Espied in SF

Oh, MUNI, how I love you.

The other day the M street car broke down at the intersection of Byxbee, 19th Avenue and Randolph. It's not the first time this has happened.

I had three choices:

1. Wait until it was fixed
2. Wait until the M shows up in the opposite direction and take it.
3. Walk to the Balboa Station.

I chose to walk the first two choices were not really an option. At that point I was not willing to be friends with MUNI. Besides, it was a beautiful day. Everyone else was sharing my sentiment, so I had some company.


My journey took me through the Ingleside Neighborhood. The Ingleside is a low income neighborhood where ads for Kool and Salem cigarettes are ubiquitous. There is a lot of neglect going on here, but that's what happens when there is not a lot of money to go around.

Amongst the neglect there has to be many stories. Take the Cardinal Electric Company, for example. I love this sign. All the letters are there, you just can't see it at this angle. I don't know any info on the Cardinal Electric Company, except for that this building has been this way for years. There are websites that list contact info for this electrical contractor. However, I sincerely doubt that there is anything in this store front except for mice.

More on Ingleside tomorrow.