Presidio Pet Cemetery

Under Doyle Drive, surrounded by huge construction machinery, is the Presidio Pet Cemetery. It looks as though the contractors are being careful not to disturb it.Many of the markers are from the ’50s, and made of wood, and decomposing.Being in the Presidio, many of the markers have a military flavor. Heartbreaking.Quality over quantity.

Doyle Drive Reconstruction

Doyle Drive, on the way to the Golden Gate Bridge, is being rebuilt, to make it safe in earthquakes. This project was first talked about in 1994. Projected cost: 928 million US dollars. Which means it’ll probably go over 2 bil.Doyle Drive is named for Frank P. Doyle, a Sonoma banker and transportation advocate, who […]

Sunday Streets, June 2010, Part 3

Two groups of Trikke riders met up near Dolores Park. Now they’re plotting against the normals.Good dogs.This group on Valencia was really good. I don’t like their kind of music, but made an exception in their case.Bay to Breakers, Halloween, now Sunday Streets- folks in SF love to dress up silly. Note: Oakland is having […]