It's been almost 10 years of lawsuits and blight since Real Foods abruptly shut its doors, and aside from the mural behind the glass this is one of the best things we've seen on site. From a frustrated neighbor:
Well, I've had these 10 stickers in my desk for probably 3 years now, always intending to go put them up at Real Food, and today I finally did! It wasn't more than a minute before people walked up and asked for my Sharpie so they could write on the stickers. The project is by Candy Chang and the stickers remove without any damage to the window, so it isn't vandalism. And really, after what will be TEN YEARS this September, when the heck are they going to make that space into something usable? What a waste!As of 4:30 this afternoon there will still two blank stickers. What would you add? Some examples below.
Anyway, the responses that the first few people had were awesome. I'm sure the stickers will be gone by tomorrow, but for today I hope the 24th street walkers enjoy the statement.
[Candy Chang: I wish This Was]
A really good lunchtime sandwich place.
ReplyDeleteWhy waste your time and perfectly good stickers?
ReplyDeleteLet it be. move on.
Another nattering nabob in Anon #2...
ReplyDeleteI wish this was a great restaurant
I wash this was an artist collective
I wash this was a yoga studio
I wash this was a community meeting space
I wash this was foodie haven
I wash this was not empty
I thnk this is awesome. Should print a few hundred and let the rest of the neighborhood in on the fun.
ReplyDeleteCan we post cards that say I wish this WERE?
ReplyDelete-- I speak on behalf of the subjunctive voice, since if this WERE anything other than what it IS but it is not, then it would be better.
I walked by today...someone had written on one of the tags that they wanted a sex club. How's that for mixed use? Anything but a Trader Joe's -- seriously. Great store but a parking nightmare.
ReplyDeleteI WISH this WERE an English classroom.
ReplyDeleteI wish it were a manners school for Noe Valley residents.
ReplyDeleteI wish anon @ 7:30 would go away.
ReplyDeleteA real estate office with a bank located inside of it.
ReplyDelete@Anon @10:29PM:
ReplyDeleteAnd a nail salon, perhaps?
Homeless shelter for Noe Valley residents displaced by the banksters.
ReplyDeleteI wish it were a pilates/barre studio or a great gym!
ReplyDeleteI wish this were a hardware store!
ReplyDeleteI wish this were a brewpub.
ReplyDeleteA coworking space!
ReplyDelete