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Ka Boom! Tanker Truck Explodes on I-280 for Filming of NBC Pilot “Trauma”
TweetHere’s a sneak peak of what you’ll soon be able to see over at WhatImSeeing.com - it’s a tanker truck explosion for the taping of the possible NBC series “Trauma.” What a great photo! Click to...
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A Makeshift Shrine for Luis Solari, Shot to Death on San Francisco’s 280...
TweetThis is what you can see right before the Monterey exit of southbound 280 - a memorial for Luis Solari, who was shot to death while driving his two kids on a San Francisco freeway: Look for it the...
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A Sure Sign That It’s February in the Western Addition: Mercedes Benzes...
TweetSee? The NoPA part of the Western Addition in late winter: Click to expand
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Area Man Goes His Own Way in a 1960s-Era Mercedes Benz
TweetThis is a 1969 (or so) 280S (or thereabouts) with a straight six engine and (possibly) a four-on-the-tree manual transmission: Click to expand It pollutes* more than all the other cars you see put...
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Amazing Graffiti Job Renders Interstate Freeway Sign Totally Illegible
TweetIs this for the 101, or the 280? Who knows? Click to expand
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The San Mateo County Flintstone House is Blood Orange These Days? – If You...
TweetIn my day, this residence was white. And that was the way we liked it. All the deets: The Flintstone House is a free-form, single-family residence in Hillsborough, California overlooking, and best...
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The Empire Strikes Back: CalTrans Fixes Graffitied 101 / 280 Split Freeway...
TweetAs seen last month in the Potrero Hill area: Click to expand The same sign as it looks this month: The ball is in your court, taggers
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The Cyclists of the 280 – Legally Riding Your Bike on “The Most Beautiful...
TweetYes, the 280, the Junipero Serra, aka the Most Beautiful Freeway in the World. Anyway, Brocephus here is using his bike on an onramp heading north. And it’s legal. Check it: Riding Your Bike on...
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280 Tableau: America’s Own Version of the Autobahn, San Mateo County – Luxury...
TweetAh yes, the 280. Spacious, fast and full of luxury cars. To wit: Click to expand Ah yes, the famous Tesla Model S. Let’s compare it’s on-the-road-caught-on-fire rate with, I don’t know, that of...
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Bayview Rise: The 187-Foot Tall Pterodactyl Murals of SF – Abandoned Grain...
TweetHere it is, unexpected artwork seen right next to the 280: Click to expand 99 luftballons With dizzying effects and bright colors…. This is what the Port of San Francisco does with your money, it...
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Here’s a Good Lesson for You Graffiti Artists: Don’t Go Too Far When Tagging...
TweetOr not. But anyway, this kind of graffiti on 101 South allows the underlying sign to perform its function, so CalTrans is likely to leave things alone for a while: But artwork like this is...
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Freeway Bus Stop, 94132
TweetYour reward for staring at eight lanes of freeway is the occasional bus to take you away – seems fair enough To me, this looks like a rural bus stop, something out of a scene out of North by...
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Rush Hour on the 280, California’s Autobahn, a Bucolic Freeway on the San...
TweetAs seen from the 280 freeway:
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling (Short) Pants: A Public Display of (Group)...
TweetJumping up and down in celebration, near CCSF Uh, Go Rams?
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The Largest Stuffed Animal at Costco #144 in SoMA is Only 93″ Tall?...
TweetOr $189? I couldn’t tell if I was looking at the right sign. Here it is: Now let’s talk pros and cons: “Pros: It’s a giant bear!” “Cons: Will not fit in a normal size car” Oh, and be sure to see...
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Metal Accordion or Water/Sand-Filled Trash Cans: Which CalTrans Freeway...
TweetThese two approaches seem to be the main ones these days, in the Bay Area of 2018. Barrels… …and metal accordions like this one: I’d much prefer the barrels, which also might help to put out a...
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NBD, Just Riding My Bike on the 280
Well, not my bike – this was somebody else’s. The general rule is if there’s no sign telling you not to, it’s all good to bike on freeways in Cali. On the far right side of course, thusly: Hundreds and...
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