Tuesday afternoon, on the eve of the winter solstice 2022, friends and passers-by gathered to sip fresh BareBottle beers, wines and coffees at that tidy little kiosk up in the high park, surrounded by trees and towering buildings continuing up into the chilly sky. There would be inspections and minor delays to come, but the vision was becoming real at last. Using ropes to slowly turn the unit around in the air before lowering it where the plumbing was waiting to be connected took longer than the lifting. The aluminum veil and the botanical-garden-like plantings along the perimeter were untouched. The ascents of the two units were swift and flawless. It was hard to imagine that the yellow webbing he clipped in place would be strong enough to lift the first metal unit, bedecked with various modifications, counters, shelves, pipes, decking and other enhancements. A worker climbed atop the first container-taproom unit and attached what looked like yellow ribbons to the corners. A park that was on the verge of getting a beer garden featuring a popular City brewery, if only the crane operator could swing it into place blind, from the street, over the fragile white veil enveloping the building, merely by listening to a coworker with a walkie-talkie!Īfter minor puzzles were solved and details adjusted, the first big moment arrived. Nothing but suffering would result if any harm were to befall the airy structure surrounding the bus terminal and its 5.4 acre rooftop park.
The trick would be to lift the future taproom and coldbox units two stories off the pavement in light wind, swinging them onto the park up top, without damaging the signature white aluminum architectural lace facade designed by mathematician Roger Penrose. Soon enough, two painstakingly customized cargo containers arrived, proudly perched atop a massive flatbed truck. Mike Seitz, CEO and co-founder of San Francisco’s BareBottle Brewing Company, met a few people as they showed up in hard hats and reflective vests, rewarding them with donuts and a confident smile. At about 4:00 am local time, October 22, 2012, the quiet night was jarred by a red construction crane pulling up next to the massive, lacy-looking Transit Terminal building.
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