Architecture and the City: Park(ing) Day

Sep 19, 2008

Biking to work along Valencia today, I was reminded (suddenly) that today is Park(ing) Day, the day in which humble parking spots morph into temporary green space. Here was the first hint, next to the gas station at 24th Street. (Apologies for the phone-camera image quality--guess who forgot to recharge her camera's battery?)

There were four in all, by my count, along Valencia, including, of course, a pirate ship you know where:

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