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Lowriders, In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade

Classic Sedans
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Two classic sedans drove side by side down 24th Street. At least one was fitted with hydraulics so that its rear end would appear to drag.

Lowriders In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.63" N, 122° 24' 39.49" W   •  (Date Photographed: 10:03:03 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 5 June 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_4351
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Raccoon Tail Hung From Side Mirror
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One of the cars had a raccoon tail hung from its side mirror, we would presume for luck. No way to tell if it was real or not.

Lowriders In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.59" N, 122° 24' 39.38" W   •  (Date Photographed: 10:03:45 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 5 June 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_4357
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Restored Convertible
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A superbly restored convertible with its top down.

Lowriders In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.67" N, 122° 24' 39.38" W   •  (Date Photographed: 10:03:56 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 5 June 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_4360
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Child Watched From Car
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A child watched the parade from inside one of the lowrider cars.

Lowriders In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.71" N, 122° 24' 39.33" W   •  (Date Photographed: 10:04:17 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 5 June 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_4364
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Sniff But Don't Scratch
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A sign in the side wing window of one of the restored lowrider cars read:

(Hagerty) SNIFF
But Don't Scratch
Please Do Not Touch

Lowriders In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.92" N, 122° 24' 39.32" W   •  (Date Photographed: 10:04:44 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 5 June 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_4367
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Many Lowrider Cars
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24th Street was literally bumper to bumper and side to side with dozens of lowrider cars that day.

Lowriders In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.69" N, 122° 24' 39.35" W   •  (Date Photographed: 10:05:25 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 5 June 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_4369
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I Am Alex Nieto
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Several lowriders held up signs saying, "I am Alex Nieto and my life matters." Alex Nito external link was a 28-year-old San Francisco man shot and killed by San Francisco police.

Lowriders In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.63" N, 122° 24' 39.42" W   •  (Date Photographed: 10:05:33 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 5 June 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B14_0317
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A T-shirt "Justice For Alex Nieto"
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A t-shirt worn by a woman carrying a cup of coffee. The t-shirt read: "Justice For Alex Nieto."

Lowriders In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.63" N, 122° 24' 39.42" W   •  (Date Photographed: 10:05:42 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 5 June 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B14_0318
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Video: Lowrider On Two Wheels
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A lowrider car shown in this video appeared to ride on two wheels, but actually rode on three wheels.

Lowriders In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 11.09" N, 122° 24' 37.63" W   •  (Date Photographed: 10:08:44 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 5 June 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_4380
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