the Mission Dolores is part of Valencia Gardens, California, United States.

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Welcome to Mission San Francisco de Asis Popularly Known as Mission Dolores
Made by davidyuweb
Welcome to Mission San Francisco de Asis Popularly Known as Mission Dolores Of the 21 California Missions this is the third most northerly and the sixth to be established under the direction of Father Junipero Serra. Lieutenant Jose Joaquin Moraga led the group that arrived in this area on June 27, 1776. A scouting party had visited three months earlier and named a small stream nearby, Arroyo de Nuestra Senora de los Dolores. Father Francisco Palou, a co-worker of Father Serra, celebrated the first mass in he area under a makeshift shelter on June 29, and thus the City of Saint Francis had its official beginning five days before the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The formal establishment of the Mission of Saint Francis was delayed until the arrival of the necessary Church document and took place on October 9, 1776. Within the Mission -- This building, completed in 1791, the oldest intact Mission, is 114 feet long, 22 feet wide, with adobe walls 4 feet thick. Original redwood logs supporting the roof remain in place. They are lashed together with rawhide. Masses are still celebrated here. The ceiling, although repainted, depicts original Ohlone Indian designs done with vegetable dyes. The reredos, or decorative altar, came from San Blas, Mexico in 1796. The two aside altars were also crafted in Mexico and were brought to the Mission in 1810. They are adorned with columns, apparently marble, which are in fact fashioned from wood. The gold leaf on the altars is basically the same as when it first arrived. Access to the choir loft (not open to the public) was at the first gained by way of the outside stairway. The present spiral staircase is a later addition. The three bells of the Mission, cast in Mexico, honor Saints Joseph, Francis and martin. In the 1868, Bret Harte wrote a poem commemorating these bells. Immediately inside the chapel on the left wall are confessional doors. The priest would sit between the open doors. Men would stand or kneel in front of the priest for confession, while women would go to either side and confess through the opening. Midway on the left side is the baptistery. To this day parish baptisms take place here. The first of more than 28,000 baptisms during the Mission Period took place two months before the official establishment of the Mission. The records are still preserved. There are four burial places marked within the Mission Chapel walls. Beginning at the back, they are those of William Leidesdorff, an Afro-American pioneer businessman of the City; the Noe Family; Lieutenant Jose Joaquin Moraga, leader of the June 1776 expedition; and Very reverend Richard Carroll, first pastor of Mission Dolores after San Francisco became an Archdiocese. The Diorama -- Created for the 1939 World' Fair on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, it shows what the area looked like around 1791. The Mission complex is extensive including the Church on the left, the Convent runs across the front (where the Franciscans and their guests stayed) and a long building on the right which was the granary. To the black are shops and servant quarters. Buildings to the far right housed soldiers and civilians based at the Mission. The Basilica -- The few steps on the right lead to the side door of the parish church. While the Mission withstood the shock of the 1906 earth-quake, the parish church was not so fortunate and present building was completed in 1918. In 1952 Pope Pius XII designated this a Basilica, an honorary Church of the Pope. The partially opened re-and-gold umbrella on the right side of the altar and the carved coat of arms with the papal insignia on the left are the marks of the Basilica. The beautiful stained-glass wind at the red of the Church pictures Saint Francis of Assisi patron of the Mission and the City of San Francisco. The upper side windows represent angels. The lower side windows depict the 21 California Mission along with two in honor of Fathers Serra and Palou. High above the main altar and set against the sunburst pattern is the wood carving of Master Dolorosa, Our Lady of Sorrow. The Seven Sorrows or Marry are depicted individual on the front of each of the two side balconies, with the fir sorrow depicted in a similar carving over the main door at the rear of the Church. The oval mosaics depict the Apostles. From the entry point, the shrines are Martin de Porres, ( and then counter-clockwise) Sacred Heart of Jess, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Shire of the Deceased and Senor de los Milagros, Saints Anne and Mary, and Saint Rita. Covered Walkway -- Copes of actual period drawing and photos are exhibited on the right side of the walkway. The first show a celebration where the best dancers from each of the 17 different tribe performed. The second shows the buildings and compound around 1826. The third shows a bullfight in progress in front of the Mission Under the Spanish, the Franciscans had promised to someday turn the missions lands over the Indians. When the Mexican government took over, the people demanded that governor strip the Mission of their land. The governor complied. During this period the buildings were used to host public events like this bullfight. The next picture shows hours--drawn hearses bring bodies from services after the 1906 earthquake. Note in particular the total destruction of the church next door to the mission. The final image is the mission’s impressive façade as it appears today. The left side of the walkway exhibits photographs of Pope John Paul II;s visits to Mission Dolores in 1987. His visit is remembered by all those in Attendances as high point in the Missions long history. The museum -- in 1976, the bicentennial year of Mission Dolores, work was completed on the restoration of his room which once was used as a classroom. Artifacts, some previously displayed in the Mission Chapel and some stored away form public vies, were gathered together in this small, but authentic museum. Look at the inset n the wall near the entrance door. All of the alls are constructed of adobe bricks that were formed and sundried nearby. In 1788, Father Cambon, who directed the construction of Mission Dolores, reported that 36,000 such adobe bricks were needed to complete the building. Most precious among the items on the display are scared items in the central display, some of which are replicas of gifts from Father Serra himself. On special interest are the lithographs of the California mission, the original roof truss, and there revolving tabernacle brought from the Philippines. When unlocked, it can be opened by rotation the center section. This tabernacle is still uses here at the Mission Dolores, places up the Altar of Repose on Holy Thursday. The wood trusses lashed with rawhide were paralleled with steel in 1916 for further protect the building from earthquakes. The cemetery -- The statue in the center of the garden is of Father Junipero Sera as sculpted by Arthur Putnam, an early California artist. Burials in Mission Dolores Cemetery took place form the earliest days or the mission until the 1890's. Originally the Cemetery covered a much larger are. The first grave markers wear simple wooden crossed and deteriorated completely with the passage of the time. Gradually the Cemetery was consolidated to its present size. The unidentified bodies were reverently buried in a common grave. Most of the extant markers designated people who died in the decades following the Gold Rush, when San Francisco was a rapidly grow City which experienced much illness and many early deaths. Many of those who are buried here have given their names to street of San Francis. Among the notable buried here are Don Luis Antonio Arguello, first governor of Alta California under Mexican rule, Don Francisco de Haro, first Alcalde (mayor) of San Francisco, there victim of the Vigilantes: James P. Casey, Charles Cora, and James Yankee Sullivan; and t a French family killed in the explosion of the steamboat Jenny Lind.


