100 Years of History Demolished!!!

THE HOUSES ON 

SILLIMAN STREET

The house next door to mine was abandoned for the past five years and already been condemned for demolition. A new huge three-story "single family" home will be erected in its place.

All these "A" Frame Victorian homes started to be built in 1903 and were finished in 1907, a year after the earthquake hit San Francisco. All the homes in the neighborhood were built following the same architectural design with minor modifications. My house is the only survivor of that breed of small homes from a long gone era.

The machine arrived on Thursday evening casting an imposing shadow and profile against the old house. Workers arrived to the site at about 6:45am and by 7am the house was being torn down. It only took an hour for the entire house to be completely demolished, and by noon the site had been cleaned up of all the wood, concrete and fixtures that made up the house. The house is gone but the ghosts of the past will remain on Silliman Street.

 

Oxum dancer

Oxum dancer
Originally uploaded by Carlos B Cordova

Carnaval 

San Francisco 2007

Carnaval in San Francisco was a great experience for me this year, the energy was flowing and it was a lot of fun to be taking photos at the parade and the festival. Carnaval has taken place in the heart of the Latino community in San Francisco, California for the past 29 years and has become an important part of our cultural life in the City! The festival and parade were dedicated to the memory of Carlos Aceituno and Malonga Casquelourd.

Check out my flicker album at http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlostexca/collections/72157600275154002/

Check out all my Carnaval photos by clicking on the image and opening the Carnaval SF 07 album. I also have other albums and collections for your viewing. Also check Carlos Baron's blog for his essay on Carnaval 07.  http://www.baroncarlos.blogspot.com

First Post

I finally decided to post a blog, I was inspired to do so by the Carnaval in San Francisco that took place last weekend and also in preparation to the trip I am taking with Alexis to Costa Rica in a couple of weeks. I am excited about spending 3 weeks at the beach and the rain forest, it has been some time since I was traveling in the area.