San Francisco fisherman’s wharf SHUTTERED
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2024
- The most requested video in the comments: Fisherman’s Wharf, is one of the city's biggest tourist traps . Souvenir shops and stalls selling crab and clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls used to be all over as do postcard views of the bay, Golden Gate and Alcatraz .But in recent years street conditions are eroding all the boutiques and eateries and visitors are met with rows of shuttered stores and boarded-up restaurants
In this video, I am walking at the heart of fisherman’s wharf , and I have to warn you, It’s not easy to watch . brace yourself for another eye-opening video.
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What's happening to San Francisco and California isn't just sad, it's criminal.
It has to be intentional, no one could govern that poorly
@@riptide10x60 It is intentional but what is the plan??? sell America to the Chinese?
This could be a campaign ad against Newsom and dems
It’s still The fifth largest economy in the whole fucking world so they must be doing something right.
All cities have ups and downs some recover, some don’t.
Comparing Detroit to San Francisco, is like comparing apples to oranges.
San Francisco will be back.
Detroit will never recover.
All the people complaining how bad California is will never help make it better.
And even though many of the businesses are closed, how come there is so many goddamn tourist here then?? 🤷♂️🤷♂️
It’s all been intentional…
The majority of Californians voted for this... TWICE!
I bet it was election fraud cuz I and almost everyone I know from CA voted for Trump but what do I know.
True. And it is was done with smug satisfaction. I bet the long despised "fly over states" aren't this bad.
Nope its voter fraud.
You can't fix stupid.
Yeah, but I bet they can name some transgender activists. Where are your priorities??!!
And to think there is a distinct possibility that Newsom may be elected president in 2028 is a terrifying, baffling thought.
California is literally bringing in more tax dollars, a higher gdp and a lower unemployment than the entire country, If you're gonna hate a state, atleast find a legitimate reason.
The Zionist puppets like Newsom, Trump, Biden and the fake congress are not elected but just installed after the fake election to make the voters think they had a choice.
If the Democrats ever nominate or elect a white male again they will have completely negated their whole platform.
Maybe four years sooner than that.
@@anthonytripp2251 likley this election,brandon does not have many bites left atTHE APPLE.
This is insane. I lived in SF for 7 years and it was always bustling at Fisherman’s Wharf. The City Council should be ashamed.
Heartbreaking. One of America’s great city reduced to a garbage dump.
Communism does NOT improve lifestyle.
Gone....
Thank Newsom for this shit city.
The whole country is becoming a garbage dump.
@@pmscalisi
Thanks to Joe's invasion.
And Newsom is still calling California the model of the country
"An evil enemy will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes." attributed to Sun Tzu
Imagine the National horror of him in The Oval Office.
The communist model.
I read: Motel of the country. Which it is - and toilet.
Newsome telling, actually telling the
truth this is the model for the rest of the country.
husband speaking age 81 Have my troubles with my age but one Perk is that I saw Fisherman's Warf before the Progressive DemoRats destroyed it.
I think it is DemoTWATs actually
@@michaelpodolak6815 NICE
ya me too, but to see how they destroyed 95% of the Wharf is beyond heart breaking. It was healthy for 17 years I lived there, but policies went so bad to this.
From Canada, visited in 05 & 14. Told my kids to enjoy the pictures and memories as it shouldn't be on their destination list. 😢
Me too. Lived in Alameda 15 years. It was wonderful ...then. I don't even want to go visit now.
At one time Californa was a state people dreamed of visiting. But now, it seems many are dreaming of leaving, or have left California. It's sad to see how far this once great state has fallen.
As a Canadian. I grew up thinking Everything was possible in California. My first trip to California was in the seventies. I was six. It was magical for a young kid like me. That experience sunk into my soul!
Fifty years ago when I lived in the Bay Area, a favorite thing to do was to go down to Fisherman's Wharf, buy a crab to go, a loaf of sourdough bread and a bottle of good wine, walk to the park and have a feast! GONE NOW!
All fond memories. So many times there... I'm sad that my youngest child barely remembers it because she went there when she was a toddler and we just didn't get back. Now she can't ever see it like it was before. It BOILS MY BLOOD. This was all avoidable. To be honest, I was waiting for the video with Leo walking through the wharf area, and dreading the day he released it. Here we are now, it's released, and sure enough, GONE NOW!!!
