Warehouse with history

A sign and painted pedestrian lane promised me some history, so I entered this warehouse to read some interpretive signs, including a graphic showing ship channels in the bay, and a display about lithophanes, which are 3D models which were previously carved or made of porcelain, but which can now be 3D printed.  Adobe has an office/lab in this building with sophisticated printing tech, so it was their contribution to the interpretive panels. 

Triple Glass Arch

 These are three views of Mareas, a public artwork by Ana Teresa Fernández.

Around Pier 15

 

Even without going INSIDE the Exploratorium (an interactive science museum), there is much to see.

Learning about shipbuilding

I visited Building 12 at Potrero Point yesterday, and learned that the ship building facilities there had an entire floor of that building devoted to scaling up drawings of the steel plates for the ship and making them out of what appeared to be heavy paper, before sending them down to be applied to steel plate and cut.  I'm choosing now to think of ships as just very large items of clothing. :D

 

In addition to the historic information, there is always a good exhibit with a few works by several artists in the main lobby just north of the red stairwell.  I'm always happy to take a detour to see what is on view.

On the way to Bay Front Park (25 July 2026)

My sunny walk last weekend continued.  It was the first time I've been close to the sculpture called "Steelhead" (detail at top left) by Bryan Tedrick.  It was not my first time in the sculpture called "Louis" (lower right) by DeWitt Godfrey. 

Pier 70 Building 12 interior (13 June 2026)

I'm so enamoured of the industrial exterior that I don't usually venture into Building 12, but I had friends I was giving a tour of Potrero Point to, and so we went inside.  There is currently a small-but-high-quality art exhibit of paintings by nearby artists with shipyard/shipping themes.

Echoes sculpture by night

The sculpture "Echoes - A Voice from Uncharted Waters" by Mathias Gmachl looks fabulous at night!  

(This installation is part of the Port of San Francisco's Big Art Loop.)

Central East SF Shore - Potrero Point Scenes (22 November 2025)

Just hanging out at the historic industrial waterfront district, as photographers tend to do...

Instax Mini from Chase Center to Potrero Point

 

I went for a walk with my Lomo Instant Square camera, with its Instax Mini back on, and enjoyed the bright sunlight. Perhaps too much (as if).

It was a very pleasant day…

I only returned home when I ran out of film

I need to find a new way to post when I’m excessively enamored of the world visually…

My favorite dry dock

I'm just saying: the west-facing wall looks like a contemporary painting, and gives me many painting ideas... 

Refreshed Ferry Building Clock Tower (1 Feb)

There are several colors of lights within the tower now, and this is a charming gold set. 

Pier 28 - three filtered views (30 December)

 The profile remains pleasing in any colors.

125 Years of the Ferry Building by Libby Staub (30 December)

 A very lovely pastel mural!

Outlined Embarcadero (December 20)

 

Bow lights (December 12)

 

Pier Vacancy (21 August)

Such a hip space, in this Port of SF pier building...  The bar here must have closed during the pandemic, and hasn't yet returned or been replaced.  Vacancies are so... new, conceptually.

Moo-saic (sorry)

(Not sorry enough not to make the joke, clearly.)

Crane appreciation wall

Silhouettes of cranes decorate this wall (hidden behind the trees) in a hip tribute to the nearby port.

Double outlet

This wall has been through some stuff!