Presidio Morning

The barracks in the San Francisco Presidio, where generations of men slept throughout the Spanish-American War, World I, and World War II, are in the process of being admirably restored. They are also being gently adapted for new use so that they can contribute to sustaining one of the most historic places in San Francisco. Walking before the freshly revamped brick buildings now, it is easy to imagine the impact these structures had in the late 1890s when they were built.

And yet, they also had a wonderful atmosphere when they still showed a patina of time and the faint stamps of military use that continued up until the 1990s. Here are some images from a foggy morning a few years back, when the years still lingered around the edges of the bricks and the corners still held shadows.