday:

Their boundaries of lower Polk run from Geary to California Street. I disagree. I'd say lower Polk runs from Geary to Bush, where it levels off after a slight rise. But who am I against the SF Examiner?

Copyright © by Chris Enquist 6/2/14

CONTEMPORARY SIGNS OF DISCONTENT (#4 in a series)

Was the below drawing done by:

Drawing on wall on Larkin Street, since erased

                  (a) Unhappy SF resident, or

                  (b) Disgruntled Google employee?

You decide.


Copyright © by Chris Enquist 513/14

NEIGHBORHOOD MOTHER’S DAY

San Francisco is said to be a city with more dogs than children.

That may be. In my neighborhood, however, many of the new residents are couples with children. So, in honor of Mother’s Day, here are some photographs of neighborhood moms. Some were taken with permission; others weren’t, but all were taken respectfully.

To moms everywhere: may you all raise non-fubar adults.

Copyright © by Chris Enquist 5/11/14

SIDEWALK SAYINGS (#5 in a series)

One of the things I like about living in my neighborhood are the sayings and drawings people have scratched and  painted here and there in the sidewalks.

This was scrawled into wet cement by some scalawag a few years back. I’d gone past it for years and only noticed it last week. Its timeliness remains.

east side Polk  around 156-48, between  California and Sacramento 

Sfgov.com

Copyright © by Chris Enquist 5/5/14

SAYINGS OF KAHN & KEVILLE 2014 (#1 in a series)

 I’ve live in San Franciso for over 30 years. At some point after I moved here, I began noticing the Kahn & Keville sign at Turk & Larkin. It didn’t say ‘Tires Here’ or ‘Sale Now – 50% Off!’ – no, this sign displayed pithy sayings, observations of current events, quotes, etc., that changed constantly.

And they’re still at it over 30 years later. Here’s their latest:

May they continue for another 30.

Copyright © by Chris Enquist 4/24/14

SIDEWALK SAYINGS (#1 in a series)

One of the things I like about living in my neighborhood are the sayings and drawings scratched and  painted here and there in the sidewalks.

This one seems appropriate for today:

on north side of Bush between Polk and Larkin Streets

Haven’t had one of those in quite awhile. Hopefully, we’ll have a few more.