Is he really doing that?
Made by reelgeek
Today was a very strange day. I went vintage shopping with Erinne, Ashley and Ashley, so our names were easy to remember... but when we were scouting for a place to take photos a very sketched out guy who was leaving this street decided to follow us back into it. Then, he walked passed us, stepped into an alcove, dropped his pants and started to masturbate at us. Honest to Eww. So, we turned around and walked away. About a minute later, a police car drove onto that street, the guy bolted and they apprehended him. Erinne said that we should tell the police, and we ended up having the guy charged with indecent exposure. After the police reports were filled out, we decided to do our shoot in the same street anyhow. :) Later the police called me and said they had him committed to the psychiatric ward so no charges would be laid. Soooo bizarre. To top it off, we got massively cat called by several guys afterwards to which I yelled, We were already masturbated at, so you're going to have to try harder if you want us to pay attention. Also, a guy drove up to us and said, I have a studio near here if you want to use it. So I told him I was a photographer and had a studio as well. Then he said Oh, well mine is just kind of an apartment you can go to if you want to. *sigh* Strobist info: Nikon SB900 with 1/4 CTO gel on full power bouncing in a 43 umbrella 3ft camera left of the girls, 2ft higher, pointed downwards. Nikon SB900 on 1/2 power shooting through a 43 white umbrella camera right, on the ground pointed upward towards the girls.


