Downtown San Diego Walk
I joined Pacific Photographic Society and attended a Downtown Photowalk on a gray Sunday morning. The walk started at Maritime Museum on the Embarcadero (1492 N. Harbor Dr.). Bill Grolz served as our leader and was very gracious, and knowledgeable. At 7:45 am we gathered for a group picture and then headed south along the Embarcadero towards the Broadway Pier. The pace was good and we were encouraged to stop for photos as we went along. Past the pier we came to the USS Midway (aircraft carrier) Museum. Past that we headed towards the water and the Kiss Statue (above). A tribute to Bob Hope (National Salute to Bob Hope and the Military) and his work with the USO is located nearby.
A bicycle trick just for us |
A skull sail |
Our walk continued to Sea Port Village where a bicyclist demonstrated some of his skill for us. He was very accommodating and repeated his feat three times so we could all get pictures. Our path continued past hotels and anchored boats and on behind the convention center. Comic-Con has many attendees who create and wear costumes of the characters they watch on TV and in movies. The costumed attendees are not shy about posing for pictures and we found some cooperative ones in the long waiting lines.
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A bridge afforded us passage across the busy Harbor Drive to the attractive Petco Park baseball stadium. We walked beside the stadium to the San Diego trolley station where the information signs had been changed from English to Klingon in honor of Comic-Con. The Comic-Con attendees crowed the station area as they went back and forth between the convention center and the gaslamp district. Several companies had displays for their TV shows close to the trolley station. I paused for a picture of "FBI" agents gathered in front of a building with red structures supporting the glass walls. Despite their black uniforms they were not real agents.
We continued our walk up 5th Ave. through the gaslamp section of San Diego downtown. There were lots of Comic-Con attendees on the streets. They were easy to recognize by their badges dangling from a lanyard around their necks. A few wore costumes in homage to their favorite characters. Our group became split between the two sides of the street as we moved along. The sky started to clear somewhat and I hoped for blue to appear soon. Pictures with grey skies are not as appealing. No luck so I continued to look for other opportunities. As we moved up to Market Street the group reformed on the way to the Santa Fe Depot. The Spanish Colonial Revival style station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It serves trains, trollies, and buses.
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Our photowalk ended in Little Italy at a Burger Lounge restaurant. It was a wonderful way to spend a Sunday morning.
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