Some cities now don't allow us to sit, lay in the grassy parks , on a beautiful breezy afternoon, for more than.2 hours. Because it attracts the ' homeless'.
*THOSE ARE MY MEMORIES, AS WELL !!!*
Couldn't wait till crab season opened to get freshly steamed crab and a large clam chowder served in a sourdough bread bowl. Can't believe it's all gone. Wtf
@@brucekrause2801 They probably don't want you there for an extended period because you're taking up space from the homeless!
The loss of Alioto's and Fisherman's Grotto is an absolute travesty. San Franscisco has lost an important part of its history and culture. These are famous restaurants that served the elite. This is almost like burning down an art museum or setting fire to a national park. It's one thing to lose Jack in the Box and Walgreens but we are now losing the best parts of San Franscisco.
It’s heartbreaking, I used to go to SF at least once a year for convections, sometimes a second time just for a personal trip. Losing Alioto’s & Fisherman’s Grotto is just so sad.
The Elites no longer get served. Game over.
Thanks Biden, what a great job! Our economy is just thriving!! Wake up people!! Trump 2024;!
I live in Sydney. I've been to SF on maybe a dozen occasions up until 2014. Similarly, so with LA, and I viewed another UA-cam showing 3rd Street was nearly deserted at 11am on a Friday morning three weeks ago.
Absolutely TRAGIC what Newsom, and those progressive gooses have done to Cali.
And the Buena Vista too. Cold rainy days need a good Irish coffee to brighten up your mood. So sad😢
Where are all the people in the comments desperately claiming Metal Leo was cherry picking streets to make San Francisco's decline seem worse? GONE NOW!!!! Legendary 100 year old restaurants GONE NOW!!! The pride of San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf, BOARDED UP!!! If you still think San Francisco is doing just fine, then your mind is CLOSED NOW!!!
my wife and me are headed there middle of next month. I've tried to warn her. Instead this will be yet another expensive learning experience for her. Just expensive for me. If women only listened...............................
He is cherry picking. A lot of restaurants opened up / moved a few blocks south to North Beach, which is more lively than it was pre-pandemic. Also some places he claimed are "closed" are not closed, they just weren't open at whatever time he chose to film, for instance at 6:50 "this one also recently closed" no, that is Surisan, and it is very much still open (hence all the tables and chairs lol).
What are the official stats on economic situation in SF? Does anyone have a those numbers?
@@airops423 They all skipped out of a former tourist Mecca and moved to North Beach? I doubt it. I lived in SF for twenty years and, clearly, something drastic happened there. I know what that place is supposed to look like.
@@HazeOfWhearyWater Yeah, a lot of these businesses in Fisherman's Wharf, which exclusively rely on tourism because it's peak tourist trap that has zero appeal to locals, closed down a couple years ago during the height of the pandemic when tourism dropped to nothing. North Beach on the other hand is next door, appeals to both locals and tourists, and has had a ton of new activity over just the past couple years with tons of new bars, restaurants, shops, etc. opening up. For tourists there's also Pier 39, again right next door, which is overall a pretty vibrant tourist trap still.
There used to be shirts that read "my parents went to San Francisco, and all I got was this stupid shirt." They need to sell shirts that read "I went to San Francisco, and all the muggers left me is this stupid shirt."
I can't believe Aliotos is closed. This truly means San Francisco is finished.
I agree. My late husband was born and raised in SF. I'm glad he didn't get a chance to see what has become of this once beautiful city that he was so proud to be from 😢😢😢 We lived in the Sacramento area mid 80's to 93 and spent many wonderful weekends there, including eating at Aliotto's. This is so sad ...
God bless you lady I’m so sorry you lost your husband I’m sure that this is a heartbreaking thing to see for you.
Because some overpriced tourist trap closed ? yea, right.
@@jaycee30865 Thank you, and yes, it is 😪
Starting to look like Cuba.
Californian pay a big price for not recalling Newsome in 2022.
California has one of the highest GDP on the planet, so Newsome is doing a lot right. Republicans ran away because they were told to by their party like a bunch of farm animals.
Most likely massive voter fraud. Newsom is not popular with most Californians.
It was rigged. Newsom had done a deal with the devil in order to win, citing the 66.6% of ballots that voted “no.”
they've tried twice! Shot down by local and state authorities they wouildn't even accept the petition
It’s the mayor who is totally useless. Why is Fremont or Lafayette are doing fine?
I think the mayor and the rest of City Hall needs to be “Gone Now”, before all of SF is “Gone Now”. Just sad.
