tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924705577830208404.post4350742661127206032..comments2023-10-05T08:32:27.461-07:00Comments on Bay Area Art Quake: Open studios, 2009 - Farewell to Belcher St. StudiosAnna L. Contihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636304182118944226noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924705577830208404.post-41299693707847745102009-10-13T23:21:54.931-07:002009-10-13T23:21:54.931-07:00Thank you for drawing attention to the undeserved ...Thank you for drawing attention to the undeserved demise of a wonderful space and community.<br />My blog if anyone would like to see it is<br />www.hadleynorthrop.blogspot.comHadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812683768187279907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924705577830208404.post-27199283325292521852009-10-08T01:45:36.014-07:002009-10-08T01:45:36.014-07:00Well then, he deserves an extra boo and hiss for h...Well then, he deserves an extra boo and hiss for his behavior. I agree with you that the Castro area is becoming overrun with bars; I was shocked by how loud the bars are from Castro to about 16th St (?). The bar with the pink window was playing its music so loud one Sunday afternoon that I could hear it from two blocks away. Unfortunately, they are not the only ones behaving in a rude and inconsiderate fashion. It makes me sad to see the area so commercialized and trivialized which makes the loss of Belcher St. Studios used to be even greater.Nancy Ewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116290968007398337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924705577830208404.post-49204487579970988902009-10-07T23:20:23.603-07:002009-10-07T23:20:23.603-07:00Belcher studios became an empty and sad place at t...Belcher studios became an empty and sad place at the end. The owner evicted everyone upstairs, leaving me and two others downstairs. My last few months there were depressing. I also live in the neighborhood, so I feel this is a great cultural loss for the Castro/Duboce Triangle area. The neighborhood is becoming just a bunch of restaurants and bars.Sandra Yagihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664661023572627039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924705577830208404.post-14334565893902664402009-10-07T17:30:02.909-07:002009-10-07T17:30:02.909-07:00I heard a few rumblings about the new owners as we...I heard a few rumblings about the new owners as well. Apparently he was rather erratic and charged the artists extra for all sorts of things. But still, it was a great place to visit - easy to reach via public transportation, on a nice street and with a great community. I knew one of the artists, Charles Stinson who is now over at 1890 Bryant St. I looked at a space there myself but couldn't bring myself to pay the extra rent. Unfortunately, there are so few really good options here in SF that I'm sorry to see one of them go, even if the option wasn't as good as it should have been.Nancy Ewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116290968007398337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924705577830208404.post-92178931914791411342009-10-07T11:00:00.147-07:002009-10-07T11:00:00.147-07:00Nancy, I interviewed one of those artists, Sandra ...Nancy, I interviewed one of those artists, Sandra Yagi. I'll post it soon. I loved that space, too, as a visitor. But I heard that it wasn't so great from the artist's POV, as least after the new owners took over.Anna L. Contihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636304182118944226noreply@blogger.com