Mission San Francisco de Asis
Made by totisprz ( back from vacation)
View of the modern church, located right next door of the original Mission Dolores. The story of Misión San Francisco de Asis (popular name of Mission Dolores) began some 220 years ago. It was in March, 1776, that a scouting party under the direction of Lt. Don Jose Joaquin Moraga visited the area and named the small stream and lake after the Saint of the day, Arroyo de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (Lake of Our Lady of Sorrows). He returned to Monterey to convey the news and received his commission to establish a presidio and mission in the name of Carlos III of Spain. His expedition of soldiers, colonists with wives and children, and two Franciscans arrived on June 27, 1776, to pitch their camp near the Lake. On June 29, Fras Francisco Palou and Benito Cambon celebrated Mass in honor of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul on the shores of the small lake. This would be the site of the future Mission, but the date of June 29th would become the official birthday of the City of San Francisco. Of the 21 California Missions, this is the third most northerly, and the sixth to be established under the direction of Father Junipero Serra. www.forttours.com/pages/missiondolores.asp


New tattoo
Made by timoni
Brand-brand new tattoo. My design: the typeface is IM Fell Great Primer Pro. The quote is from a 1919 New York Times article pronouncing that the geodetic effect of Einstein's Theory of Relativity had been proven: LIGHTS ALL ASKEW IN THE HEAVENS; Men of Science More or Less Agog Over Results of Eclipse Observations. EINSTEIN THEORY TRIUMPHS Stars Not Where They Seemed or Were Calculated to be, but Nobody Need Worry. I chose this quote because I thought it was funny and charmingly candid, but also because it's a oddly perfect secular counterpoint to my favorite scripture, back when I was a Christian: When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?-– Psalm 8:3-5 Whether Christian or agnostic, as I am now, I've always felt most reassured when looking up into a clear night sky, seeing the heavens shine back down on me. And yeah, this is a complicated nod towards Douglas Adams' DON'T PANIC.


New bike!
Made by timoni
Specs! Frame / Size / Year: Livery Design Gruppe Black Sparkle Track / 53cm / 2010 Handlebars / Stem: Nitto Classic 42cm 25.4mm Silver Road Bars / Nitto Lugged Threadless Stem Fork / Headset: Livery Design Gruppe Track Stem / Chris King Threadless Headset Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire: Origin8 Pro-Pulsion Track Hub / Velocity Deep V Rim / Vittoria Zaffiro Pro Tire Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire: Origin8 Pro-Pulsion Track Hub / Velocity Deep V Rim / Vittoria Zaffiro Pro Tire Crankset / Bottom Bracket: Sugino RD2 Messenger Crankset Pearl White / Sugino Bottom Bracket Saddle / Seat Post: Brooks White Team Pro CMWC Tokyo / Nitto S-84 Lugged Seatpost Pedals / Chain: Origin8 Pro Track Light Pedal & Soma Fab Toe Cages Brakes / Brake Levers: Shimano Tiagra Brakes / Soma Fabrications Urban Cross Levers Gearing / Chainring / Misc.: Euro-Asia Deluxe Track Cog


Sinclair
Made by rick
This is Sinclair. At least I *think* that's how he introduced himself, but it was 2am and I was a little tipsy at the time, so I may not be remembering correctly. Anyway, Sinclair approached me and my two friends in an effort to sell us a $1 Street Sheet. So I offered him $2 to take his portrait, and he happily obliged. Sinclair said he is a Vietnam War veteran, who also describes himself as Down, but not out. After I took his photo, he asked what our names are, then he shook my hand and continued down the street. Inspired by Thomas Hawk's $2 Portraits Project.


Tartine Flowers
Made by Capt. Mouffette
The first of many film shots taken during our SF trip last month. I have about 25 more frames to post – equal parts yay!:yikes! I’m not sure what’s up with the vertical lines here – at first I thought they were scratches on the film, but no other frames in the roll had the same problem. Whatever the case, I like the result as it adds to the weathered and aged feel. This could easily be a treasured photo in your grandmother’s family album. I will be adding this and many more new photos to my etsy soon.


stuff white people like
Made by bkusler
i got too way caught up in www.stuffwhitepeoplelike.org tonight... it was funny and painful mostly because it was true :) click the links and read that shit, it's some funny ass writing at some point it occurred to me, 'hm, i prolly ALREADY have a pic in my own photo stream for most of these... (looks like their site got redditted --- doh! i retargeted some of the links below, but not all of em... you can figure it out)


guitar hero for atari 2600
Made by bkusler
i was doodling in photoshop while talking on the phone to curtisha... i had this weird dream last night that kel and i had been hired to backport guitar hero to atari 2600... guess that's what i decided to doodle about while curtis and i gabbed about how being a bear is old and busted and how tranny is the new hotness. anyway, it probably needs a nice blocky representation of steve perry in the background but i just couldn't get his cameltoe right with only 192x160 to work with... besides, the call is over now and i need to fucking get back to work :P


