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Pacifica's "Sea Bowl" Closing Down After 64 YearsPacifica’s “Sea Bowl” Closing Down After 64 Years
By - posted 3/28/2023
Goodbye

Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the sad news that Pacifica’s Sea Bowl Entertainment Center and its 32 lanes of bowling will be closing down very soon. This bowling alley in Pacifica first opened its doors in March of 1958 but is closing at the end of May after more than more...

SF's 5,000 sqft Pop-Up Roller Rink Ends March 31stSF’s 5,000 sqft Pop-Up Roller Rink Ends March 31st
By - posted 3/21/2023
Goodbye, San Francisco

Have you had a chance to skate San Francisco’s pop-up covered outdoor roller rink San FranDISCO? Get your skate on soon. The state-of-the-art covered roller rink rolls away on March 31, 2023.  What’s so special about this roller rink? San FranDISCO is put on by the crew behind the Church of 8 Wheels. more...

SF's "Bay Lights" Are Back On Due to "Glitch"SF’s “Bay Lights” Are Back On Due to “Glitch”
By - posted 3/13/2023
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open

On March 5th, the Bay Lights officially went “dark” after 10 years – part of a planned shutdown to take 6-months to repair the lights and bring them back brighter and bigger than ever on Labor Day Weekend 2023. But there’s a catch. Actually, a glitch. The Bay Lights actually turned more...

Yet Another Shop in Union Square Closes for GoodYet Another Shop in Union Square Closes for Good
By - posted 3/9/2023
Goodbye, San Francisco

Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that unfortunately yet another Union Square store has closed up shop. Canadian outdoor apparel and gear brand Arc’teryx quietly closed its only San Francisco store located at 300 Grant Ave on January 15, 2023. On the same day, it also closed its Walnut more...

SF’s Lighted Forest Ends March 12? Not So Fast...SF’s Lighted Forest Ends March 12? Not So Fast…
By - posted 3/8/2023
Artsy Fartsy, Goodbye, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Another update! (As of 3/11/23) – Good news for people who love Entwined! According to Box Shop SF, due to the wet weather the organizers are unable to de-install their lighted forest as they were planning on doing after March 12th. So, for the time being, the lights will stay more...

All of SF's 'Amazon Go' Stores Closing April 1All of SF’s ‘Amazon Go’ Stores Closing April 1
By - posted 3/6/2023
Goodbye, San Francisco

Hoodline recently shared that Amazon is closing all four of its Amazon Go stores in San Francisco. Amazon announced that Amazon’s San Francisco brick-and-mortar cashless stores, located at 300 California Street, 98 Post Street, 575 Market Street, and 3 Embarcadero Center, will close on April 1, 2023. Amazon has stated it more...

SF's Beloved "Samy's Camera" Abruptly Closes After 10 YearsSF’s Beloved “Samy’s Camera” Abruptly Closes After 10 Years
By - posted 3/4/2023
Goodbye, San Francisco

The San Francisco Standard shared the news that San Francisco camera shop “Samy’s Camera” abruptly closed its doors on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. San Francisco photographers and videographers have been coming to Samy’s Camera, located at 1090 Bryant St., for the past 10 years for their camera gear. They were one more...

The Bay Lights to Go Dark After 10 Years. Will They Return?The Bay Lights to Go Dark After 10 Years. Will They Return?
By - posted 3/2/2023
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Goodbye

The Bay Lights is set to finally go dark after 10 years. When exactly will the lights go dark? Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 8pm – On Sunday night, Ben Davis (founder of Illuminate) will make a few remarks just before he gives the signal to shut them down around 8pm. Best viewing more...

Iconic Santa Cruz County Pier To Be DemolishedIconic Santa Cruz County Pier To Be Demolished
By - posted 2/20/2023
Goodbye, Storm Watch

A storied pier on the Santa Cruz County coast will be demolished next week, park officials announced. The pier at Seacliff State Beach was damaged beyond repair during the recent extreme weather events, California State Parks said Thursday. January’s atmospheric river rainstorms and ocean swells were more than the longtime landmark more...

SF's Only Bed Bath & Beyond Store ClosingSF’s Only Bed Bath & Beyond Store Closing
By - posted 2/15/2023
Goodbye, San Francisco

Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco is losing its only Bed Bath & Beyond store. Bed Bath & Beyond has announced that it will soon close a slew of its stores including its two-story San Francisco location at 555 Ninth Street. The Vacaville store was also more...

Castro Bar "Harvey's" Closing After 27 Years in SFCastro Bar “Harvey’s” Closing After 27 Years in SF
By - posted 1/27/2023
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, LGBTQ+, San Francisco

Thanks to Hoodline for sharing the unfortunate news that Harvey’s, located at 500 Castro Street, is closing its doors for good after 27 years. Harvey’s bar and restaurant opened in 1996 in memory of Harvey Milk. Before Harvey’s, the bar and restaurant was the iconic Elephant Walk in the 1970s and more...

Performing Arts Venue PianoFight Closing Both LocationsPerforming Arts Venue PianoFight Closing Both Locations
By - posted 1/25/2023
Goodbye, Oakland, San Francisco

Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the unfortunate news that PianoFight, which has performing arts venues in San Francisco and Oakland, is closing both of its locations. PianoFight will shutter both SF and Oakland locations on March 18, 2023. What began in 2007 with an unproduced play by a few young artists more...

Palace of Fine Arts' Beloved Swan 'Blanche' Dies at 28Palace of Fine Arts’ Beloved Swan ‘Blanche’ Dies at 28
By - posted 1/18/2023
Goodbye, San Francisco

Blanche, the swan who captured the hearts of generations of visitors to the Palace of Fine Arts, has died at 28, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. Blanche passed away Thursday, Jan. 12 at her home in Sonoma County, where she retired in July 2022 after a lifetime more...

McDonald's Closes SF's Fisherman Wharf RestaurantMcDonald’s Closes SF’s Fisherman Wharf Restaurant
By - posted 1/18/2023
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco

Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that the McDonald’s restaurant located at 145 Jefferson Street in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf has closed. A sign was put up on the front door stating that the restaurant has closed, but a new restaurant would take its place. McDonald’s has disclosed that more...

Discount Department Store Ross Closes SF StoreDiscount Department Store Ross Closes SF Store
By - posted 1/11/2023
Goodbye, San Francisco

Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that discount department store Ross Dress for Less has closed one of its San Francisco stores located at 5200 Geary Blvd. A sign was posted on its doors announcing it was closing up shop on January 10, 2023. The retail giant is also downsizing more...