Oh, the Legs of No Pants
Mac Watters, brave rider of the 8th annual pantless subway day, shares his pictures, including a scantily clad photo of himself:
(more photos after the jump)
Muni bus pictures with a different perspective
Muni rider Bhautik Joshi submitted these awesome photos he took at the Muni depot at Bryant street. Bhautik said he used “tilt shift” lenses for these pictures – these are lenses that let the photographer control the perspective in the photos. I love the effect. Thank you, Bhautik!
See more of Bhautik’s Muni pictures after the jump.
Muni Scofflaws, Beware!
The SFMTA is crackin’ down on yer ass. The Chronicle‘s Rachel Gordon reports on a near doubling of Muni’s catching fare evaders.
Photo: lukewho
Stacey’s Perishes … But There Are Others
Muni Diaries was, like many people, sad to learn that a souring economy and sluggish book sales in the electronic age have forced the imminent demise of a downtown literary wonderland — Stacey’s.
But we are quick to mourn, and we believe in picking up and moving on. Therefore, we’d like to take this opportunity to remind readers and riders that Green Apple in the Inner Richmond, our favorite librarie de la ville, is very much still open for business. You can get there on many Muni lines, including the 1, 2, 4, 38, 31, 33, and 44. Let us know if we missed any.
And let us know your favorite place to buy books in the city.
Photo: Raymond Yee
UPDATE: N-Judah Derails Near 48th Avenue
Update: KPIX reports that service has been restored to the N-Judah following this morning’s derailment.
Original post: CBS has the report of this morning’s N-Judah derailment. We’ll update as necessary. Anyone experience this? Let us know in comments.
Outside Lands/Muni History Lesson
You never know what you’re gonna learn when you take a leisurely walk in San Francisco.
Tara and I headed out to the ocean from 28th Avenue and Balboa the other day. We took Balboa, but decided to walk back up Cabrillo to see what was in a mixed-use development neither of us knew about. As we approached La Playa, we noticed some large signs behind a group of trees, topped by clown faces. Once we overcame our indignation that clown imagery would be so wantonly employed in public, we decided to inspect. It turns out the signs serve as a marker, a written history of Playland, which used to exist at that spot. That part we already knew. What we didn’t realize was the extensive street car and steam bus circuits that served the amusement park back in the day.