San Francisco fisherman’s wharf SHUTTERED
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- The most requested video in the comments: Fisherman’s Wharf, is one of the city's biggest tourist traps . Souvenir shops and stalls selling crab and clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls used to be all over as do postcard views of the bay, Golden Gate and Alcatraz .But in recent years street conditions are eroding all the boutiques and eateries and visitors are met with rows of shuttered stores and boarded-up restaurants
In this video, I am walking at the heart of fisherman’s wharf , and I have to warn you, It’s not easy to watch . brace yourself for another eye-opening video.
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What's happening to San Francisco and California isn't just sad, it's criminal.
It has to be intentional, no one could govern that poorly
@@riptide10x60 It is intentional but what is the plan??? sell America to the Chinese?
This could be a campaign ad against Newsom and dems
It’s still The fifth largest economy in the whole fucking world so they must be doing something right.
All cities have ups and downs some recover, some don’t.
Comparing Detroit to San Francisco, is like comparing apples to oranges.
San Francisco will be back.
Detroit will never recover.
All the people complaining how bad California is will never help make it better.
And even though many of the businesses are closed, how come there is so many goddamn tourist here then?? 🤷♂️🤷♂️
It’s all been intentional…
Fifty years ago when I lived in the Bay Area, a favorite thing to do was to go down to Fisherman's Wharf, buy a crab to go, a loaf of sourdough bread and a bottle of good wine, walk to the park and have a feast! GONE NOW!
Some cities now don't allow us to sit, lay in the grassy parks , on a beautiful breezy afternoon, for more than.2 hours. Because it attracts the ' homeless'.
*THOSE ARE MY MEMORIES, AS WELL !!!*
Couldn't wait till crab season opened to get freshly steamed crab and a large clam chowder served in a sourdough bread bowl. Can't believe it's all gone. Wtf
@@brucekrause2801 They probably don't want you there for an extended period because you're taking up space from the homeless!
That sounded about right. I visited Fisherman Wharf first time in 1977. I went there last time in 2012 and it was declining then. The street crime was so ad I wouldn't want to park anywhere near the wharf.
This video pains me more that any so far. When I was in the USN, in the early 1970's we used to hang out in Fisherman's wharf. It was a crime free area, clean with great restaurants. Seeing those crab boil pots empty and cold are a sad testament to how far San Francisco has fallen.
@transmaster. Humanity itself has fallen. Do what I did. Tell Jesus you're a sinner. Ask Him into your heart. He's bringing the TRUE reset.
Times change.
Great memories from there, Sad to see for sure, but these clowns blaming Biden and Newsom are simply ignorant fools
@@Honey-Sanchezincredible comment
ya I'm scratching my head how ANY dem politicians are still getting any votes after literally destroying SF completely hollowed out.
This is really a shame, but the people of San Francisco get no pity from me. THEY VOTED FOR THIS! They turned their beautiful city into an actual cesspool.
EXACTLY!!
Totally agree with your comment..👍🏽
We used to drive to frisco n see baseball or just visit but, NO MORE !
SF can KMA
Our politicians are not voted in. They are hand selected
Hey I’m a Californian and not all of Is voted for this. There lots of Republicans like myself and my family that didn’t vote for Newsoms dumb ass but a lot of people did, and we can’t help the way others vote!
Thats kind of an idiotic way to think. What about the people that didn’t vote for this, is it their fault?? That’s like saying where ever you’re from if others voted for something that turned your city to shit, and people say, “hey fuck you, you’re an idiot and you deserve to live in that shithole, and I have no sympathy for your dumbass!” Even though you didn’t vote for and voted for the other guy. I mean Wouldn’t that be stupid of me to say to you? I think it would be because you didn’t vote for what made the city bad.
Just as the DemRats have done to California over the last 20 year's!!!
I first arrived to San Francisco in 1979, at 18 on my way to Travis AFB. I'd go down there and walk the whole city, go to the forts, hang out at the beaches, eat at all the diners, Crivelli's Oyster Bar at The Cannery. It was vibrant. Last visit was about 8 or so years ago. Still a great place. Now with the tolerance of crime and vagrancy nobody wants to be in business there. Like a lot of places run by extreme leftists. Very sad.
