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Postcard from the streets of San Francisco

Postcard from the streets of San Francisco

Wandering in San Francisco on a sunny Friday morning, I stumbled over a Banksy in Chinatown. My day was officially made, and I was reminded of how vivid and joyful the multi-cultural San Francisco streets can be.

Banksy peace & love mural in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA

I’m not usually a huge fan of protecting street art, Banksy or otherwise: the constant evolving of a wall is what I love most about public art. However, I think that the Chinese dragons surrounding this “War and Peace” is the perfect example of the best of San Francisco street art.

Sacramento Street with fancy shoes in San Francisco, California, USA

Hometown love.

T-shirt wall on sunny day in SOMA, San Francisco, California, USA

A giant T-shirt wall in SOMA.

Paint out of drainpipe street art in SOMA, San Francisco, California, USA

Be weird street art in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA

A good reminder to the residents of San Francisco: be weird.

Styrofoam birds in North Beach, San Francisco, CA, USA

 

Fancy pants sticker street art in Financial District, San Francisco, California, USA

Banksy street art in North Beach, San Francisco, California, USA

After I tweeted excitedly about my first Banksy discovery, someone replied and told me to keep my eyes open nearby in North Beach: bang! Another one!