BARNEVELD & RICKARD
I was driving around Bernal Heights, trying to get a feel for the neighborhood and it's surroundings. It is a charming part of San Francisco, located between the Mission, Bayview, Excelsior, and Noe Valley neighborhoods. The definining characteristic is Bernal Hill, massive, bulbous hill, largely free of the greenery that fills most other open spaces in the city. Below it are many steep, narrow and curvy roads, lined with lots of single-family homes, as well as small condo and apartment buildings.
The eastern and souther borders are defined by the 101 and the 280, as it cuts west towards Daly City. Just across the 280 is the Excelsior. It's a quiet, almost suburban area, but at the edges of it quickly turns industrial. I stumbled upon this intersection there. I like the name of the street (Rickard), because it is kinda like Rick + Richard, both variations of my own name. Plus, Barneveld brings back memories of my clubbing days, when we a huge after-hours joint then known as 550 Barneveld was home to some epic parties.
