tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post5246263966130720260..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Old Postcard Wednesday--Ferry Building, San FranciscoLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-86035543227147653702012-05-08T01:14:33.005-07:002012-05-08T01:14:33.005-07:00susan~ You are ahead of me in seeing SF without th...susan~ You are ahead of me in seeing SF without the Embarcadero Fwy., and even with me on being clueless about Harbor Drive! Wasn't that picture of the freeway (at the link) a shocker, susan?! No one ever talks about it having been there, so it's as if it never happened. Which is what reclamation is all about, come to think of it! :)Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-54182332494942827672012-05-07T17:54:12.309-07:002012-05-07T17:54:12.309-07:00I very well remember driving into SF after the Emb...I very well remember driving into SF after the Embacadero Freeway had been removed and was glad, but I'm ashamed to say I lived in Portland for 17 years never knowing there had once been another freeway where Tom McCall Park stood. It just seemed so natural that it was there.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-78825520633300472062012-05-05T01:01:45.334-07:002012-05-05T01:01:45.334-07:00Kathe~ I wish that was in my memory so I can make ...Kathe~ I wish that was in my memory so I can make the comparison sometime. Your description of the ferry from Sausalito to the Ferry Bldg. just really whets my appetite for that trip. I spent one day in Sausalito and fell in love with the place. <br />Will drop by to see your changes (I'm proud of you!).Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-54417248698024858152012-05-04T07:17:43.946-07:002012-05-04T07:17:43.946-07:00I remember whne the Ferry Building was hidden from...I remember whne the Ferry Building was hidden from sight by that damn Embarcadero! The new improved Ferry Building is a delight to step into when we take the ferry from Sausalito- my cousin and her husband live there and it's the best way to get to San Francisco for us...then we just wander and walk and wander discovering new places and alleys that otherwise we'd miss in a car!<br />and by the way- I succumbed to upgrading to the new blogger - I was afraid my blogs would disappear. I am slowly getting used to the new ways of posting!<br />Cheers and have a great weeeknd!Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-491843218183475012012-05-04T01:42:58.783-07:002012-05-04T01:42:58.783-07:00Hattie~ Wow! Thanks for that link! The article and...Hattie~ Wow! Thanks for that link! The article and photos are fascinating. The map was the length of two football fields! What a wonder it must have been, and also no wonder that it served as such great instruction. I think that Sacramento should rescue it. It should have a place of distinction somewhere in the capital city. What a shame for it to be stored and deteriorating...<br /><br />rosaria~ Your comment makes me all the more desirous to see the place now. I am so glad you had a wonderful time and that your trip coincided with this old postcard for the sheer sychronicity of it all!<br /><br />goatman~ I agree with your appraisal. Seems a perfect place to serve as a people place, past-present-and future. <br /><br />Pixies~ Fun travel memories! They are sort of like my early memories of San Francisco, but I was there in adulthood also. Even so, I have not seen The City (as San Francisco is called in the U.S.) for too many years now...Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-54370961796117760682012-05-04T00:09:04.932-07:002012-05-04T00:09:04.932-07:00many years ago on our trip to California we droppe...many years ago on our trip to California we dropped in for the day to a very hilly place called San Francisco <br /><br />It's so long ago now that the memories are more that i remember that we did such and such, but can't actually remember doing it. So: taxi ride down the hills with the taxi feeling like we were in an episode of some cheap cop programme, catching the ferry under the Golden Gate and being slightly disappointed we hadn't been able to go to Alcatraz, eating frozen bananas by the docks<br /><br />Knowing my dad I'm pretty sure he would have been singing "if you're going to San Francisco" badly - and only knowing the first line or so.<br /><br />Oh and trams. There were definately trams.Don't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-23947293923149262472012-05-03T10:28:02.381-07:002012-05-03T10:28:02.381-07:00Looks to me like the old Ferry building would be g...Looks to me like the old Ferry building would be good for art displays and fairs. Dry and airy with plenty of walking space.<br />In spite of time marching on, cities seem to be able to restore and continue the old structures amid the new.goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-12669207084499462302012-05-03T10:19:57.582-07:002012-05-03T10:19:57.582-07:00I just returned from a trip to San Francisco, visi...I just returned from a trip to San Francisco, visited the Ferry Building and was thoroughly enchanted by its new life, artisanal boutiques and high-end restaurants.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-38759431959677871832012-05-03T08:07:37.967-07:002012-05-03T08:07:37.967-07:00One of the thrills of my childhood was going to se...One of the thrills of my childhood was going to see the relief map at the Ferry Building. <br />http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/02/BAB41FI4PD.DTL<br />It was enchanting to see the whole state laid out in minature, and it's because of this map that I have a good sense of the geography of my home state.Hattiehttp://hattie.typepad.com/hatties_web/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-41665303895475968182012-05-03T01:39:53.133-07:002012-05-03T01:39:53.133-07:00Jannie~ Oh yeah, you gotta ride a trolley! I have ...Jannie~ Oh yeah, you gotta ride a trolley! I have not been in San Francisco since before that earthquake in 1989, and my childhood-early adult memories definitely include the freeways. I really want to go for a visit now that I've learned this about the Embarcadero Freeway and read all about the Ferry Building Marketplace that replaced where it ran in front of the Ferry Bldg. <br /><br />Fireblossom~ Thanks much! It's my kind of progress, too. I am really excited about this movement! <br />Excited, too, to see your post and will be by tonight. :)<br /><br />Stickup Artist~ That's remarkable that you didn't have a car until you were 28, and it's understandable why you have one now. There is nothing like driving out on an open desert highway, and your spectacular photography seems almost a "thank you" to the desert for being there.