Thursday, April 8, 2010

Chestnut street.

Chestnut street.
A Muni stop with flowers, one of the few things I don't pay much attention to would be bus stops. They go quite unnoticed as I never spend any time, say, waiting for the bus. This one located on Chestnut right off of Pierce st. whatever its purpose is (all flowers are plastic) looks kinda nice. I noticed this on a recent trip from ILM in the presidio, heading towards the tenderloin. If you live in SF, and you have never visited the statue, go - you must.

I assume that this is an ad, for what looks like to me as a deodorant? detergent? I'm quite a visual person but sometimes advertising and I do not compute because my mind wonders off to the "average" wrong places, for example "Whoaa, we could really use all those flowers to decorate all of our bike baskets..." ok. I also immediately thought that it could possible mean a future closure of that section of Chestnut street to vehicles, or something city-esque like that.
Anyways.
Flowers on top of your Muni stop, they will distract you. Because you know that the Muni bus is running late, again. har har
detail
shine

12 comments:

  1. Hey ,
    It could be a roadside alter, like they have
    here in N.M. for someone who met their
    demise terminally waiting for the muni.
    Cheers,
    Jon C

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  2. Degree Deoderant. See the photo of the window. Need to blow it up about 200%, to see, read it.

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  3. jon/ i know right - i tell you

    charlotte/ a pleasant view, reagardless ;-)

    tinker/ I don't quite need to blow it up, I was there ;-) but glad you notcied. it still doesn't really get a message across, to me anyhow. thanks for stopping by

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  4. hi. there's a bus shelter on chicago's michigan avenue that's similarly decorated. i've been enjoying reading your blog!

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  5. I'm not sure I'd put up a deo ad on a stinky bus stop either. When I think deo I think nice smelling and airy. That bus stop looks a little grotty and the plastic flowers just reminds me of fakeness - not the real thing.

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  7. I saw the same decorations at a bus stop on Masonic/Page, I think!!! Happy Easter/Spring!

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  8. I would not be surprised to see the flower topped bus stop in San Fran. I would expect such a wonderful thing and be happy to wait for a bus under the shelter. I do pay attention to bus stops and believe that an attractive bus stop is a bus stop that gets used.

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  9. If a definition of art is that it makes you look at things in a different way, then this is it--you could never look at that bus stop the same way again.

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  10. karla/ thanks so much, im glad we've crossed paths :D

    beany/ well regardless it looks interesting, that bus line is crazy though this is thebeginning of the line - and here is why link

    KT/ i know right, i'll take those fake plastic flowers over any american apparel ones - anyday!!

    karen/ yup, we are quite crazy like that. A few months ago there was one with actual grass on top near civic center

    sabinna/ great point. thanks for stopping by :D

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  11. Beautiful.... the pictures and words were a joy to see and read... :O) Keep on posting.

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