![]() ![]() For starters, they wisely hired a private driver. But the escapade wasn’t quite as crazy as it sounds. Jake asked that his last name not be used, since current and future employers might look down on his sudsy stunt. 27, Standard Deviant in the Inner Mission, 10 hours later. The party of six started the day at the Beach Chalet at 9:30 a.m. They were inspired by #TotalMuni2018, but preferred beer over buses. Jake, a 33-year-old Richmond district resident who works in customer support at a tech company, spent the day downing beer alongside his wife, co-workers and a childhood friend. ![]() It really is.”Ī far less kid-friendly feat was also completed on Saturday: visiting every San Francisco brewery in one day - with the apt hashtag of #EverySFBreweryin1Day. “San Francisco is an amazing place for kids. Looking back on #EverySFPlayground, “It was a wonderful summer,” Allen said. We’ll set to crafting the new one after that. 4 as the day we’ll traverse the current route. “The kids and I are going to walk the new 49-Mile Drive, obviously,” he said, referring to my latest project with Hartlaub: creating a new 49-Mile route that’s more reflective of modern-day San Francisco. And on cool, foggy days, it’s a moot point.Īs for the summer of 2020? Allen isn’t sure yet, but he does have one idea. He said he doesn’t know why the supervisors reject proposed buildings that would create shade at parks, since on hot days, it’s a positive. He said the Seward Street slides, Mountain Lake Playground and Yerba Buena Playground are all top-notch.Īllen said he plans to design a coloring book of all the San Francisco playgrounds - and it might have an index with key information like whether they have bathrooms, water fountains and shade. The best water feature is at 24th Street Mini Park. The best climbing tree is at Larsen Playground in the Sunset. The best zip line, he said, is at Gilman Playground near Candlestick Point. And the best swing set in San Francisco is at Christopher Playground in Diamond Heights. Some takeaways for Allen? The best playgrounds have swing sets. “It’s amazing, and it’s making dads all around the city a little jealous and look a little bad.” “I’m so thrilled that they did that,” he said. Phil Ginsburg, general manager of Rec and Park, said he loves Allen’s project. Over and over again, we’d turn up at a playground and I’d think to myself, ‘I’ve never seen anything like this. “But most of the playgrounds are incredible. “It really had nothing going for it,” he said. Mc AllenĪllen described the Randolph and Bright Mini Park in the Ingleside as “sad.” A man was urinating in the corner when the family showed up, and there was broken glass in the playground. While the new park atop the Transbay Terminal is wonderful, the playground is pretty blah - just, as Allen put it, “nets and posts and that’s it.” Poppy Allen, 9, (right) and Lincoln Allen, 7, at Potrero Del Sol playground. A rat tried to run up Allen’s pants at Balboa Park. 1, my kids were basically like, ‘No, we’ll double down! We’ll do seven playgrounds a day if we have to!’” Allen said. But it quickly became apparent they’d never complete the task at that pace. In June, Allen and his kids - Poppy, 9, and Lincoln, 7 - were taking it pretty easy, hitting up one or two playgrounds per day. “But to honor their logo, they really should get on it.”įor the record, rope swings aren’t installed or sanctioned by the Recreation and Parks Department, though it sometimes looks the other way. “I assume it’s because it’s some sort of hazard,” Allen said. The rope swings at Billy Goat Hill in Noe Valley and in Glen Canyon Park have both gotten the ax, which is a shame since the logo of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department is, yes, a little girl pumping her legs on a swing strung to a tree. And any tree with a rope swing counted, even though they seem to be increasingly cut down as soon as they’re put up. Allen’s definition meant, say, the Seward Street slides in Eureka Valley counted, even though it’s just a pair of slides. ![]()
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