SF: The Presidio Archives
Public Sounds Off On Bridge Barrier Designs
At a meeting last night, Bay Area residents had a chance to sound off on the newly unveiled design proposals for a Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier. In attendance were families of those who have jumped, and those who survived their icy plunge into the Bay; both agreed than leaping from the Art Deco span is often an impulsive decision and that any type of deterrent would make a successful impact. Most of the crowd was made of bridge purists who weren't buying it (surprise!). That camp supports a proposed increase in funding for "suicide patrols" instead of altering the iconic design. "I jumped and lived. Now I want to do whatever I can to prevent others from jumping," said one survivor— kinda hard to argue with that one, no? The Ferry Building will play host to another public sound-off tonight, and bridge officials will vote on the proposals in October.
· Emotions high at forum on suicide barrier [SF Gate]
· Golden Gate Bridge Barrier Renderings Revealed [Curbed SF]
· Advocates Call Golden Gate Bridge a "Loaded Gun" [Curbed SF]
Shot Down: Readers Boot King's CAMP Locale
So, the votes are in, and though the margin was rather, well, marginal, our readers voted down Chron arch critic John King's proposed new location for Don Fisher's CAMP museum. "Build it as-is" said 36.7 percent of you, while 31.2 percent agreed with King, and 32.1 percent said "to hell with it all." Lucky for us, Don Quixote King took another jab at it in today's edition, charging at windmills laying waste to another list of possible plans and locales (including a somewhat logical— both are government-controlled— but still rather random comparison between the Hirshorn Museum on the National Mall, in Washington D.C., to CAMP. Stretch? Indeed.) King pegs Fort Scott and Mission Bay as no-goes before beating would-be critics to the punch on last week's bid for Infantry Terrace. Yes, King concedes, a preschool would be demolished should CAMP be relocated to that spot. And new school must be built in its place— absolutment! (Enter another round of where-to-build madness... ) CAMP conundrum solved? Negative, Ghostrider.
· The right place for the Fishers' art museum [SF Gate]
· A New Home for CAMP? Make the Move, Says King [Curbed SF]
· CAMP Protesters Will. Not. Stop. [Curbed SF]
· Trouble in CAMP Land: "Adverse Effects" Feared [Curbed SF]
· Shocker: Don Fisher Wins CAMP Go-Ahead [Curbed SF]
· CAMP revealed: Fisher Delivers Design [Curbed SF]
Reader Rants: WTF is Curbed's Problem With Disney?
There's a reader out there who is not happy with our assessment of the Walt Disney Museum— and she's getting personal about it. Check these rhetorical skillzzz:
And WTF is your problem with the Disney Family Museum? This isn't a project paid for by the Walt Disney Company, it's a private project paid for by Diane Disney Miller and her family, who are Northern California residents. Whether you like it or not, Walt Disney is an American cultural icon, and was truly a visionary (read up on it in "The Art of Walt Disney" by Christopher Finch, the original first edition if you can get your hands on it, and read bout Walt's urban planning and transportation ideas that were implemented in the building of Disneyland and Walt Disney World). Not only that, but the WDFM is NOT proposing to build a soulless modern box either. You really don't know much about Walt Disney himself do you? You just know that Mickey Mouse is popular and you knee jerk react against Walt Disney himself. Why?Editrix abuse ahead! >>
A New Home for CAMP? Make the Move, Says King
"If we build it, they will come" or "Are we going to build the damn thing, or what?" The Presidio development/ Don Fisher/ CAMP debate grows sloppier still in today's Chron, where John King lobbies for an alternate spot for the museum, backing his argument with a couple of vagaries as to why the building won't mesh with its proposed location. ("These moves show Gluckman's elegant care, his desire to make the museum feel like it belongs. Unfortunately, they're [sic] also a tacit admission that it doesn't quite fit.") Very interesting, given that Gluckman Mayner haven't yet released their final design (as per the Chron in the first place!). Critical inquiry? Doubleplusgood, always. Stirring up the shiz this early in the game over a building that itself remains in a preliminary stage? Doubleplusungood. But hell, it's Friday— let's take this one down to Chinatown. Or the Presidio, rather.
