The San Francisco Heritage Preservation Society cordially invites you to partake in its inaugural celebratory offering. Upper Playground and Botanica Yoruba present for the first time in 49er franchise history, the Candlestick Park Prayer Candle.
The candle commemorates one of the oldest and most notorious stadiums in NFL history and the home to 5 Super Bowl rings and counting.
above: Candlestick Park
Kick off each game with the ultimate omen. Light the candle and summon 49er greatness. Santa Clara, Shmanta Clara, the history and tradition will forever burn at Candlestick. 49er football is a ritual and Candlestick is a tradition.
The candle includes a special prayer on the back in English/ Spanish courtesy of Botanica Yoruba, the oldest most historic botanica in town:
Botanica Yoruba specializes in prayer candles, magic soap, ointments and other spiritual effects to help bring guidance and peace to your life. All are welcome, no matter your affiliation, denomination, ailment, or woe. Since 1978, it has been a staple in the Mission District and the home for city dwellers spiritual accoutrements.
Botanica Yoruba is located at 3423 19th Street in San Francisco's Mission District.
$12 Buy the Candlestick Park Prayer Candle here
Light The Way For The 49ers With This Candlestick Park Prayer Candle
2012 Reviewed in An Animated Infographic by Yiying Lu for Visual.ly
Artist Yiying Lu created this fun animated infographic for the San Francisco based data visualization company Visual.ly
Included after the infographic are some of her good 'old school' hand drawn ink sketches for the project.
Visual.ly
Yiying Lu
Manifest Destiny! A Rustic Cabin Is Mounted On The Side Of A Downtown San Francisco Highrise.
Manifest Destiny! is a temporary rustic cabin occupying one of the last remaining unclaimed spaces of downtown San Francisco --- above and between other properties.
The project is a commentary/critique on the unwavering perseverance of San Francisco’s early settlers. During the mid 19th century, as the eastern United States became over-crowded and expensive, the West offered limitless possibilities for those willing and able to make the journey. The drive to seek new possibilities and establish a better life at any cost is the conceptual motivation for this project.
The tiny cabin can be seen affixed to the side of the Hotel des Arts, floating above the restaurant Le Central like an anomalous outgrowth of the contemporary streetscape.
Using a nineteenth-century architectural style and vintage building materials, the structure is both homage to the romantic spirit of the Western Myth and a commentary on the arrogance of Westward expansion.
The Building of the Cabin and Installation:
The interior space of the house can be seen day and night through the curtained windows, a lonely beacon in the city's dense landscape, and an incongruous, haunting vision from below.
The installation will remain in place and be slowly transformed by the elements through October 2012.
Manifest Destiny! is a temporary site specific installation in San Francisco, California by artists Mark Reigelman and Jenny Chapman with Structural engineering by Paul Endres. The project was commissioned by Southern Exposure and funded by the Graue Family Foundation. It is on view through October 28th, 2012.
images and information courtesy of artists Mark Reigelman and Jenny Chapman