<br /> It was eye-opening to learn about the removal of urban highways movement, and I'm glad you are now interested in it too!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-11191337266028237382012-05-03T01:31:42.804-07:002012-05-03T01:31:42.804-07:00mythopolis~ How romantic that your parents met on ...mythopolis~ How romantic that your parents met on the Staten Island Ferry! Would love to know the story. I was on the Staten Island Ferry in the early 90s and loved every minute of the ride.<br /><br />jane~ Having not traveled (unfortunately) over there I was under the assumption that your towns were safe from that kind of blight. <br /><br />I thought your question about freeways deserved a less personal definition than I would give... So I looked, and the gist (from dictionary.com and Yahoo Answers is:<br /><b>Highways:</b> are roads that are usually maintained by the local government (or even the state - never federal) but the funding for the highway can come from the federal government. State highways never cross state lines. US highways do cross state lines. US highways were established to create paths for travel where the road number does not change from state to state. This was done to make interstate travel easier and was mandated by congress sometime around the 1930s.<br /><br /><b>Interstate:</b> A highway that crosses state lines and is not a US highway. This is a seperate act of congress and was established in the 1950s to create highways that were limited access and were designed for those traveling long distances on a regular basis. An interstate [highway] is one of the parts of the United States Interstate Highway system, which was originally built for civil defense purposes, but is now recognized mainly for its commercial use. Interstate highways have to meet federal standards, such as gradual and banked curves, center dividers, specific markings for entrance and exit lanes, and such. They have a unique numbering system, with odd numbers running north-south, and even numbers running east-west, and other rules. (Interstate highways in California are also freeways).<br /><br /><b>Freeway:</b> an express highway with no intersections, usually having traffic routed on and off by means of a cloverleaf. It is a term used in California (and maybe elsewhere) that has nothing to do with the road being "free," that is, not having any toll. Under normal California law, all real estate owners with a lot bordering a road have the right to run a driveway to that road and drive onto it. A freeway is "free" from that right, which is why it is also called a "limited-access highway". Freeways are usually multi-lane roads, and the only way to get on and off them is to use entrances and exits. (Interstate highways in California are also freeways).Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-80855545191027713222012-05-02T22:10:33.551-07:002012-05-02T22:10:33.551-07:00I used public transportation till I moved out here...I used public transportation till I moved out here to the Cali desert. I didn't have a car till I was 28 years old. Now I'm super dependent on my car but enjoy taking old back roads, particularly Route 66. I have a feeling the cost of energy will rebuild communities that are more self-sufficient on local goods, like food, and that freeways will not be so necessary to transport such commodities. Believe it or not, they have a high speed railway planned for San Bernardino County, but guess where it will take us-Las Vegas! I would have liked it to go to LA or San Diego which would seem much more helpful and practical. A very thought provoking post I am interested in the removal of urban freeways movement. I didn't know about that before.Stickup Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028394186285973772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-76986578581012624772012-05-02T13:29:10.956-07:002012-05-02T13:29:10.956-07:00How cool! That's my kind of progress, and i ha...How cool! That's my kind of progress, and i had no idea about it. Wonderful Postcard post, my friend.<br /><br />I hope that you'll come by when you can and read my poem "Amtrak", which i feel like you would like.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-26679576995599118322012-05-02T07:32:55.596-07:002012-05-02T07:32:55.596-07:00It's certainly been through a lot. I'd lov...It's certainly been through a lot. I'd love to go to the very tippy-top inside and have a look around, and see the view.<br /><br />I spent only a few days in San Francisco in my life and was enchanted. I thought the freeways were pretty well navigable, and so MANY of them. Rode a streetcar too, of course.Jannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-63759309257773633442012-05-02T06:30:23.629-07:002012-05-02T06:30:23.629-07:00I love public transport! I understand the need fo...I love public transport! I understand the need for motorways etc but my personal opinion is that they are a blight on the landscape - lots of towns over here have been virtually destroyed by them. (And now a quick confession - I'm not 100% sure what a 'freeway' is; is it one of those 10 lane monsters I have seen in movies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-59886538169482476022012-05-02T04:33:13.127-07:002012-05-02T04:33:13.127-07:00I am partial to ferries. My dad met my mother on ...I am partial to ferries. My dad met my mother on the Staten Island ferry. I am pleased to say the Staten Island ferry is still in operations today!mythopolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164758700393086005noreply@blogger.com