· Fisher's awkward location for Presidio museum [Chron]
· CAMP & Co. [Curbed SF archives]
· CAMP Protesters Will. Not. Stop. [Curbed SF]
· Trouble in CAMP Land: "Adverse Effects" Feared [Curbed SF]
· Shocker: Don Fisher Wins CAMP Go-Ahead [Curbed SF]
· CAMP revealed: Fisher Delivers Design [Curbed SF]
[Map courtesy Team Chron Graphic Design— love youse.]
Presidio Trust Issues Enviro Report, Don Fisher Stands Smug
Don and Doris Fisher, you've been served! Today, the Presidio Trust will release its environmental analysis report for the Main Post, planned future home of the Fishers' Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio, along with the Disney Family Museum (where in hell is the protest on that one, people?) and the International Center to End Violence, among others. The report will assess the impact of CAMP, a proposed hotel, restaurant, bar, movie theater expansion, plus a few other odds and ends— the Disney project is, tragically, exempt from scrutiny as it was approved several years ago. Today's findings mark another round in a bout between the Fishers & Co. and the Presidio Historical Association, whose initial plan for the area, developed over years with input from the community, calls for— brace for the shock here— strict guidelines for land usage at the Main Post. While the PHA insists that the proposed projects (read: CAMP) will compromise the area's "historical integrity," locals fear the impact of increased traffic in the nabe. The opulently wealthy tend to remain calm in the face of staunch opposition, and the Fishers are no exception— they won't consider any other location for their project because— oh come on now, let's just admit it— they don't have to.
· Buzz up! Presidio redevelopment plan heads into a fight [SF Gate]
· CAMP Protesters Take it to Traffic Court [Curbed SF]
· CAMP Protesters Will. Not. Stop. [Curbed SF]
· Trouble in CAMP Land: "Adverse Effects" Feared [Curbed SF]
· Shocker: Don Fisher Wins CAMP Go-Ahead [Curbed SF]
· CAMP revealed: Fisher Delivers Design [Curbed SF]
[Map of the Presidio courtesy the Chron's graphic design squad.]
Presidio aerial shot porn— in full color! >>Snapped SF: Up With Trespassing!
Snapped SF is a collaborative photo essay of sorts— we love to see what you're seeing. Join our ranks— we're welcoming new photogs every week. All photos are credited by name, always, and those who prefer not the Flickr can always submit their snaps to us directly.
Curbed SF Flickr pool photog Whole Wheat Toast shot every urban spelunker's dream, the abandoned San Francisco Public Health Service Hospital, in the Presidio. The place was set to be razed for condos back in 2005 (a plan that— surprise!— never worked out) and is now guarded 24/7 and rigged with an infrared security system, an invitation to trespassers the city over. Some have made it inside; check the Flickr pool for some prime shots of its macabre interior. Spooky.
New Development: Starbucks to Colonize Presidio
It's official: Everyone's favorite caffeinated calorie packer to the stars, Starbucks, will be colonizing the former Park Presidio Cafe in less than two months, just in time for George Lucas's post-production on the new India Jones film. And who else will we spot gulping down double frappaccinos avec whipped cream à la Britney? Weekend warriors hobbling through Chrissy Fields? Check. Winners of the Presidio Trust's bidding war on former officer's homes? Check. Unfortunately spandex-clad bikers? Check. Golden Retrievers? Check. Don Fisher, associates from Gluckman Mayner Architects, and every other figurehead involved in his tragically named pet project-to-come, the Contemporary Art Museum of the Presidio or "CAMP"? Check plus!
· Erosion of Society: Starbucks Conquers the Presidio [Eater SF]
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