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Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/WLM Financial District photowalk 2017

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Wiki Loves Monuments: San Francisco Financial District photowalk 2017
Starting point at 200 Columbus Ave
When and Where
DateSaturday September 16, 2017
Time1-4 pm
Starting address200 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA

To celebrate and participate in Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in the United States, let's take freely-licensed photos of San Francisco Designated Landmarks and other historic buildings that don't yet have freely-licensed photos on Wikimedia Commons!

We'll meet up in Chinatown and move south through the Financial District to SOMA. We'll cover many designated landmarks and other historic buildings that need photos, and we'll pass many other recognized historic buildings eligible for the Wiki Loves Monuments photo competition.

All people are welcome. No experience necessary, and a smartphone camera is plenty good enough. Bring water, and wear walking shoes and sun protection for your skin.

Event information

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User:Dreamyshade at right
  • Date: Saturday September 16, 2017
  • Starting time and location: At 1 pm, meet at 200 Columbus Ave (Reveille Coffee Co). At 1:30 pm sharp, we'll start walking.
  • How to find the group: Your walk organizer will be User:Dreamyshade in a blue "Wikipedia belongs in education" t-shirt.
  • Length of walk: Approximately 1.75 miles, including some slopes (mostly downhill).
  • Map: Map of route and points of interest
  • End: We'll end at illy Caffe, 90 New Montgomery St., where we'll work on editing and uploading photos. (If illy Caffe is too busy, we'll go to Peet’s Coffee, 692 Mission St.)
  • Tip: If you have an Android phone, you can upload to Commons from your phone. If not, you can bring a laptop, partner with a person who brought a laptop, or take your photos home to upload later.

Participants

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If you have a Wikipedia account, sign your name by typing four tildes "~~~~". If you don't have an account, just write your name below (though it is recommended that you create a user account in advance of the event - create one here!).

Places to photograph

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Golden Era Building, #19
Belli buildings, #9 and #10
Mills building, #76

Buildings in italics already have photos on Wikipedia, but you can take a better photo. See List of San Francisco Designated Landmarks for landmark information.

Outcomes

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We had five participants! Our photos are now in articles including:

Gallery of photos uploaded: