Blue Fig and After Life Clothing at 990 and 988 Valencia Street - 2012

About This Item

Blue Fig is in the only one-story building on this entire block, and has been here since 2010; previously the storefront was occupied by a glass-cutting business. After Life was the location of a neighborhood controversy in 2009, when the American Apparel chain planned to open here. There was a major protest and 2500 people signed a petition against the store. Although there were 27 vacancies on Valencia Street, people were afraid of a chain store invasion. In the face of protest, American Apparel withdrew.

Created by
Kirkeberg, Max
Date
1/30/12
Slide ID
MiW-Valencia-900-W-07
Type
35 mm slide
Format
TIFF
Source
Max Kirkeberg Collection
Locale
San Francisco, California
Rights
Public
Views
920

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