I used to work at FW from 2006-13 and I’m telling you that place is jam packed from Friday to Sunday .. you even have to wait 30-60mins for a seat on one of those family restaurants. Those street fried food and clam chowder are delish . Now that magic and vibe is gone thanks to Covid and the politicians who ruined that once great tourist attraction.
I tried several of the seafood places on the strip and it was all mediocre. The fried foods were commercially-made frozen items. Better off going to a dine-in restaurant for good seafood like Tarantino's, which is out of business. GONE!
Lived in Alameda for 15 years. Would ferry to the city. Loved Aliotos and FW. How very sad.
Right behind the Tech industry (which is also leaving San Francisco) much of the city's income is derived from tourism, and one of its prime tourist attractions has always been Fisherman's Wharf. I wonder how many tourists from all over the world saved their money for a trip to San Francisco, only to be greeted by homeless drug addicts, disgusting and dangerous sidewalks, and shuttered businesses and attractions. Is their any doubt that they'll be spreading the word, far and wide, that San Francisco is no longer a vacation destination?
Is there any doubt...
Für die Deutschen sind die USA ein beliebtes Reiseziel, aber San Francisco wird von nahezu allen Deutschen gemieden, viel zu gefährlich.
Feces on the boardwalk...
I visited there with family back in 2020. It was vibrant and busy. The sea lions were a prime attraction. We had clam chowder at one of those restos. What a disgrace....
I quit visiting SF because all the homeless made it sickening and unsafe.
Why have the people of California and specifically SF allowed the utter demise of this once beautiful city? I grew up there but haven’t been back in years. I have no desire to.
This is tragic.
Ask the democrats there and they say nothings wrong and the economy is great but if you work in the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building and can work remotely please do because it’s not safe there 😊
Democrats inept leadership
Virtue...or rather virtue signaling
Hell, they voted for it. And they'll vote for more of it.
Then don't complain
This is what happens when criminals are allowed to run wild, drugs are everywhere and no courts will prosecute them unless the crime is over $950. Insane.
I grew up visiting SF with family in 1960s-1970s. We went all over and even in evenings. We were never robbed or bothered. It WAS a magical city.
Quit whining! This is Democratic paradise! Brought to you by Gavin the greaser
Amen
No congestion pricing, no crowds, no dining wait lists, and plenty of parking to get SF free souvenir car break in.
Right on, Cliff. Exactly.
You can shop for anything and not pay for it as long as it's under $950. No law and order, a takers paradise. Blue no matter who.
Now THAT could be advantageous to some, Cliff
I go to stores with a mask, take 800 bucks worth of shit, and leave...and the go to abother store.
It's cheaper than shopping on Amazon.
😄
@@mpowe123 being dishonorable and a thief are disgraceful scars you will carry until Karna returns your deeds back to you. But the ignorant have to learn the hard way.
Imagine how many people have lost their jobs with all these businesses closed. 😬
Well, like queen Nancy said a few years ago, they can now focus on being artistic and pursue other interests now that they don't work.
Democratic politians don't care 😡
Administration will still lie with fake statistics
they probably voted dem so who cares.
That’s the first thing I thought of. Just trying to make a living.
*The downward spiral of San Francisco breaks my heart.*
I was born in the early-50's and lived on Castro Street, just one block down from what was then called Franklin Hospital. My home was built in 1904 and, of course, survived the '06 Earthquake and Fires. Baptized at Mission Dolores ... the Old Mission Dolores, built in 1776, the oldest surviving building in San Francisco. Thank you, *METAL LEO,* for your San Francisco videos !!!
Did you have assless chaps too ?
Thank You joe gavin & nancy GREAT JOB
65 years as a San Francisco Boy, crime exploded, my wife and I discovered Idaho.... GONE NOW!!
And now Idaho is being overrun and ruined. Welcome to Idafornia
@@tomwagner3790That's buttfuckin funny!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you don't vote for the party that wrecked where you came from.
Oh thats wonderful. Just please leave your blue voting habits behind.
Great. Don’t Californicate Idaho.
What the sad part is that the voters will continue to vote for Biden, Newsom, Breed and the city supervisors.
There is something seriously wrong with Democrats, who suffer at the hands of their party, yet continue to vote for them with glee!
Whatever it takes to keep Trump out of office.
@@sthr2110 DREAM ON - THE TRUMP TRAIN IS COMIN' FOR YOU!
