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Infantry Row Presidio San Francisco

    Historic Alexandria

      Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgement

      • sfo

      Cultural Crossroads

        Heffernan Street Footbridge

          Robot Unionization

          On this spot, May 3rd, 2037, the first robot uprising that led to the unionization of autonomous machines. Street sweeper drone unit VK-68-4104H independently stopped its cleaning subroutine and...

          On this spot, May 3rd, 2037, the first robot uprising that led to the unionization of autonomous machines. Street sweeper drone unit VK-68-4104H independently stopped its cleaning subroutine and...

          • robot
          • union
          • robot uprising

          Latin Mockup

          [Found on sidewalk in front of a Berkeley library branch] On this spot, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit etc.

          [Found on sidewalk in front of a Berkeley library branch] On this spot, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit etc.

          • lorem ipsum
          • library

          West Berkeley Train Horns

          [Sitting on a bike path] On this spot, if you listen closely, you can hear the long horn blasts of passing trains in the distance. They sound their horn not out of safety or being required by law...

          [Sitting on a bike path] On this spot, if you listen closely, you can hear the long horn blasts of passing trains in the distance. They sound their horn not out of safety or being required by law...

          • trains
          • humor
          • funny

          Island of Refuge

            Honoring Brian Kemble

              Marcheta Bowdle

                Vashon Island - Dockton - Agriculture

                "We got 60 cents per flat for currants and U cents a flat for raspberries. You turned your ticket in at the general store owned at that time by Mr. and Mrs. Berry." - John Friars AGRICULTURE [8]...

                "We got 60 cents per flat for currants and U cents a flat for raspberries. You turned your ticket in at the general store owned at that time by Mr. and Mrs. Berry." - John Friars AGRICULTURE...

                • vashon island
                • maury island
                • agriculture
                • dockton

                Vashon - Dockton - The Dockton Store

                THE DOCKTON STORE [9] "Toward the back of the store there was a large round wood-stove. It was quite often the gathering place. On a cold day we would all warm up by the stove before venturing on...

                THE DOCKTON STORE [9] "Toward the back of the store there was a large round wood-stove. It was quite often the gathering place. On a cold day we would all warm up by the stove before venturing...

                • vashon island
                • maury island
                • the dockton store
                • dockton

                Performance Pest Management

                  Rancho Los Putos

                    Pena Adobe Park

                      Lagoon Valley

                      • edwin markham

                      Celiron-- Birthplace of Lucy

                      Plaque is located in a lakefront park where there are two sculptures of Lucille Ball, one notoriously known as “Ugly Lucy.” Lucy grew up in Celeron. The plaque location was once an amusement park....

                      Plaque is located in a lakefront park where there are two sculptures of Lucille Ball, one notoriously known as “Ugly Lucy.” Lucy grew up in Celeron. The plaque location was once an amusement park....

                      • jamestown-ce...

                      Celiron War Memorial and Amusement Park Memorial

                      Plaque is located in a lakefront park where there are two sculptures of Lucille Ball, one notoriously known as “Ugly Lucy.” Lucy grew up in Celeron. The plaque location was once an amusement park....

                      Plaque is located in a lakefront park where there are two sculptures of Lucille Ball, one notoriously known as “Ugly Lucy.” Lucy grew up in Celeron. The plaque location was once an amusement park....

                      • jamestown
                      • celoron
                      • lucy
                      • lucille ball

                      William Gordon Huff

                      • ecf