Friday, November 19, 2010

Balmy Alley San Francisco

During a recent day trip to San Francisco we visited Balmy Alley in the Mission district. It began in 1972 as a mural project and has evolved into this very eclectic bohemian enclave.

9 comments:

cieldequimper said...

Which is fun and green with all those flowers. I'm intrigued by the almost hidden icon like mural...

bfarr said...

Very cool. I hope you will be showing us the mural as well.

Poetic Shutterbug said...

This is awesome. I life in SF and never even knew about this. Gorgeous and colorful shot.

Mildred said...

I would love to take a day trip with you. You find the most awesome things to photograph!

SRQ said...

Yeah, I'd like to get a closer look at that mural too. I love an 'alley' that is covered with brick pavers -- nice!

Sharon said...

What a fantastic metamorphosis.

Randy said...

Looks like a nice place to live. I just love San Francisco!

Barb said...

Looks like container gardening and wall art are thriving in the Mission. When my son lived in San Fran, we'd walk there often.

-K- said...

I think it's safe to say that there is no alley like this in Los Angeles. (Maybe no alley like this anywhere.)