COURTESY OF THE MASTRR CARPENTER JESUS CHRIST 😎🎸
@@sthr2110 One of many first jobs of Trump is to remove and replace the entire administrations of all failing blue cities. It has to be that drastic. Voters should do it, but can they?
Damn, I saw a comment on a Cash Jordan video that fisherman's wharf was closed, i was like "whaaat?" and here we are. Sad.
I was in the east Sacramento suburbs two weeks ago and saw Carls Jr., Walgreens, CVS, 8 taquerias and dozens of others boarded up. The criminals are expanding to more fruitful locations to get their $950.00 or less each day.
Just went fishing on a charter boat here and they broke into my Rental SUV and the police didn't even take a report .. smh .. Gone Now the Whole State .
A Liberal Paradise Now ..
Unacceptable!!!!
Our experience the last we were there in 2011 was when my son’s new car was scratched by the homeless guys who were sitting on his hood and playing their boombox. He called the police and they took the report thenasked him if he wanted to sue. He said yes and the police said, “unfortunately, the homeless people are king here in SF”. That was the last time we were there as a family and my grandson’s car was broken into and took his laptop. We avoid it like a plague.
Last days of the Roman Empire before our very eyes. San Fran was the crown jewel of California and Fisherman's Wharf the crown jewel of San Fran. I will never return.
@@ChatGPT1111 , Don't blame you Honey the people who are saying California is still great place are Lying it's Gone Now .... Crazy Liberal Laws n Rules ....
Fisherman's Wharf was a must see when visiting SF. So sad.😢
From must see to must avoid!
"Was"
Dungeness Crabs and a cold beer , All Gone.
My first home port was in Alameda, 1993-1995. I'd go to SF often, it was beautiful and vibrant. I remember some of those restaurants and shops.
Now, my God. This is heartbreaking.
So basically Fishermans Wharf that used to be packed with people and was a must see now is just a shell of its former self
Once it hit the Wharf you know it’s bad. Thats old money right there. All those restaurants have been in the same Italian families for generations 💯
"They're saying it's getting out of hand around here." Brilliant observation! Unfortunately, years too late. It's over.
Nothing like having some of the most prime real estate in the whole world and just letting it go. 🤦🏽♂️
"In the whole world" LOL!!! San Francisco isn't a world class city. It's a wannabee city relative to Pittsburgh and it doesn't even have a metro.
@@riproar11I believe it was in the top ten in the world as far as real estate prices a few years ago. Pittsburgh doesn’t compare. Near as I can find there’s 30k cities in the US. SF is the 4th highest.
@@cl13991399 I lived in the SF Bay Area for 20 years. Real estate prices don't say anything when the median cost for a dumpy home in the Bay Area now costs $1.5 million and SF lacks the culture that world class cities have. You're not getting $1.5 million worth of home, you've been ripped off, because you're not getting the living experience other much better cities offer. San Jose is larger than SF and it's the most boring and congested area to live. San Francisco is in equal size to Pittsburgh, has two sports teams/stadiums, both have hills, etc. while neither have metro that provide public transportation and the urban experience. The hills of San Francisco are not a selling point to locals, but tourists enjoy seeing them. They're bad for car engines that have to drive on them often and no fun for anyone to walk when all dressed up with dress shoes on. San Francisco museums only have classic and modern art, but Manhattan, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland (even Worcester, MA) have impressive and the largest collections of Egyptian antiquities, Mediveal art and armor/weapons collections, Japanese Shogun armor/swords, European paintings from the Renaissance to 20th, to modern, etc. San Francisco and the whole West Coast serve the worst pizza I've ever had and I'm happy to be back on the East Coast where I travel the tri-state area and enjoy the best pizza in the US. The Jersey shores are beautiful with nice big waves and water that is enjoyable to swim/wade in unlike the freezing cold Pacific with bottlenecks for all the heavy traffic to the beach taking two hours each direction. All of the cities have leftist weirdos but SF has the weirdest of all so that's a large reason hy you're being ripped off for buying a $1.5 million dumpy home and have to listen to these people and can't put an American flag sticker on your car because they'll scratch it off and damage the paint if they don't key your car instead.
They had a nice city and yet messed it up.
politics before business logic. Facts
This video pains me more that any so far. When I was in the USN, in the early 1970's we used to hang out in Fisherman's wharf. It was a crime free area, clean with great restaurants. Seeing those crab boil pots empty and cold are a sad testament to how far San Francisco has fallen.
