The Mission District

Originally uploaded by my.third.eye

I took Olivia over to the Mission for her walk, the other day. First we went to the new Writing Salon loft, where I swept, mopped and tidied up again. Then we went out and wandered around the area between 18th and 20th streets, and York and Harrison. I love the eclectic mix of warehouses/industrial businesses/condominiums/artists lofts/single family housing/cool restaurants and cafes... and other unexpected stuff like, oh, the puppy training place...or funky hippie SF Auto Repair...or Theater Artaud...or the offices of KQED...or the little cake bakery and catering biz. It's all there. (Yeah yeah, Ms. K, I know it's not NYC, but it's not Podunk, Idaho either!)

I take delight in the skinny, twisty, hilly streets of Bernal Heights, but I get just as much pleasure from the flat, wide, spacious and sunny streets in this part of the Mission. It feels so nice and open and, strangely enough, quiet.

Comments

[Jill]

Even Podunk, Idaho has it's positives if you're willing to look!

[Elliot Margolies]

Hi Jane,
Your photos are so great. Did you ever get a new camera? I've been researching. Would so like an SLR but the costs are daunting. At least a $450 investment. Yikes.

Thinking of you.
Elliot