On a Saturday afternoon, Carlos Muñoz, a resident of San Francisco, gazes at views of San Francisco Bay while listening to electronic dance music at a street fair in Hunters Point. His friends who live near the area invited him to the fair, so he brought his baby son, Maxwell. “We wanna make sure that our kid, our baby, socializes. He sees the environment, he gets to meet new people,” says Carlos. “You know, experience what it is like to be at a fair, see other kids, get him started early.” The Launch is the first street fair organized by the San Francisco Shipyard, a housing community developed by two real estate establishments. Lennar Corporation constructs new homes for sale, and FivePoint Holdings owns master-planned communities on …show more content…
The home prices will range from the high $500,000s to the mid-$600,000s. For friends Mathieu Busine and Mika Pejovic, who came from Australia to attend to the street fair, this presents countless opportunities to connect with neighbors. Mika also notices “lots of families” at the fair that could possibly equate the number of households in the Shipyard. Other amenities include two parks, Innes Court Park and Overlook Point, and the Storehouse, a convenience store that serves both food and craft coffee. A shuttle bus transports commuters from the Shipyard to various locations in the city, including Downtown, the Dogpatch district, grocery stores, beaches, and parks. Carlos Muñoz enjoys the prospect of a community with diverse amenities. “I think it’s a good way to bring the community together. And, just how I bring my kid over here, it probably helps build that community environment you’re trying to kinda instill in your kids, you know.” The Launch offered the activities that just about any street fair would offer, including food and drinks, artwork, and music. The first 500 guests to RSVP to the street fair received a voucher for free meals from food trucks. The first 250 guests that checked in received a voucher for free drinks. Both vouchers came in the form of blue and white poker chips. Lennar Corporation offered brochures concerning the Shipyard as well as model tours of the new homes - an
Andres Construction Services is a family-owned construction company which employs about one hundred employees. The company focuses on negotiated work on multi-family apartments, retirement communities, adaptive re-use complexes, private schools and universities, office buildings, and churches. During Mr. Whittle’s lecture, he focused on a handful of projects Andres Construction has worked on in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. These buildings include the SO.7 Shops and Lofts, The
Michelle and I arrived on a beautiful San Diego day at North Harbor Drive near the Coronado Broadway Pier. We parked somewhat far away because it was a busy day on the harbor. Walking towards the ship, we witnessed street performers doing all sorts of entertaining things that created a fun atmosphere. Some were blowing up balloons for kids, while others were playing their instruments, filling the air with a sweet melody. Walking along this beautiful parkway, looking out at the blue waters crashing against the docks, I could not help but realize how blessed and grateful I am to be free in such a great nation.
The colorful murals and the smell of the greens and flowers brings back the fond memories of my childhood at the Alemany farmer’s market as I walk down the wet concrete as a high school senior with a different mission in mind. Even though it is a little later in the morning and the market seems to be bustling with more people than I remembered, the familiar San Francisco fog and encouragement of my mother makes me feel like I had never stopped my Saturday tradition. Little green tents are set up at the entrance and beyond them are the separate booths and some more white tents. They have canvas tarp signs hanging at the top of the tents with the
This is the Napa County Fair. Surprising isn’t it? Though the cost of all these enjoyments may be hostile to the naked eye, one must be able to look over their tempting cheapness and through the lingering disappointing thoughts in order to achieve what matters most. I, for one, have been able to attend such a
I got off work and took the metro bus nineteen to the street Bay and California. The weather for this day was sunny, had a small breeze, and the temperature was about eighty something. In other words, it was a perfect time to begin the mobility ethnography. As I got off the bus, the first thing I noticed was a park sign called La Barranca Park. The sign was a gift to honor Italian-Americans who participated and nurtured Santa Cruz’s agriculture. There are facts about Italian families that worked in hard labor jobs, a brief history, and images of proud farm workers. After reading the sign, I noticed that there is a three-way stop intersection. It was very interesting since there were many cars, but no slow or jam of traffic despite the three-way stop. I turned around and saw that there was a small creek. However, there were two layers of barricade to prevent people from crossing or touching the creek: trees and chain-linked
The cumbersome white van miraculously pulled into a deceivingly small parking space. The sight was as strange as a tiny clown car parking in between to larger cars. We stumbled out of the bulky vehicle and into the sunny plaza of downtown Watsonville. Waves of tents outlined a large aerial L-shape. Ripe red strawberries, blueberries, and fresh green leaves of vegetables decorated the vendor’s tables. Orchids, mini and large, beamed from the tables with their vivid white, purple, and pink petals. We merged into the foot traffic. A predominantly Latinx crowd strolled throughout the tents and the plaza. Cheerful chatter transpired from all parts of the farmer’s market. We walked past people who sat on the outskirts of the market, enjoying the
