Gimme Shelter- A Southwest Road Trip : Part 1-Arizona
My navigator, a friendly sounding woman housed within my I-Phone, had told me my destination was on the left. I looked………and it was a 7-11. I had already gotten lost … Continue reading
Walking Across the Metropolis- 23 Miles on San Pablo Ave.
Last spring, I went for a walk. A new resident of the East Bay. Still in the shadow of the recession , I had some time on my hands, and … Continue reading
Palm Springs- Where The Grass is Sometimes Greener
Maintaining a blog is a lot of work. But it also a labor of love, and sometimes, the juice to write and compose pieces is simply not there, and that’s … Continue reading
Syracuse Rising- A Rust Belt Love Story
Like many, I went home for the holidays to be with family. While home , I took a walk in my old “hometown downtown”- Syracuse, New York. It conjured up … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide- The Gentrification of Hudson,NY
This is the second part of a 2-part series recounting travels back to my home state of New York, a complicated visit to Hudson. I’m having an affair ….sort of, … Continue reading
Bob Collins
I am an architect and avid urbanist living in berkeley california. this blog, hatched during the darkest days of the recession, has become an on-going chronicle of discovering the place i live, trips farther afield, urban ruminations, and other ephemera.
email : rcollinssf@gmail.com
