Sometimes this happens, out here in the west of the west, and you remember why people come, and stay.
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19 comments
May 29, 2010 at 12:48 pm
kathy a.
it is a beautiful day! and that’s a great shot from south of “the maze.” it must have been taken early, because i’m pretty sure the bay to the north is now filled with sailing vessels.
May 29, 2010 at 12:52 pm
kathy a.
wait, i’m not seeing teh constuction… maybe i’m not properly oriented. where is this shot from?
May 29, 2010 at 1:02 pm
andrew
That’s the eastern span of the Bay Bridge, from the Embarcadero near the ferry building, right?
May 29, 2010 at 2:37 pm
ben
You were out in the west of the west and you didn’t call? I’m hurt.
May 29, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Josh
ben gets it exactly right.
May 29, 2010 at 4:20 pm
eric
andrew’s right about the location, kathy a. is right about the time of day. As for you guys, to the best of my knowledge I have a phone number for neither of you.
May 29, 2010 at 6:59 pm
ben
Ok but you didn’t write either.
May 29, 2010 at 7:00 pm
andrew
I was actually near that spot just a couple of days ago.
May 29, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Vance
It’s the western span. The Embarcadero is the western edge of the bay. (Dudes.) The construction is off there beyond the island at the left.
And yes, today has been an extraordinarily beautiful day in the city. Clear, bright, and mild. Perfect for showing the folks around and meditating on the decline of the West.
May 29, 2010 at 9:01 pm
andrew
It’s the western span.
Uh, yeah, that’s what I meant. (My other east, I guess.) I find it a bit disorienting to be on this side of the bay, after growing up on the other side.
May 29, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Vance
I’m the last person who should be lecturing others about the east-west distinction, which I still often mix up in general. But this is an area with sub-regions generally called North Bay, South Bay and East Bay — it’s an anatomy we rehearse daily.
May 29, 2010 at 9:33 pm
andrew
But there’s no West Bay!*
*Despite the efforts of the West Bay Rapid Transit Authority.
May 29, 2010 at 9:43 pm
eric
But it was taken from next to the Ferry Building.
May 29, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Vance
It took me a while to see your point, eric: but yes, indeed you did not endorse andrew’s sense of the compass points.
May 29, 2010 at 10:05 pm
andrew
Seriously, though, it’s really strange for me to walk east to the western span of the bridge. So strange that I just wrote “walk west to the eastern span” before editing it, but I guess not as strange as if the bridge were to extend west of San Francisco.
May 30, 2010 at 10:22 am
kathy a.
ferry building, that makes sense. duh. the east and west sections don’t even look alike; i just thought “ooooh, bay bridge!” and i don’t even have the excuse of no coffee for the wrong guess on orientation. (never drive the darned thing; i’m a BART person on those occasions i still go to The City.)
May 30, 2010 at 10:29 am
kid bitzer
huh? bart goes to chicago?
May 30, 2010 at 12:42 pm
kathy a.
smart ass. there’s only one “the city” in the west.
May 30, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Russell60
You made me forget myself. I thought I was someone else, someone good.