Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Category: Ocean View

  • Words Fly Away

    Words Fly Away

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    Ocean View Branch Library 345 Randolph Street This is a fabulous piece for a library.  John Wehrle imagined the library interior as a metaphor for a book.  He covered the library in jumbled letters, words and pictures. According to the artist’s website: Created in 2004, Worlds Fly Away is a complete installation – floor to…

  • Dogie Diner Sign

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    Ocean View 45th Avenue and Sloat near The Great Highway Restored Dogie Diner Sign The Doggie Diner (1949-1986) restaurants could be seen throughout the Bay Area during their heyday. Mr. Al Ross, the Doggie Diner Chain’s owner asked Harold Bachman an ad and billboard layout designer, to draw up designs for the sign, it is…

  • Ocean View Branch Library

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    Ocean View Public Library 345 Randolph, San Francisco The front of the Ocean View library is adorned with two marvelous sculptures on either side of the door.  It was done out of cast Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete with integral color. The left panel shows a young tree, with landmarks of the old Oceanview District, some…