Comments on: Developer wants penthouses atop armory http://www.sfhomeblog.com/2006/11/developer-wants-penthouses-atop-armory.html A San Francisco real estate blog written by insiders Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: CameronRex http://www.sfhomeblog.com/2006/11/developer-wants-penthouses-atop-armory.html/comment-page-1#comment-2350 CameronRex Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:27:00 +0000 http://importformatt.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/developer-wants-penthouses-atop-armory#comment-2350 I don't skate, and would be hopeless at it if I tried, but thanks for the tip Darwin. I'll give the building a closer look next time I'm in the area. Kind of a cool piece of trivia. I don’t skate, and would be hopeless at it if I tried, but thanks for the tip Darwin. I’ll give the building a closer look next time I’m in the area. Kind of a cool piece of trivia.

]]> By: darwin http://www.sfhomeblog.com/2006/11/developer-wants-penthouses-atop-armory.html/comment-page-1#comment-2349 darwin Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:01:00 +0000 http://importformatt.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/developer-wants-penthouses-atop-armory#comment-2349 "In yet another turn in the saga of the never-to-be-anything-but-a-drug-riddled-homeless-encampment"<br/><br/>Actually, it's a world famous skate spot as well. The stairs in front of it have been skated by pretty much every top-level pro skater in the last two decades. It's called "three-up-three-down" in the skate world.<br/><br/>http://news.eltecolote.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=f254a58291a56f08afb6c79ebb37e9f1<br/>"<br/>Many who wait for the 14 Mission bus at 14th street where there is a long set of three steps, probably have no idea that they are sitting in front of a spot that thousands of kids wish they could find. “The three up, three down, is definitely one of the most well-known, yet undiscovered spots across America,” asserted Dustin Grey, a local skateboarder whom has skated the spot on numerous occasions.<br/>"<br/><br/>One man's garbage is another man's treasure, I guess.. :)<br/><br/>=darwin “In yet another turn in the saga of the never-to-be-anything-but-a-drug-riddled-homeless-encampment”

Actually, it’s a world famous skate spot as well. The stairs in front of it have been skated by pretty much every top-level pro skater in the last two decades. It’s called “three-up-three-down” in the skate world.

http://news.eltecolote.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=f254a58291a56f08afb6c79ebb37e9f1
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Many who wait for the 14 Mission bus at 14th street where there is a long set of three steps, probably have no idea that they are sitting in front of a spot that thousands of kids wish they could find. “The three up, three down, is definitely one of the most well-known, yet undiscovered spots across America,” asserted Dustin Grey, a local skateboarder whom has skated the spot on numerous occasions.
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One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure, I guess.. :)

=darwin

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