“Y” is another one of those letters that can be tricky to find something to fill in the A to Z Challenge. You can bet I was excited that there was an installation in the Illuminate SF project called YUD.
Finding said YUD was a little more difficult. It was on the list with the “Love Over Rules” exhibit and we know what trouble I had finding that one! You would think that a 60-foot cube would be easy to spot but it is actually down a tiny street called Yerba Buena Lane. It is attached to the Contemporary Jewish Museum and you can visit it during business hours with a paid admission.
It was after hours when I went so I couldn’t get inside and there were some people walking around the plaza that I was unsure about (they were yelling at each other) so I didn’t really walk too far away from my husband and our car. Still, this is pretty impressive, don’t you think? There are 36 diamond-shaped windows around the cube and it was designed by Daniel Libeskind in 2008. Inside, the space can be used for parties or other events and there was a video project done in 2017 that you can read about here.
Best Viewing: After dark stand in the museum’s entrance plaza. The address is 736 Mission Street but it is actually on Yerba Buena Lane.
One more day in our A to Z! We will have a rare Sunday post to finish it off before May starts on Monday. See you tomorrow with what I consider the grand finale!
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Wow…. Looks cool. Glad you’ve stayed safe in all your photo taking this month. Just one more to go!
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Yes! Some of the places were a little sketchy for me to be there by myself but I’m glad I took the chances.
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That’s a pretty big hidden little gem. 🙂 Glad you were able to find it, and it’s definitely one I’d like to visit.
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I felt sorry for my husband as he was driving on this trip. I saw it out of the corner of my eye and said, “Stop, pull over, there it is!”
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This looks spectacular — nice job with letter Y. Interestingly, Yerba Buena Lane could have been a Y, too 🙂
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Oh, yes! That would have worked too.
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That looks very cool! Probably one of my favorites throughout this month!
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Very striking up close. I wish those folks would not have been fighting in the alley so I could have gotten some different angles.
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Wow!!!
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Right?
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