Station A is an abandoned portion of the still active Potrero Point Power Station; a complex of various types of power plants that dominate San Francisco’s Pier 70. The plant currently uses natural gas to supply 1/3 of San Francisco’s power. It’s also is a polluting relic that has had affected the health of nearby [...]
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They have the world’s biggest cardboard fort down at Potrero Point Power Plant, but they don’t want to share. This was taken last November in Tilden Park. I stuck a pair of binoculars on the end of my little Fuji F30 to fashion a super ghetto telephoto lens. I think the muddy results actually bring out the strange texture the surface of the bay had that day. It almost gives the picture a tilt-shifted [...] SF City Hall in red, for some charity event deal. Super thanks go to BASE member Jay for locating and reconnoitering this gem. Since being built in 1929 this building has housed its fair share of financial movers and shakers. Originally commissioned as a San Francisco version of the New York Stock Exchange it is the second oldest exchange in the nation. After that it served [...] Within the mystical Alice in Wonderland that is Sutro Heights Park lies a forgotten set of stairs that leads to…nothing. Regardless, they offer a unique view of Ocean Beach and the Cliff House and are a worthwhile addition to already magical place. Sutro Heights Park is actually the former grounds of the Sutro [...] MUNI, having the fleet that they do, obviously have to store the non-functional stuff somewhere. The result is little caches of outdated hardware all over the city. We checked out a few of these sites, predominately focusing on the streetcars. Here is a PCC (Presidents’ Conference Committee) streetcar sitting at MUNI Metro East, this one (car no. [...] -Dispatched from B.A.S.E. Camp Oakland- So we took a trip to the Washington Tuna Packing Corporation, AKA the TIE One Warehouse, this past weekend in anticipation of it being torn down. There were at least 4 groups of people I saw. Looks like everyone else had the same idea. I highly recommend seeing it before it’s [...] sit back and explore yourself a sunset. I recommend you accompany it with something at least 10 years old. |
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