Category Archives: Along The M

Laguna Honda Afternoon [Along The M]

Hey, Forest Hill. Good afternoon. Hey, Laguna Honda. How you doin'?

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Goodbye to Steve Jobs. [Along The M]

* Along The M: Stockton and Ellis. I'd heard from Scott Armstrong that Steve Jobs had passed away. I went to the Apple Store downtown simply to see. Despite the KRON-4 news van outside, the bustle of commerce inside the … Continue reading

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Protests, occupation, and the end of the Giants' 2011 season. [Along The M]

* Along The M: Market and Drumm. About ten people aligned with occupySF.com protested near Embarcadero Station's entrance on this sweltering Indian Summer evening. The bullhorn's tinny caterwaul rebounded off of the concrete and stone. There were rumors of public … Continue reading

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Post-snow in West Portal. [Along The M]

* Along The M: West Portal and 14th Avenue. The promise of sea-level snow didn't come to be. The afternoon after our two-day snow window is cool and crisp, almost autumn-like.

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Board up at St. Francis Circle. [Along The M]

Cold day out there (for around here). Get aboard. Let's go.

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Along The M: Nap, little trains.

* Along The M: Balboa Park Station. Shh, they need their rest for The World Series.

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Along The M: Late night West Portal lullabye.

* Along The M: West Portal Station. Late, but not too late. Cold, but not too cold. G'night.

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Along The M: Unenviable positions.

* Along The M: West Portal and Vicente. I'd imagine it's tough to be a palm tree in southwestern San Francisco. I can't imagine how tough it is to be a metermaid.

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Along The M: Ghost trains.

*Along The M: West Portal and 14th Avenue. Now that the streetcars are running again, it's backhandedly comforting that NextBus hasn't changed. Ghost trains still roam the M line.

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Along The M: Welcome back, M-Ocean View streetcars.

* Along The M: Geneva and San Jose. The work at St. Francis Circle is done. Welcome back, streetcars.

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