Comments on: Castro Street Fair, SF

By: derek

derek — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:07:26 +0000

I think it was in the spring of 2003 when it came down. I moved from Gough & Market to the Castro in June of 2003 and it had just been taken down. Maybe 2002? The “new building in Golden Gate Park”:http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.770663,-122.467775&spn=0.006169,0.008143&t=k&hl=en is a big whole in the ground.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 02:40:09 +0000

I’d noticed the Street Fair, but I’m not sure about the date — because if you move northeast a few blocks, you’ll see that the Placemark: central freeway is still up / Google Earth. Despite the fact that I live mere blocks away, I can’t quite remember when they took it down. Was it before or after the suggested 2003 Fair date?

Also curious is that the path of the long-gone Gough branch of the Central is still visible, ghosted by less development.

By: San Francisco Click

San Francisco Click — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 05:36:10 +0000

What a coincidence! These usually do not happen by itself. Here is the San Francisco Virtual Tour

By: Jamison

Jamison — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 03:27:39 +0000

I was really surprised to find the photo was of the Castro Street Fair when I went looking for my house a few weeks ago (Noe & 15th, one block from the fair). As for Black Rock City, a friend in the Organization was able to pin the date that photo was taken as either Sunday August 20, 2003 or Monday August 21, 2003 after being able to spot that her dome was already set up and the state of the Cafe construction.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:18:10 +0000

The Playa! Cool!

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:12:51 +0000

Good idea Wayne: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Beyond Belief!

By: Wayne

Wayne — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:40:08 +0000

Can anybody find any other large gatherings of people? I was trying to find the Burning Man site, but the resolution in that area of Nevada isn’t good enough.

By: derekgulbranson.com

derekgulbranson.com — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:51:54 +0000

Google Maps Satellite Image of Castro Street Fair?

A festival in my neighborhood on google satellite photo

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By: JVM

JVM — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:26:18 +0000

OOPS! Union Square Filled! Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: ajc

ajc — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:59:06 +0000

Fun with Google Maps