Last chance to see this 85 year old graffiti on the corner of Valencia and Cesar Chavez before it gets covered up again.
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Last chance to see this 85 year old graffiti on the corner of Valencia and Cesar Chavez before it gets covered up again. This old graffiti and a hand-painted sign for Mission Chevrolet were recently uncovered during the construction of a new apartment building. https://docpop.org/2023/12/new-ghost-sign-uncovered-at-valencia-st-and-cesar-chavez/ #SFGraffiti #SanFrancisco #MissionDistrict
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Doctor Popularreplied to Doctor Popular last edited by
I'm really excited about the construction here, btw. There was a moment I saw some folks talking about getting the city to preserve the old ghost sign, but I'm much more excited about 272 new apartment units than the sign for some old car dealership. https://sfyimby.com/2023/03/plans-for-affordable-housing-to-replace-surface-parking-san-francisco.html
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@docpop I love/hate that they're preserving the illegal anti-homeless planters in front of the lot during construction
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@docpop awesome! That will be a welcome addition to the neighborhood
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@docpop Well when you say it as "old ghost sign" versus "272 new apartment units" that does kind of put things in perspective (in a way not completely flattering to San Francisco and similar places).
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@scott agreed! There are 40 of them on this one corner and they take up so much sidewalk space.
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@soaproot I only saw comments about "needing to preserve" the ghost sign, and have not heard of anyone actually using that argument to fight construction. Thank goodness
Using historic is a common tactic to prevent changes though. Such as:
- A "historic" laundromat https://sfyimby.com/2022/05/san-franciscos-historic-laundromat-demolished-for-housing.html
- A "historic" parking lot in Alameda https://mastodon.social/@lmc/113153619513353053
- A "historic" parking lot in SF https://www.reddit.com/r/UrbanHell/comments/qmsfvq/a_historic_parking_lot_in_san_francisco_that_the/
- And even a "historic" bike lane https://www.reddit.com/r/fuckcars/comments/1ageudu/apparently_sf_bike_lanes_are_historic/Some folks have no shame.
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Kasey Smith :verified:replied to Doctor Popular last edited by
@docpop From these pics it almost looks like they're preserving it in a small alley/access point. Am I misreading how close the new construction is to the sign?
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Doctor Popularreplied to Kasey Smith :verified: last edited by
@ihazrabies it's hard to tell, but I think the rebar that is being lowered n these photos is about 2 or 3 feet away from the nearest building. I'm not sure if the final result will be pressed up right next to it's neighbor, or if there will be a significant gap.
In the architect's sketch, there is an intended pathway there, so I might be misjudging how close the two buildings will be.
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Doctor Popularreplied to Doctor Popular last edited by
@ihazrabies I think you were right. I took a closer look at the site today and think this probably is intended to be a walkway behind the building, which should allow visitors to get a very close-up look at the old sign (and graffiti). I'd guess this gap is about 4 feet wide.