Mission Mission

Back when the Armory was still an armory?  Favorite comment so far:

how the hell did you get old cars to park there…oh wait nevermind.

Woodward between 14th and Duboce, 1976

[Photo by Dave Glass]

Previoulsy:

The Tens Takes You Inside The Armory

Kink.com Mad Libs!

A couple of people were really offended and were totally about to get up and say something, but then the truffles kicked in and they sorta forgot.

(via Laughing Squid)

potential past brings us this gem of a photo (definitely click for the large version).

There’s something wonderfully surreal about seeing a trapeze artist in the middle of a typical Mission backdrop.

Stephan Zielinski took this beautiful photo of High-Flyin’ Abigail at 20th and Harrison during Circus Bella‘s outdoor performance last Sunday. They have two more performances this month in Oakland. All proceeds go towards the Foot Locker on Broadway and Telegraph (no, not really):

• Friday, July 16 at 6:00PM. Studio One Art Center, Oakland
• Sunday, July 18 at 11:45AM. Dimond Park, Oakland

Check out the rest of Stephan’s shots on his web site.

Snapped in front of 826 Valencia.

Thinking about seahorses is what gets me through the day, really… even though my spirit animal is technically the honey badger.

Also, it might be time to start a new blog: CutesyAndOhSoPreciousChalkSignsOnValencia.tumblr.com.

Previously:

BIG ASS MIMOSAS
Made By Mexicans!
Save Haiti With Your Stinky Yoga Mat
You Should Come In. Yeah.

Shitty economy or not, the entrepreneurial spirit is still alive. Take these bright Mission youngsters, for example. Gaucho Dave snapped this shot of them and explains:

I remember when I was a kid, trying to make a buck in the summer I’d sometimes mow lawns. SF is different, these boys tried to charge me $1 to take a picture of them with a condom they blew up. I told them I had lots of friends and would do free advertising for them in exchange for a picture.

Done and done. They might still be around at 19th and Florida if you want to take them up on their offer. New decks and bearings are expensive.

Whoa, check out this photo of some buds in an alley Troy Holden took a while back. What a shot. Epic as can be.

Peep it large here.

Our very own Cranky Old Mission Guy is jumping on the post-random-crap-you-see-around-The-Mission-on-Flickr-as-if-the-fact-that-it’s-in-The-Mission-means-that-it-deserves-a-space-on-the-internet bandwagon.

He’s getting some neat stuff. Unfortunately he is reserving all the rights, so I don’t want to embed them here, knowing how cranky he gets. I’ll describe a few choice pics, though.

• This one is a sign that instructs a passerby on where the restroom isn’t. As well as the classic 3 person cleanup.

• This one shows the lengths that people go to in our crime-ridden neighborhood to protect their most cherished belongings.

• This one ruins your childhood best friend. It’s been too long, you stuttering soul.

• Finally, this one shows someone experimenting projecting negative energy in a variety of ways.

Look! A delightful little parklet in NYC!

I spotted on 7th Ave & 28th. Once again, the Mission is the trendsetter.

Previously:

Parklet on 22nd and Bartlett

Is like a Bike without a Wheel.

Is like a Shoe without a Foot.