Oct 28
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.
Oct 28
My Grandpa Jack drove an equally massive Chrysler coupe (it was black though) - of a slightly later vintage, I believe. Once, we borrowed it for a family trip from San Diego to El Paso, and it almost killed our dog Wolfy: he got smashed in the door jamb when somebody accidentally shut it on him. (He survived!)
Giant Chryslers like this are a rare site in the city. I suppose they were pretty rare even in their heyday - I mean, really, can you imagine driving a boat like this around San Francisco?! Probably 220-inches long, the suspension and driving feel of a barge, sheesh. But parked like this, the long, long lines and beautiful creamy body just exude class and elegance. Oh, the way we were.
Oct 27
My walk to work this morning was extended by 5-8 minutes because I realized I'd left my wallet at home, after I was about a block away. So I had to go home and get it, and then start my walk over.
Oct 20
First of all, I had never heard of this model name (Polara) until I
did the research to find it out. Second, I shot this one again in
front of the shop on Folsom. You can see it in the background, as well as
a look inside, below.
See more pictures of '64 Dodges here:
http://www.carnut.com/photo/list/dodge/dodg64.html
