TBT: SF Gas Station, July, 1970

On June 4, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, San Francisco, Scanned from 35mm Print, ThoughtsLeave a comment

I’m not sure if this gas station is still there, but it was located about a block south of North Beach, in downtown San Francisco in 1970. I always thought it was odd that an Asian-themed design was not in Chinatown, but rather near the Italian section of SF. I guess Chevron, in their corporate wisdom, thought differently. This image was scanned from an old print shot on an Agfa 35mm camera.

Corner Market

On April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Blue Sky, buildings, Nikon D7000, Pike Place Market, Seattle1 Comment

Shadow and Light

On April 8, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Blue Sky, buildings, Manhattan, New York, Nikon D7000Leave a comment

Not a Typical Day

On April 3, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Elliott Bay, Nikon D7000, Seattle, Thoughts1 Comment

According to a recent Seattle Times article, Seattle is experiencing an influx of new residents, based on drivers license applications. Most of those incoming humans are coming from California and Texas. Go figure! My plea: please don’t move here! We have the worst ( or nearly the worst) traffic congestion, more gray and rainy days than you can calculate using Chisenbop and a political structure of rule by committee, which means nothing gets done, to list just a few reasons for not moving here. WARNING! The image you see in this posting is an aberration in the normal weather pattern!

Twin Tanks

On March 18, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, Brooklyn, buildings, New York, Nikon D7000, water tanksLeave a comment

Seemingly identical water tanks spotted in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.

Coit Tower, SF., 1970

On March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, city, San Francisco, Scanned from 35mm PrintLeave a comment

Scanned recently from a print made 45 years ago. Couldn’t pick one version over the other, so….a two-fer.

Grafitti and Gentrification

On March 7, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, Nikon D7000, Seattle, Urban Decay2 Comments

Just an observation with no provable data: As neighborhoods decline and are on the cusp of gentrification, graffiti/street art goes on the upswing. If true, there is probably a multitude of reasons for this trend or cycle. These images are from the same area north of Seattle U., on Capitol Hill.

Capitol Hill

On March 6, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, buildings, Capitol Hill, Nikon D7000, Seattle, Urban Decay2 Comments

I did a post a while back on the area north of Seattle U., on Capitol Hill. The area is changing rapidly. The old, two and four story brick buildings are being replaced by multiple use structures of glass, brick and steel. Some sections are pretty run down and could use some sort of a transformation, but I wonder how much longer the older, brick style buildings will last.

ps: I stretched my free space allowed on WordPress to the max ( 99.6%) so this morning I opted for the premium package, with more space and some other bells and whistles. For example, I should be able to customize fonts, etc. which I think will be nice. More options for the page layout as well, so…..maybe it is time to give this photoblog a minor makeover.

pps: March 28th I will have a booth at Springfest, an arts and crafts event. For Seattle folks I will have as many prints as I can put together for sale. More details about this event in the near future.

Filbert St. San Francisco, 1970

On March 2, 2015 By Fred KingIn Architecture, B&W, buildings, San Francisco, Scanned from 35mm Print, StreetsLeave a comment

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On February 26, 2015 By Fred KingIn abandoned buildings, Architecture, buildings, Capitol Hill, Seattle, Urban DecayLeave a comment

Spotted on Capitol Hill, just north of SU. The area north of SU is rapidly gentrifying. I have been trying to document the changes, but they are happening very fast. Will post more in the coming days, about this transition.