San Francisco is definitely rebounding from the pandemic. Hotels that have been closed are opening up again. Tourists are wandering about. The old street cars are running up and down the Embarcadero and on Market Street, and the subway is finally back open.
On Thursday, May 6, San Francisco moved into the yellow tier. That meant opening up indoor bars, family entertainment activities, and outdoor organized community sporting events. It also loosened guidelines for a range of activities, including fitness, dining, offices, meetings, and receptions. What’s more, people who are fully vaccinated were allowed to walk about outside without a mask. It felt so free (and made me feel kind of naked).
As of May 31, 2021, 616,051 of the estimated 791,131 San Francisco residents over 12 years old had received at least one vaccine (78%). 522,020 had completed a vaccine series (66%). Daily cases in the city had dropped to 14.
On May 3rd I got the second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Knowing I had more immunity to COVID-19 brought such relief. On May 30th we went to dinner indoors at a restaurant. We enjoyed that so much that on May 31st we went to another restaurant.
And while things were opening back up, the weather was also wonderful in May of 2021. Some fog, but most days brought beautiful blue skies, fresh, crisp, clean, cool, moist air and the reminder of why San Francisco truly is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Perfect for photography.
Macy's Union Square showing its love for San Francisco and its shoppers with a flower heart.
I took this shot after getting the second vaccine at the Moscone convention center. This giant stainless steal sculpture by artist Christine Corday is called “Geneses”.
Another piece of heart art in San Francisco is painted on ground at Yerba Buena Gardens.
Morning walk with the dog on Nob HIll.
Washington Street and The Bay Bridge
Herb Caen is one of the most beautiful walks in the city named after him - the Port Promenade from China Basin to Fisherman’s Wharf. In June 1996, the Port Commission approved christening this portion of the promenade "Herb Caen Way..." in honor of Herb's special place in San Francisco's consciousness.
F Market Streetcar on a test run on the Embarcadero before taking on passengers. The sign announcing the destination of this train said “Nowhere in Particular”.
The Embarcadero Two Tower looks dramatically different depending on what angle you view it.
A rally outside the Columbia Consulate on Montgomery Street.
A window reflection of Abacus Row, a handmade jewelry store on Mason Street.
The Transamerica Pyramid poking up like a witches hat above Shephard Place on a foggy morning.
Jessie Square on Mission between 4th and 5th streets has a really interesting mix of architecture with the Contemporary Jewish Museum, St. Patrick Church and the Four Seasons Residences building.
Greenery at Yerba Buena Gardens.
Nob Hill Flowers
Justice with a bouquet on Clay and Kearny Streets.
Memorial to skate bother Ed Suen at Stockton and Sacramento in Chinatown
Street Sign, Street Light shadows.
Aquarium mural on Wilmot Street in the Fillmore district.
The Cable Car Kiosk at Powell and California Streets contrasts with the Transamerica Pyramid.
I took this shot right down the street from the Nob Hill dog walker on Sacramento Street, two weeks later.
Cable Car Museum smokestack contrasts with a utility pole in the foreground and the Bay Bridge in the background.
Spring flowers in full bloom at Ina Coolbrith Park on Russian Hill.
California Street is still waiting for the cable cars.
The Hotel Huntington fire escape creating a shadow on the Masonic Auditorium that looked to me like a zipper.
Morning light gracing Huntington Park on Nob Hill.
A jet headed south above the Nob Hill Inn.
Paint Swatches on California and Stockton Streets.
A new mural being painted at Larkin and Post Streets.
The San Remo Hotel on Mason Street in Fisherman’s Wharf was built by A.P. Giannini, the founder of Bank of America, in 1906, it was the first home to the workers and servicemen who set to work rebuilding the city after the 1906 earthquake. Since then it has seen artists who have paid their way with their art, fisherman who need a place to sleep off of their boats for the night, students on their vacation trips, families who are traveling on a budget, and explorers who need only a place to rest their head while seeking out exciting places, new and old.