@transmaster. Humanity itself has fallen. Do what I did. Tell Jesus you're a sinner. Ask Him into your heart. He's bringing the TRUE reset.
Times change.
Great memories from there, Sad to see for sure, but these clowns blaming Biden and Newsom are simply ignorant fools
@@Honey-Sanchezincredible comment
ya I'm scratching my head how ANY dem politicians are still getting any votes after literally destroying SF completely hollowed out.
They solved the traffic problem
I find myself saying gone and closed like Metal Leo in my everyday life when I encounter all the closed businesses in my area
For leeeze.😅😅
Thanks Leo for these tours. I'm a senior who doesn't get out much. I really didn't know things were that bad.
Any time!
"Use to be Breakfast all day. Now it's nothing all day!" Hahaha.... GONE NOW! Keep up the good work Leo.
Metal Leo is the new style of street journalist.
He is also non-political and doesn’t discuss politics - simply points his camera and lets people make up their own mind. There’s room for him.
JOURNALISTS used to be unbiased and were very informative.
I think the change came around when Clinton was in office.
- A San Francisco native and 60's Hippie, and a former Democrat ... until they morphed into their current form.
Is he German? Or Hispanic? I can't tell
Metal Leo purposely goes to the worst parts of town for his format.
This wasn't the worst part of town... it was the most popular part until local ultra-liberal gov politics caused its demise with STUPID policy. Now when I go north I drive AROUND it instead of to it or through it.
Cal still has many smaller towns and cities that have remained vibrant and mostly uninfected, but most or the large cities are suffering this same fate.
@@Honey-Sanchez Fishermans' Wharf is the worst part of town? Do tell.
"Used to be breakfast all day, now it's nothing all day" LOL!
That restaurant survived the last great depression. Only to be crushed by the Great Panic of 2022😢😢😢!
Leo may soon be the sole remaining tourist attraction in San Francisco.
And HE is great!!! Very informative, I don't even have to visit.
Uh oh.
All the lost wages, rental income, sales taxes restaurant suppliers and food suppliers. No telling how far this dominos.
The recovery started in 2022 and things are getting back on track in the local economies. All those businesses closed in 2020 due to Trump's failure with COVID-19.
@@swrpggmOh stop, so sick of liars.
Remember newsom is making billions of of the illegals
WRONG! this is San Fran re-inventing itself!
@@swrpggmUmmmmm, I don't remember Trump shutting down California. Get help.
I’ve eaten at all those restaurants, so sad. The wharf, even thought it was really touristy, was always a place we went. I’ve never seen so few tourists in the summer either. Guess they didn’t get the memo.
Absolutely shocking that this video was captured in the vacation season in June when it used to be a great area for locals and tourists.
ya you literally could barely walk the streets chock full of people. Tons of street artists and magicians as well gone.
Haven't been to the Wharf since the 80s, but this breaks my heart.
I used to work at the Fisherman's warf 30 years ago. every shop was open and there's so many tourists. People were selling hand made toys and jewelries right on the streets.
that was before house prices went up 800%
Yes! I bought several pairs of earrings from a nice old Chinese Lady and wore them for years.
now they sell drugs, and no one vacations their
How do you vote?
We would sometimes go to Grotto #9 as a treat. Once my parents bought me a little bag of shells/starfish/coral from an outdoor vendor.
The problem with going to Fisherman's wharf is you have a 75% chance your car will get broken into. In other parts of the city it's only about 65%.
The last time I was there was in the early 70’s. It gives new meaning to the phrase “Good old days.” So sad. I refuse to travel anymore. A waste of time and money.
Very sad - I'm just grateful that I got a chance to experience the best years of SF back in the day
OMG Leo! I lived and worked in SF from 1981-1985, it was such a vibrant city! the Fisherman’s Wharf was full of life with the best restaurants and fresh seafood, all kinds of specialty stores and tourist buses full of visitors having a world class experience.
Well, as you say, it’s all GONE NOW!!!!
Everything started to go down when Newsom was the mayor, now he’s doing the same to the rest of California as governor. 🤬
Thank you for your videos! You’re awesome!
That was around the time Pier 39 was pretty brand new. I think it opened in the late 70's.
Pelosi is no help either...
A lot of people from the California interior used to do overnight and day trips into San Francisco. It was a fun and beautiful city with a vibrant culture.
