Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Dogpatch Info

Here is some info I found about our dear little neighborhood:

Wikipedia entry on Dogpatch

Pier 70 Shipyard


Dogpatch History page on the Pier 70 Website

Google Map

Please post anything else you may find!

1 comment:

cam said...

hey y'all. leslie, dave, paul, and i got together this thursday and parsed out some possibilities for the class. please post feelings or simmer on them and bring backfeed to class next thursday.

GROUP NAMES
Delta Force- the idea is that we a force for change in our respective communities

DeltaDeltaDelta- riff on greek life, but emphasizing the change aspect.

Others???

Below are notes from the meeting:

(Possible) ALTERNATIVE CONTEXTS:

CONTEXT 1- School Activism

1) Introduction posters—“Hi, my name is _______________. I like meeting Renee Green for coffee, heat in my studio, and ….”

2) Honorary luncheons with the president, dean of grad studies, dean of academic advisors, board of trustees—at SFMOMA

CONTEXT 2- United Nations Plaza, homeless issue

CONTEXT 3- N MUNI line along 3rd Street and history of the Dogpatch

CONTEXT 4- Japantown and reparations for the Internment Camps

CONTEXT 5- Commercial art spaces

CONTEXT 6- Dogpatch art tour