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Old Posted Apr 2, 2013, 8:11 AM
timbad timbad is offline
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also, it is starting to happen, that point where a new presence along a street changes the whole feel of moving through that space - along Fourth. with block 13E rising up to form the streetwall on the other side of Fourth from blocks 2 and 3, this is what it looks like as you enter from the north:



you are now framed for the first time, and at least for me this weekend, there was a notable change in perception.

here looking back north:



looking at blocks 2 and 3 from Mission Rock (from the south), you can see windows have started to go in on block 2:



looking west down the little alley that separates 2 and 3:



and, the public safety building, where the crane is building itself into a corner:

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