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Carlin's Cafe Mural, Artist: Unknown, 298 Valencia Street, San Francisco, California
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Surrounded
Murals surrounded the front of Carlin's Cafe as it faced Valencia Street at the corner of 14th Street. It wasn't a single mural. Rather it was a sequence of smaller murals.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:32:49 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4637 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Scenes from San Francisco
The part of the mural to the left of Carlin's Cafe. It occupied a full wall and showed scenes from the story of San Francisco.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:32:54 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4638 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Further Left
The mural continued even further left between the entrance to an apartment building and the garage door for that apartment building.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:32:56 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4639 Add a comment or report a mistake
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In Memory
A headstone was painted on the wall of Carlin's Cafe. It read, "Loving Memory of Dennis & Elizabeth Carlin."
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:35:24 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4650 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Giant's Stadium
A vertical section of wall had the image of the Giant's Stadium at night drawn on it. Behind the stadium was the water's of McCovey Cove where kayaks would float during games in hope of catching home run balls.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:35:38 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4651 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Fancy Dress Woman
A fancy dressed woman descended stairs and had a clock reading 4:10 on her chest. Behind her, a formally dressed man also descended stairs.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:35:38 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4652 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Rocket Powered BART Train
A rocket powered BART train sped along the left of the mural. Below the train, a welder used a torch to repair metal. The lights of the San Francisco Bay Bridge glowed in front of the man.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:36:06 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4653 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Water Splashed
Water splashed as part of the mural nearest the sidewalk.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:36:10 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4654 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Coffee Tower
Coffee poured over a coffee tower that spilled down into a giant cup of coffee. Next to the fountain an abstract person sipped coffee from a normal sized cup.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:36:16 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4655 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Fire And protests
Images of fire and protests decorated the narrow band above a doorway.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:36:28 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4656 Add a comment or report a mistake
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49ers
The 49er football team was drawn over the garage door. They were the San Francisco team for many years before they moved south to Santa Clara County.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:36:32 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4657 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Trophy
The mural tumbled down the left side of the garage door. It showed players carrying a football behind the Super Bowl trophy. At the bottom a sign read, "Forty Niners 1999."
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:36:38 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4658 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Closer Clock
A closer view of the woman in the mural. The clock on her chest was actually the clock on the Ferry Building with the outline of the Ferry Building ghostlike in front of the woman.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:37:05 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4659 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Carlin's
The word "Carlin's" was painted on the wall above the front door entrance into Carlin's Cafe.
Carlin's Cafe Mural • Artist: Unknown • 298 Valencia Street • San Francisco California • Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens • (Date Photographed: 16:37:25 Friday 15 October 2019) • (Date Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020) • © 2020 Bryan Costales #C19_4660 Add a comment or report a mistake
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