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Under the Bridge

Where Bridge Leaves Land, San Francisco

It gave me a funny sort of feeling when I stumbled (OK, climbed and scrambled) onto this spot directly under the Bay Bridge, where it traverses San Francisco's northeastern edge and first passes over water to the initial tower.

Where Bridge Leaves Land, San Francisco

Where Bridge Leaves Land, San Francisco

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Fire Boat

Fire Boat, San Francisco

Parked at the SF Fire Department Museum, Pier 22 1/2. See it in higher-res at the Spots Unknown Flickr Pool.

That’s Not an Ashtray, That’s My Eye

That's Not an Ashtray, That's My Eye

Sun Strider

Sun Strider, San Francisco

From the Spots Unknown Flickr pool.

Can You Tell Me What’s Going on Here?

Art Car Hatred? San Francisco

I Hate Art Cars, San Francisco

I've seen a lot of art cars in my time, but someone please explain this to me.

Three Rusted Pipes

Three Rusted Pipes, San Francisco

These fellas are pretty dignified, no?

Name That Spot

Name That Spot, San Francisco

Have at it in the comments.

Truck Pulling a Victorian House, circa 1977

Truck Pulling a House, San Francisco, Flickr user "Dizzy Atmosphere"

From the Flickr stream of Dizzy Atmosphere.

Name That Spot

Extra credit if you can guess what's going on here as well. To the comments!

(Thanks, Charin!)

UPDATE: Guessed by commenter, Ariel.

Just Take a Few Moments…

Just Take a Few Moments... San Francisco; photo by Troy Holden

...and stare.

Photo by Troy Holden

Name That Spot

Name That Spot, San Francisco

Take a guess in the comments.

Historical Heart-Throbs of San Francisco

Historical Heart-Throbs of San Francisco

Historical Heart-Throbs of San Francisco

Just in time for Valentine's Day! View the complete gallery on Flickr. Know of others? Link to them in the comments...

Valencia Street Lane Saga, 1925-2010

Valencia Street, San Francisco, 1925

With the Mission on the verge of getting its Valencia Street West sidewalk back between 16th and 19th Streets, reader Brian Stokle points us to this nifty Flickr set complete with drawings of how Valencia Street looked over the ages. According to brunoboris, with the latest round of modifications, the sidewalks will return to their original width. More after the jump...