Sutro Tower
They Once Wanted To Put a Restaurant On Top of Sutro Tower
The iconic San Francisco “space fork” known as Sutro Tower has become a recognized symbol for t-shirts and tattoos, but the 48-year-old radio and TV signal tower was the result of a hard-fought battle between local radio and TV stations. Some wanted it where it ended up being built near
This Might Be the Best Shirt We’ve Ever Made
I love this shirt so much. It might literally be the best shirt we’ve ever made. It’s so clever that it’s stupid. Or maybe it’s so stupid that it’s clever. Regardless, it’s both stupid and clever. And that is exactly why it is awesome! Who knew irony could be
This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco
I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available
Santa Seen in Free Fall over San Francisco after Fiery Crash
An enormous explosion and firey streak were seen in the sky over San Francisco on Tuesday evening at approximately 5:40pm. The explosion and resulting clouds were so bright they were witnessed as far away as Southern California, and all the way to Lake Tahoe. Thousands of observers posted images, video and
A History of Sutro Tower: The Alex Mak Architecture Series
Good evening, and welcome to Alex Mak’s San Francisco Architecture Exposé Part 1 of 4. In this series I learn about interesting buildings in San Francisco and then graciously tell you about them. Its like Ricky Gervais’ show An Idiot Abroad, only I won’t be travelling anywhere and I steal most of my material from the internet.