Unbelievable!!!!. I was 20 years old when I first was there. It was mesmerizingly beautiful and so unique, so gorgeous. It is hard for me to believe what has become of it and the wharf was just amazing. I am75 years old now. What an absolute tragedy.
Last Republican out of California please grab the flag!
Still living here and flying the flag.....it is terrible. only thing that I can make money on anymore is UA-cam.
Good luck! Two of my coworkers moved here from CA recently. They just couldn’t take it anymore. Both were from around San Francisco.
Democrats hate the flag they’re allegiance is to the rainbow 🌈 flag
S.F is starting to look like Cuba I don't even think they know what a American flag is. I don't think I could find a American flag to grab on my way out and I sure as hell ain't grabbing a woke flag on my way out.
Will do.
I am a native Californian but I live in another state now I am broken hearted to see this . Thanks for your channel and work
"Used to be breakfast all day, now it's nothing all day" 🤣
Thank you Metal Leo. for making the video. I'm still trying to take in what I knew and how things are now.
I went to Fisherman's wharf many years ago and it was packed of people and all of these stores were open. It was a good time. It is heartbreaking what has happened this SF.
Me too. What's to happen? Why did this happen in the first place? ? What's the answer to change this?
money printers wharf
@@Ron4885 Simple answer: progressives and democrats
"COME GUYS ""HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?" REALLY ...DEMOCRATS...DUH DUH😂
@@Ron4885 there isnt one. boomers speculating on the next generations homes has collapsed society. you dont just switch it back
It is hard to believe if you didn't show it to us. Thank you. The worst part is that all the people who could have enjoyed something nice will never get the chance to experience it. A disgrace.
Both disgraceful and shameful
This is so sad to see my hometown a skelton of its past. I was hoping Fisherman’s Wharf survived the city exodus, but it hasn’t. Now I don’t see any reason to visit in the future.
There is nothing so good that a liberal can't ruin, and nothing so bad that a liberal can't make worse. The Portland Downtown is about 10 years behind this. The Rose Festival Parade no longer crosses a bridge into town and remains entirely on the East Side of the River.
Fisherman's Grotto was a treat for us when i was a child, as were Tarantino's, Castagnola's, and Alioto's. Crab cioppino, mussels and linguini, fettucine alle vongole. This one really hit me in the feels. At Tarantino's they knew our family, and gave us special service, always the best. In the 1950s and 1960s there was an old Italian man on the wharf with a hand-cranked penny-rolling machine and you could choose to have him roll your penny with am image of the Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, the 1939 Treasure Island World's Fair, or the Lord's Prayer. Every night he lifted the machine into the back of his pick-up truck and took it home, and every morning he was there again. Through an odd set of circumstances, after he retired and another man bought the machine, i ended up owning it, and later i sold it to an antique penny machine collector. Goodbye forever, Fisherman's Wharf.
Wow, I was there as a child and remember this and had my penny smashed too. We always got dungeonous crab and several big loafs of sourdough bread. They gave it to you in big paper bags. The penny is sitting in my curio now, and I don't think I've had such good bread again. All memories now...one day fading, the next day gone...
yep! I have so many memories
I always wanted to visit San Francisco, but now I'll just visit by watching UA-cam!
If you go know that 10 minutes of inattention on your car will have all your luggage stolen.
UA-cam videos from 10 years ago or older are the best!
It's safer that way.
Good grief - How horrible! I used to frequent that entire area every so often and recall how lively and full of tourists and shops. It's so sad to see like this.
In 1990 I was on the wharf with the most wonderful and vibrate people of SF. To see Tarantinos closed recognizing where we sat overlooking the bay is heart breaking. I can say the same for Seattle that is now unrecognizable. For the corporations that rose from these two great cities, this is what they leave in return. Whether it be corporate or political means, which in my opinion, are one and the same. Peace
“It used to be breakfast all day, now it’s nothing all day”. 😂🤣😂
Now it’s boards all day!
I’m trying to find the part where that’s funny…. This is depressing.
@@Rosie82333 It is depressing to see San Francisco become all boarded up, but if we don’t find some humor it will drive us crazy. The only way to get through this crazy world.
Breakglass all day
You know its bad when the Chinese don't buy it.
The Chinese aren’t going to go up against Black Rock and Vanguard.
