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One, Number as a Word, as Found Art

Stacked One
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A sculpture in front of One Califorina Street was erected on the Market Street side of the building. It spelled out the word "One" in sideways, capital letters stack playfully atop one another.

The Number One external link   •  As Found Art external link   •  Market Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:18:56 Friday 28 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 4 September 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_1793
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One Embarcadero Center
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The address above the arched entry for One Embarcadero Center.

Numbers As Words   •  Sacramento St., San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Monday 19 October 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 15:55:06 Sunday 23 March 2008)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #155506_1555B
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Distant Ones
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Two distant ones that shall never meet.

Numbers As Words   •  Downtown Spokane internal link Washington   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 26 June 2007)   •  (Date Photographed: 2006)   •  © 2006 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #No0000001Yr2006_01
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One Spiked
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The word "One" was above the entry to BART at 1 Bush Street. It had an anti-pigeon spike atop it.

Numbers As Words   •  BART internal link and MUNI internal link   •  1 Bush Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 26 June 2007)   •  (Date Photographed: 2005, Slide scanned 2007)   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #No0000001Yr2005_03
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One on a rainy day
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The word "One" spelled out the address for 1 Harrison Street.

Numbers As Words   •  1 Harrison, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 2005, Slide scanned 2007)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 26 June 2007)   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #No0000001Yr2005_01
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