Number of cars parked on each block of Valencia Street at different times of day
Made by Eric Fischer
Data from SFPark, 3pm April 21, 2011 through 3pm April 22, 2011. The significant thing from the public policy perspective is the cliff at 6:00pm when the parking meters turn off, after which there is less incentive for anyone to give up their parking spaces. I think the trough from 6:00 to 8:00am on one side of the street was street cleaning. The street cleaning also makes that side of the street less desirable for several hours beforehand.


14
Made by bex finch
hey, have you guys forgotten about me yet? i know, i've fallen a bit behind. damn. i'll make some of the days up or something. or not. san francisco is flooding! well, just my garden. crazy crazy weather out here. stay dry, fellow californians! check out how the rain (in the photo) is going in different directions. neat. view large! listen to jimi


Death & Taxes
Made by .laz
That's the name of this absolutely delectable Schwarzbier from a — no kidding — one man operation called Moonlight Brewing Co. If you're in the Bay Area, do yourself a favor and support them by buying a round or two. :) The bar in which this was taken is called The Monk's Kettle, a wonderful beer bar in the Mission District. Easily could have spent my entire vacation just relaxing in there. Ha.


One Rincon Hill Rising (Horizontal)
Made by A Sutanto
Can't decide which I like better/dislike less. The tower on the right is the first of two residential towers that are part of One Rincon Hill development. The entire neighborhood will be undergoing major transformation. Already there are at least three other large scale developments has been approved for the area. When all this construction are completed, San Francisco's skyline will look very different from today.


My New Friend
Made by fraying
The day after. Line work is done, shading comes next. It's no small thing to know you've adorned yourself for the rest of your life. It feels heavy. Like moving to a new country or getting married. There's something lost, and something gained. A new world to explore. (Photo by my adored wife, Heather Champ. Tattoo by Jason at Cyclops Tattoo.) See also: My New Friend


No parking sign
Made by niallkennedy
spotted in front of , near Dolores Park. DO NOT PARK HERE The wrath of the ancients will fall upon your head, your shoelaces will not stay tied. Rabid squirrels will invade your home. Food in your refrigerator will mysteriously spoil. Your vehicle will start making that expensive knocking sound again and No one will talk to you at parties You will also seriously piss off the bitch who pays good money for this garage. And nobody wants that.


If You Were There, Beware (258/366)
Made by amber {in the shadow of za'ha'dum}
Large on black Song: here (It has nothing to do with the photo, but for some reason I've been unable to get it out of my head all day) I have to say, I am really happy with this photo! Thanks to all of you for your comments and favs--I really, really appreciate it. :) Explore #21


283. i get the news i need on the weather report
Made by bex finch
ah such beautiful weather here... trying to pull myself out of my listlessness. being proactive. and i think i just convinced my parents to send my amazing dog jack out for the summer and they'll pick him up when they come out for my birthday. *fingers crossed* i miss him so much!!! listen { july alphabet soup } B is for bubbles!!


Be inspired - Banksy
Made by Steve Rhodes
This photo will be in the June issue of San Francisco magazine. Update, it was in the June 2010 issue of SF mag Another photo which also shows a SFMOMA banner www.flickr.com/photos/ari/4549679101/ That Banksy was painted over not too long after I took the photo. During the brief time it was up, many people came to Valencia Street to see it.


What we did at work today (Rawwrrrr!)
Made by @superamit
We had a shipment of 2,000 dinosaurs (we include one with every Photojojo Store order) diverted from our fulfillment center to our San Francisco office for a photo shoot. (Because... why not?) We're shooting again tomorrow morning -- if you want to help out or model, let us know on twitter!


diptych - dolores park
Made by lawatt
so this is my first-ever diptych! not sure why it took me so long to learn... these were both taken in Dolores Park on the Polaroid Nerd-Out day -- everyone else was taking pictures of each other, so I took pictures without any people at all... I lived in an apartment on the edge of Dolores Park for four years (1996-2000), so it remains a very beloved place to me...