This tiny alley in San Francisco's Mission District has been a focal point for local street muralists since the 1970s. Balmy Alley runs parallel to Treat Ave and Harrison Street between 24th & 25th streets, and today it is covered with more than a dozen murals — many of which have political themes.
Mission Creek is really more of a canal -- a former creek. The land around it was originally marsh, and was developed in to railyards and shipyards.
Here is a colorful mural painted on the building at the Mission Playground and Pool in San Francisco.
According to the barista who was hosting, Ritual Coffee Roasters usually does a cupping once a day on the weekdays every week. Cupping is like wine tasting for coffee and originated from coffee buyers who needed a quick way to evaluate the product they were buying.
Looking out the window of Ritual Coffee Roasters located in the Mission neighborhood in San Francisco.
An artists work displayed in a storefront window in the Mission.
Local Mission resident Dustin Diaz of San Francisco's Mission district stands on the corner of 25th & Mission where he will eventually make his way to Chez Spencer, a delicious French restaurant only a few blocks away on 14th st.
Ritual is a busy espresso bar and bean roasting company located in the Mission neighborhood in San Francisco. Since May 2005 Ritual has been serving up the most cared for cups of coffee.
A little Mexican girl in the Mission neighborhood walks with her mother on the sidewalk.
A step back into time, this proprietor of this inn makes sure you enjoy your stay from a wonderful breakfast to the nicely appointed rooms. Being from Texas I was concerned about there being no air conditioning, but I found that the climate in San Francisco doesn't require air conditioning.