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'''Tool and Die business on brick wall near First Street and | '''Tool and Die business on brick wall near First Street and Howard.''' | ||
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'''Shoe Findings at SF Tool Co., Inc., Folsom Street north of 24th Street.''' | '''Shoe Findings at SF Tool Co., Inc., [[Rant Against Charity During Depression, April 1933|Folsom Street north of 24th Street]].''' | ||
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'''Brannan and 7th Streets.''' | |||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2015'' | |||
[[Image:Vulcan-Cleanser 2008 0218.jpg]] | |||
'''Vulcan Cleanser ad, covered in part by new graffiiti, Mission District.''' | |||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2008'' | |||
[[Image:Old-sign-on-bryant-building 20200417 173627.jpg]] | |||
[[Image:Cleaning-and-dyeing-old-sign-on-Bryant-near-25th 20200417 173622.jpg]] | |||
'''Old Cleaning and Dyeing sign on York Street near 25th.''' | |||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2017'' | |||
[[Image:Hasta-be-shasta 20200619 163942.jpg]] | |||
'''"It Hasta Be Shasta" was ubiquitous in the 1960s and 1970s for the old sodapop brand, seen here in 2020 before disappearing behind new construction replacing a gas station at 17th and Potrero Avenue.''' | |||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2020'' | |||
[[Image:Piemonte-grocery-composite834.jpg|700px]] | |||
'''On York and 22nd, the Acme Beer sign is disappearing now (2020) under the tree's foliage, and the Piemonte grocery was painted out years ago.''' | |||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2010'' | |||
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Revision as of 16:01, 9 July 2020
Unfinished History
As San Francisco undergoes endless gentrification and explosive growth of new office towers and business parks, occasionally the deconstruction process that removes old buildings reveals glimpses of fading signs of yesteryear. Here are a few snapshots taken during the early 21st century, ghosts of 20th century businesses long gone.
Tool and Die business on brick wall near First Street and Howard.
Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2007
Steam Shovel services on this downtown wall.
Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2007
Carnation Mush ad on Market near Franklin.
Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2013
Shoe Findings at SF Tool Co., Inc., Folsom Street north of 24th Street.
Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2007
Brannan and 7th Streets.
Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2015
Vulcan Cleanser ad, covered in part by new graffiiti, Mission District.
Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2008
Old Cleaning and Dyeing sign on York Street near 25th.
Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2017
"It Hasta Be Shasta" was ubiquitous in the 1960s and 1970s for the old sodapop brand, seen here in 2020 before disappearing behind new construction replacing a gas station at 17th and Potrero Avenue.
Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2020
On York and 22nd, the Acme Beer sign is disappearing now (2020) under the tree's foliage, and the Piemonte grocery was painted out years ago.
Photo: Chris Carlsson, 2010