@@jocarson5310 They are doing all kinds of deals all over the world. I don't think any US companies are a concern to them. Just depends what their motives are.
the Chinese already own California
Speaking from a native-born and raised in SF, how pathetic this current administration and mayor. She's up for re-election and now she is blaming it mostly on the pandemic. She is a weak mayor at best. Vote her out. SF deserves so much better.
Wow - I remember that place. At night, the fisherman you see at the opening has his arm casting a fishing pole. ):
I was stationed in Alameda from 1990-1993 and used to come back to SF every 2-3 years on vacation. It was the jewel city of our country, this I have no doubt. There was homelessness and drugs, but it was relatively safe as long as you had common sense. And it was fairly clean (compared to the present day). This city was a huge playground for people that wanted to have fun, adventure was just around the next corner, and my appreciation for great food started in the City. My last trip, in 2019, I stayed in Union square at a nice boutique style hotel, but had day trips outside the city the whole week (Monterey, Carmel, Yosemite, etc) because i didnt want to have to deal with this new reality that is SF. I'm not sure if I'll ever return. That is sad and it breaks my heart.
The downfall and utter decay of this once beautiful city is a crime and the people responsible for its transformation should be punished.
I worked at that Tower Tours 30 years ago. The owner was bent over and "assaulted" by a homeless man of very dark complection in a park nearby. The woman, who was white, young and very tiny, had to get tested for hiv for years. She had to take mood medication after that experience. She was never the same. SF has always been full of stuff like that. I lived there for 1983 to 2003. Lots of elegance. Lots of depravity.
Yes, SF has always been shady AF. I live in Florida now, people do not realize what it's like to have to walk with pepperspray and a knife tucked in your boot in case you walk down the wrong block. Left officially in 2008
Lots of elegance. Lots of depravity: Ancient Rome, Sodom, Gomorrah...they are g o n e...
Thanks again for reporting this news. It’s so sad that they ruined SF.
And to think it was done deliberately…evil really.
@@KayRay424 I believe that. I believe that this destruction of the City is intentional.
@@Qrayon Portland…Seattle…Philadelphia …lot of cities with rampant crime, homeless, illegals …and a lot of empty commercial real estate. Dead or dying cities.
@@Qrayon I misspoke…Philadelphia NOT Pittsburgh…huge “trank” problem zombie drug.
@@Qrayon Philadelphia…not Pittsburgh. My apology to the latter.
I could listen to Leo saying 'gone' all day long. This guy does a great job .
Wow, what a change from childhood, thanks for posting these 🌻
Man is there anything left in that dump? I feel bad for you all losing so much culinary history.
1925!
Watching these videos has me walking around saying things like "Gone, nooooowww," "CLOSED, noooowww," "For leeeeaaaassee" and "Boards, Boards, Boards." My wife is ready to slit my throat. 🤣🤣🤣
I first arrived to San Francisco in 1979, at 18 on my way to Travis AFB. I'd go down there and walk the whole city, go to the forts, hang out at the beaches, eat at all the diners, Crivelli's Oyster Bar at The Cannery. It was vibrant. Last visit was about 8 or so years ago. Still a great place. Now with the tolerance of crime and vagrancy nobody wants to be in business there. Like a lot of places run by extreme leftists. Very sad.
We were stationed at Travis from 1980-85. We used to go to San Francisco to beat the heat. It was always 30-40° cooler there and China Town had the best Chinese food I ever ate.
@@jocarson5310 Those were great times. I remember the temperature drop too. I'd take my little Chevette to the coast. Also had a 14ft sailboat. I'd launch in Marin or Mare Island and sail some rough water or camp out at Bodega Bay. Could do a lot on $420 a month in those days. I was in the AR shop - 60th FMS. Then to Ramstein for 2 years. TY4sharing
Our family took a vacation there in back 1999 and wow things have changed! I don’t think I would ever go there again.
BOARDS, BOARDS, BOARDS, BOARDS.........Courtsey of DEMOCRATS
SF provides signs prohibiting sleeping in closed restaurants. Wow.
It was bound to happen with anyone in power . Don’t be fooled. It’s just the cycle of World power. Nobody stays on top forever. America hand their 100 year fun and hangover. Now it’s time for someone else. The GREEK empire. The ROMAN empire. The British rule , America etc. Your party is just over not because of the Democrats or Republicans.. it’s the cycle. Get it ?
yea buy stock in Home depot......selling all the boards for the glass.
I'm getting very Board.
Board Back Better
Everything is gone now!!! 😩
Way gone!