Once I received my driver's license a sense of freedom came over me, and I found myself exploring my hometown of Palm Springs. My love for photographing unique places led me driving to remote locations all over town. I discovered hidden murals in back allies, coffee shops that gave me clarity and comfort, consignment stores filled with odd commodities , and estate sales; where I once met the most interesting man that forever changed the way I viewed the world and myself. On a Saturday, as I drove around looking for bright neon signs pointing in the direction of a garage sale, I found myself instead driving towards an antique district hosting its monthly parking lot sale. My friend Paige and I decided to take a walk inside the many galleries
The fairgrounds is the beautiful oak tree that sits in the middle of thick green grass where blankets have been laid for midsummer naps and hour long conversations with friends that have that glimmer in their eyes, that one only gets when talking about what makes them happy. It’s the lake, that offers an extravagant view for hammocking, peace, and self reflection. It is the bench where your close friend comforts you when your heart aches.
The research and study result I got from these two neighborhoods shows the interesting relative of the modern society in these day influence by the past. There are many neighborhoods just like Japan town and Haight Ashbury share different culture, concept, society in a city. An Francisco’s “little United Nations” as Jerry Flamm calls, the diversity and the coming together of each different neighborhood and gives it’s unique and special is what San Francisco is. It’s the reason I choose these two neighborhoods to be my
Alone on the beach. One generally considers it best to have the entire beach to oneself. For the most part I would agree however, personal security should not be overlooked. I would say that this location is not a major security risk but I would caution anyone planning a sunrise photo shoot with a show time of 5am! The pier is well secluded from the boardwalk providing the potential for a targeted crime. Having been a Virginia Beach resident for several years I would say that it’s a low risk but something to be cautious of.
“By early 2009, Lennar Corporation was one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a provider of financial services” (Rankine, G., 2009, pg. 13-2). The Lennar Corporation was successful in many areas of the homebuilding operations including; purchasing, development and financial services operating in 14 states throughout the U.S. The company developed a centralized corporate level management team that was highly experienced in the homebuilding industry. This management team was responsible and handled all important decisions the company made. The Lennar Company continued to grow and flourish and subcontractors were hired “for site improvements and virtually all of the work involved in the construction of homes” (Rankine, G., 2009, pg.
Since its establishment, the company has managed to build over 10 million leasable sq ft of space and over 3 million sq ft of space under pipeline. The high quality of workmanship that has become part and parcel of the company’s modus operandi has earned it numerous accolades including the Downtown BID Citizen of the Year Award and the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation among other awards.
When it comes to many of the essential ideas explored during the Romantic Movement, are women poets ever accredited in their influence over such themes? This is a question that arises when reading Charlotte Smith’s “Beachy Head.” The poem is so monumental, so breathtaking in its innovation, that one cannot help but to wonder why it is not more renowned in English Literature. Considering that the poem was composed around 1806 just before her death, “Beachy Head” truly strikes modern chords in its themes:
The products of their labor were not only nourishment for the festival attendees (who lined up for a taste), but also an attempt to raise the awareness—and donations—needed for their cooperative to succeed. On a broader level, the tamales and coffee represented the mothers’ efforts to create an opportunity for self-sufficiency, to foster collective economic empowerment, and to forge a path forward for themselves and their families.
The conference will be held in Long Beach, CA. Because Long Beach is one giant playground located right in the heart of Southern California. Here our guests can experience many different outdoor activities from a deep sea adventure at the Aquarium of the Pacific right on the bay and a voyage in time aboard the historic Queen Mary to lively guided tours through downtown and the colorful East Village. The city also has many events held each year. There are also many restaurants and shops located around the coast. Around “The Pike”, people can also find some arcades, food stands, gift shops, and a variety of rides for some fun. It also has the United States’ second busiest container port and one of the world’s largest shipping ports. Long Beach also prides itself on being a green, sustainable community. As a city, it has already achieved and surpassed California’s 50 percent waste diversion