Sunday, December 7, 2008

Creepiness

This is the old abandoned hospital I ride by everyday on the way to and from school. It's just over the hill from our apartment and is at the top of 15th Avenue just inside the Presidio grounds, almost all by itself, surrounded by trees and undeveloped land. At nighttime, especially when it's foggy, it's crazy creepy. During the summer, there were always hired security guys sitting in their cars at the main entrances. I had to try a few times, but got one of them to tell me about the place. It's haunted and they're there to keep the ghosts inside. Not really. They've been there since it was decided that the place would be remodeled (the non-original wings torn down) and made into condos and a bunch of stores on the bottom. A few weeks ago, crews started cleaning out the tremendous amounts of garbage inside and 3 days ago knocked off the corner of the west wing. Too bad, the place looks majestic with those huge wings on the front. 

As for the grass, it showed up a few weeks ago on its own all over the area. Apparently, among all the alternative lifestyles known to San Francisco, among them is the idea of having Winter in the Summer and Spring in the Fall. I'm curious to see if the rest of the year will follow such Southern Hemispherical pursuits.

Also, mad props to the ninja taggers who got the "Good As" (already demolished) and "Dead!!" murals on the top floors of the wings without anything to stand on. The skull is also a sweet touch and I think it should be left there. 

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