Here I went to Tenderloin National Park on Oct 29th.
It is not really a park but just the alley in the middle of the rough Tenderloin district and some arty group made the effort to plant trees and kiln and mural and stuff so that poor people around have some relief and community meeting with pizza and guitar and poet and all...
The place is run by the Luggage Store.
http://www.luggagestoregallery.org
There is hours that open the door for the alley, but you never know when the door is opened so you can visit the main gallery on Market or call before visiting.
Please look at the Youtube on their official site to see how they made the place and do the event by using fire pit and stuff. They use it to make pizza! I think they collaborate with artists, poets, singers etc to do the events at night time when people are off from works. The gallery space on the alley was closed at the day I was visiting, but the lady said there is a new gallery on Height street which I missed to go…
@ 457 Haight Street
Hours & Locations
the luggage store
1007 Market Street (nr 6th), San Francisco, CA 94103 USA
Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat 12-5 pm and by appointment
Tel. 415. 255 5971Fax. 415 863 5509
the luggage store annex(aka 509 Cultural Center)
509 Ellis Street (nr. Leavenworth), San Francisco, CA 94109 USA
Tel. 415. 255-5971
Cohen Alley
between Leavenworth and HydeSan Francisco, CA 94109 USA
adjacent to 509 Ellis415. 255-5971
Outside of the place there are people hanging around, mostly black people, but there is no dangerous. In front of it there is community place for kids and kids were walking by with a teacher. It was on Octorber 29th and it should be open time, but when I went there the gate was close, and I thought that there was another door to get in and went around circle of the block. And I came back to the same door and it was opened. So I asked the lady (a staff of the luggage store?) to get in and asked permission to take photos. She was watering the glass but I guess because it was working hours no other people came in except a guy who pick up the garbage of the apartment. Or maybe not many people know about the place??, because people Think that "Tenderlooin" is dangerous. But I realized that it is a sensitive place so even I saw people I would not include in the photos.
Treehugger page has detail article of this place.
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/tenderloin-national-forest-brings-green-san-franciscos-high-crime-neighborhood.html
The youtube from the Luggage Store gallery founder.
Other reference video I found on youtube!!
サンフランシスコのダウンタウン、テンダーロインエリアの、「テンダーロインナショナルパーク」というところに行きました。地元のアートギャラリーが運営しています。
場所：
the luggage store annex(aka 509 Cultural Center)
509 Ellis Street (nr. Leavenworth), San Francisco, CA 94109 USA
Tel. 415. 255-5971
ナショナルパークと言っても名前だけで、低所得者層エリアのど真ん中の路地にアーチスト団体が木を植えて、壁画を描いた場所です。
グループでイベントをして、近隣の住民で交流したり、アーチストが集ったりするのに使うようです。ピザを焼く窯も土とリサイクルの瓶で作ってあります。
いつでも入れる所と思ったら、ゲートがあって、空いている時間のはずが錠がしてありました。一回りして他の入り口を探している間にスタッフが来てゲートを開けました。スタッフの女性に入って写真を撮っていいか聞いて、見させてもらいました。空いたばっかりで平日の昼間だったからか、誰もいなくて貸切状態でした。(^_~)
実際に人が住んでいる所でアパートの中には気配もしたので、少し遠慮がちに見ていました。今度はイベントをやっている時に来てみたいです！
I like the way it more like traditional art than street art and pre mature art.
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