{"id":719,"date":"2025-09-13T17:45:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/?p=719"},"modified":"2025-09-13T17:45:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T00:45:57","slug":"pier-70-at-potrero-point-kodak-portra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/2025\/09\/13\/pier-70-at-potrero-point-kodak-portra\/","title":{"rendered":"Pier 70 at Potrero Point (Kodak Portra)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been visiting (and photographing) the historic shipyard district around Pier 70 for years, even though many of the buildings were behind chain-link fences and falling to ruin.\u00a0 The textures on the historic buildings were very satisfying, the oxidation on the metalwork was pleasing, and the geometry of these oversized buildings brimmed with <em>potential<\/em>.\u00a0 Clerestory skylights!\u00a0 Big, industrial windows!\u00a0 While the ironwork performed inside was difficult and dangerous, the buildings remained impressive long after they&#8217;d fallen into disrepair.<\/p>\n<p>The fences have been coming down, and the results of the renovations are impressive.<\/p>\n<p>I took my Fuji GS645S and a few rolls of Portra to walk through the previously fenced-off streets.\u00a0 My brick wall and rust fetishes are all satisfied!<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-744 .fg-image { width: 150px; 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another warehouse with utility piping connecting to the main building is visible to the left\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-yellowfourbell-19220010\/3333867596.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-elev-crosswalk19220011.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"726\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Color image of a wide brick building with 7 large, arched composite windows downstairs and three upstairs; the sun creates shadows beneath ledges and overhangs\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-elev-crosswalk19220011\/2065258523.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-rustpanels19220015.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"730\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"View of an industrial building corner, with rusted panels of different densities of deep red; a gray boxy building sits in the lower left; a street turns the corner to the right of the building; other warehouses and a smokestack are visible in the distance\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-rustpanels19220015\/308451992.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-textured-rust19220014.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"732\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"View of a tall building with variegated rust patterns on the upper reaches of the tall wall; a metal fence and streetlight with a left turn sign are in the foreground; other buildings and a smokestack are visible in the background\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-textured-rust19220014\/1662991392.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-bldg12-east19240003.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"721\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sunlit color image of a four story building with a glass ground floor and metal and glass upper floors display rust and large windows\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-bldg12-east19240003\/2734546113.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-bldg12-eastwall19240007.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"722\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vast eastern elevation of a four story industrial building with rusted metal panels and large windows made of small panels\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-bldg12-eastwall19240007\/1075579439.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-upward19240011.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"734\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Color image looking up at a rusted industrial building, with an incomplete scaffold-like steel canopy and its support members in the foreground\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-upward19240011\/4004261733.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-wchairs19240013.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"735\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A tall series of window reflect nearly teal in front of steel beams holding up an unseen roof structure; rusty sheet metal panels cover the upper portions of the building\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-wchairs19240013\/1086847845.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-bldg12-text19240014.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"724\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Heavily textured metal walls, beams, and posts, with Building 12 written in bright orange 3D letters\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-bldg12-text19240014\/1147529506.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been visiting (and photographing) the historic shipyard district around Pier 70 for years, even though many of the buildings were behind chain-link fences and falling to ruin.\u00a0 The textures on the historic buildings were very satisfying, the oxidation on the metalwork was pleasing, and the geometry of these oversized buildings brimmed with potential.\u00a0 Clerestory [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,35],"tags":[18,67,65,48,66,8],"class_list":["post-719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analog-film","category-color","tag-architecture","tag-brick","tag-fuji-gs645s","tag-medium-format","tag-rust","tag-san-francisco","entry","fw-tab-6 fw-tabr-4","has-featured-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aeg-pier70-bldg12-text19240014.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=719"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":745,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions\/745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aegraves.com\/words\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}