POR ANDREA BLUM
Periodista y artista culinaria
Periodista y artista culinaria
Un Parklet público frente a la cafetería Four Barrel. Algunos de los comerciantes más jóvenes de la calle ven la introducción de la "tercera ola" de Coffe Shops como un punto de inflexión en la calle. Otros se burlan, y dicen que han transformado las cafeterías en cubículos de trabajo de personas que no se hablan.
A Public Parklet in front of Four Barrel Coffee House. Some younger shopkeepers on the street see the introduction of “third wave “ coffee houses as a turning point for the street. Others scoff at the idea and say it turned coffee shops into online work cubicles with people who don’t speak to one another.
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Nathan Billings, 36, stands in the shop Photobooth that specializes in tintype portraits and instamatic cameras. "The great thing about the Mission is that people value what is real. Without them, a place like this couldn’t exist.”
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Newcomers like Taj Robinson fit the demographic. She works in a collaborative retail shop called Voyager that combines three different shops into one. Collaborations are common because rents are too high for one business to handle by itself. The shop sells small publications, handmade clothes that recall another era, canvas rucksacks and small objects. Taj was busy making a needlepoint pillow of a wildcat—part of a growing rebirth of handcrafts set in a modern era.
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Craftsmen
and Wolves is a clear example of the height of San Francisco’s food craft. The space was an auto repair shop, now it’s
an inspired pastry shop that takes sweets to a new level of creativity and
quality. “ I guess you would call this
block the apex of gentrification,” said Josh Orr, a Craftsmen and Wolves
barista
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El perfomer Mr. Lamb patina por la calle
vestido de fieltro y rayón. Su cinturón dice “compra” (estamos en temporada) y
la solapa del cuello de la camiseta rememora el otoño. Lleva actuando por toda
la ciudad los últimos 17 años y frecuenta especialmente el barrio de Castro.
Performance
artist Mr. Lamb skates the street dressed in felt and rayon. His belt says shop
(it’s the season) and his lapel has leaves on it to recall the autumn. He’s
been performing in the city for 17 years and likes in the Castro district.
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Claudia Gonzales compra regalos en Paxton Gate
antes de volver a su casa en Colombia. Llegó a los EE.UU. para estudiar la
espiritualidad femenina en el California Institute of Integral Studies. Pero ha
decidido que la universidad y los Estados Unidos no son lo suyo. "El
estudio de la espiritualidad no es posible en el mundo académico". Vino a
Paxton Gate porque la tienda refleja lo que la tierra tiene que ofrecer.
"La tienda muestra el poder de la naturaleza", dijo. Ha comprado
huevos de mármol y un nido natural para su familia. Para ella, Valencia Street
significa simplemente abundancia. "No hay desiertos aquí".

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826 Valencia: Dave Eggers opened shop in 2002.The space was an auto repair shop turned writing center.
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