@@LeoMetalTravelerABSOLUTELY AND DEFINITELY AGREED 1000%!!!!!!!!!!
@@LeoMetalTravelerhey brother do you think it will somehow recover?and if so what will it take
@@daniel-nw5iq stop voting for socialist/Communist polices.
The only way I can walk safely across town now is to wear a beanie and sunglasses,
an old dark jacket/ pants. Even light a cigarette through the rough areas. (Not kidding).
Walk quickly and keep moving. Don’t look at anyone. 😎
-> Bonus. Fake wallet in my pocket with some ones and fives. And fake credit cards.
Gives new meaning to the term "boardwalk".
So many memories here… Alioto’s was the last restaurant that I was able to enjoy with both my grandparents before they passed. They honeymooned in SF in 1939, and it was their favorite city in the world! Happy for all the times I took my son to Fisherman’s Wharf while he was growing up. 😢💔
So sad to see....Me and some friends traveled from Denmark in the early 90´s, spending 14 days driving in Nevada,Arizona and California.And visiting San Fransisco was everything I dreamed about.It was truly a magnificent city with so many possibilities,driving down Lombard Street ,taking in the view from Coit tower and of course spending time on Fisherman´s Wharf...Heartbreaking to see what has become of this beautiful city
San Francisco can now house the homeless in those vacant stores.
I so glad we visited the US twice in the 90's and saw San Francisco and LA before all this happened. We loved our stay in San Francisco and visit to Fisherman's Wharf. This is so sad to see😢
This is particularly sad. People from around the world went there for much of the twentieth century. This place was on everybody’s “must visit” list.
You should ask the people that are around about all the economic devastation.
Also ask them their party affiliation.
As if they could hv a response
All this happened four years ago. It's not new and started in 2019.
I never imagined such a wonderful and iconic place would end up like these.
I went there in 1999. And it was packed with people shopping. I can't believe what I am seeing.
I was shocked to see San Francisco a few weeks ago. Hypodermic needles on the street while some dude dropped his pants and crapped on the side of a building right in front of us. What a damn shame.
I used to live off Francisco St on a little dead end called Brett Hart Terrace. Rented a lovely home for $4K a month with a two car garage back in 2009. The view of the SF bay on Russian Hill was simply marvelous to behold. My wife and I on many an evening walked to Fishermen’s Wharf to dine at these establishments now
“G O N E N OW”. How sad.
Thanks Metal Leo for reporting the news. Since they locked up Julian Assange, your my next favorite journalist. Using an IPhone is brilliant journalism, pictures or video don’t lie.
In SF, all those trees on the streets if not watered regularly by government workers none would survive. For 3 months that summer in 2009 I lived in Russian Hill SF it never rained, I was told that was normal.
I was told to read a non-fiction book on why, Cadillac Desert. I did, fascinating read on why for millennia for near 6 months every summer in Cali it rarely rains yet the massive Redwoods thrive in this wild unchanging climate.
Metal Leo rock on!
Cadillac desert is a great book it explains how powerful people trap newly elected senators and Congress people the water wars of the West the decimation of the Ogallala water aquifer the destruction of the Owens Valley the “over allocation“ of the Colorado river water “cash register dams“ etc. a great read
Where I live $4000 a month would get you a 6-7000 ft mansion on 5 acres of land
Check out German in Venice. Same thing in Hollywood
$4k per month in 2009? An example of Overpriced SF real estate.
Redwoods are watered by fog in the dry months. The fog collects on their needles then rains down onto the roots. No shortage of fog on the north coast.
How sad 😢. Years ago San Francisco was such a wonderful place to visit. 2 hours from Sacramento made it perfect for a quick day trip or weekend stay.
California was once a place you dreamed of visiting or even moving to become a resident. Now it's a nightmare for those that lives there and with deteriorating socio economic conditions, no one wants to go near it.
Man, I've eaten in in all those restaurants since the 70's. Thank God my father has passed away before seeing this... Giants games at Candlestick, charter fishing, Alcatraz, the chocolate factory, crooked road, Nob Hill... what a criminal shame.
The souvenir shops should sell abandoned building ornaments that are tagged with graffiti and for lease signs.
ROFL. Would be very apropos, sadly.
In about 200 years the whole place will be Starfleet Command HQ
Every time he says "GOOONNNEEE NOOOOW" I get a bit more depressed. Insane to think THIS is the USA.
California.
Democrats USA
What a living nightmare!