@@jocarson5310 Those were great times. I remember the temperature drop too. I'd take my little Chevette to the coast. Also had a 14ft sailboat. I'd launch in Marin or Mare Island and sail some rough water or camp out at Bodega Bay. Could do a lot on $420 a month in those days. I was in the AR shop - 60th FMS. Then to Ramstein for 2 years. TY4sharing
I visited SF regularly in the 80s and early 90s because my brother and his family lived in Livermore not far away. What a unique city, now destroyed by democrats. I loved Fisherman's Wharf and all the sights.
At one time Californa was a state people dreamed of visiting. But now, it seems many are dreaming of leaving, or have left California. It's sad to see how far this once great state has fallen.
As a Canadian. I grew up thinking Everything was possible in California. My first trip to California was in the seventies. I was six. It was magical for a young kid like me. That experience sunk into my soul!
It hasn't fallen. It is being destroyed from within.
Years ago I was trying to find work in IT in California (iSeries/AS/400). Glad I never moved out there.
From the most recent data available (2022 to 2023), we know that 144,472 people moved from CA Population is 39.03 million (2022) so given those numbers I agree more people should move from CA Too many people and very few leaving
Heartbreaking. One of America’s great city reduced to a garbage dump.
Communism does NOT improve lifestyle.
Gone....
Thank Newsom for this shit city.
The whole country is becoming a garbage dump.
@@pmscalisi
Thanks to Joe's invasion.
Thank You joe gavin & nancy GREAT JOB
I never dreamed Fisherman’s Wharf would look like a ghost town- this hurts me deeply
Same. I lived in SF for 3 years and left in 2009. Now I am in Castro Valley and only go to SF for work. I didnt think this would happen to FW despite how bad Market Street got.
You know its bad when the Chinese don't buy it.
@@jocarson5310 They are doing all kinds of deals all over the world. I don't think any US companies are a concern to them. Just depends what their motives are.
the Chinese already own California
Dont kid yourself, they buy it, and let it rot, while they stay living overseas... theres an old restaurant by my work thats been closed for over 10 years and if anything happens to that building youd have to call the owners in China. They pay for it, the city is getting paid so they dont gaf if it sits empty and rotting from the inside. Its truly disheartening & 1000% un-American
@@obsessedpisces5871 I would think they would insure it and have an accidental fire.
There used to be shirts that read "my parents went to San Francisco, and all I got was this stupid shirt." They need to sell shirts that read "I went to San Francisco, and all the muggers left me is this stupid shirt."
Hilariously fucking true!
I went to Fisherman's wharf many years ago and it was packed of people and all of these stores were open. It was a good time. It is heartbreaking what has happened this SF.
Me too. What's to happen? Why did this happen in the first place? ? What's the answer to change this?
money printers wharf
@@Ron4885 Simple answer: progressives and democrats
"COME GUYS ""HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?" REALLY ...DEMOCRATS...DUH DUH😂
@@Ron4885 there isnt one. boomers speculating on the next generations homes has collapsed society. you dont just switch it back
Gruesome & Drunk Nancy must be so proud
She’s a pig!
I used to live off Francisco St on a little dead end called Brett Hart Terrace. Rented a lovely home for $4K a month with a two car garage back in 2009. The view of the SF bay on Russian Hill was simply marvelous to behold. My wife and I on many an evening walked to Fishermen’s Wharf to dine at these establishments now
“G O N E N OW”. How sad.
Thanks Metal Leo for reporting the news. Since they locked up Julian Assange, your my next favorite journalist. Using an IPhone is brilliant journalism, pictures or video don’t lie.
In SF, all those trees on the streets if not watered regularly by government workers none would survive. For 3 months that summer in 2009 I lived in Russian Hill SF it never rained, I was told that was normal.
I was told to read a non-fiction book on why, Cadillac Desert. I did, fascinating read on why for millennia for near 6 months every summer in Cali it rarely rains yet the massive Redwoods thrive in this wild unchanging climate.
Metal Leo rock on!
Cadillac desert is a great book it explains how powerful people trap newly elected senators and Congress people the water wars of the West the decimation of the Ogallala water aquifer the destruction of the Owens Valley the “over allocation“ of the Colorado river water “cash register dams“ etc. a great read
Where I live $4000 a month would get you a 6-7000 ft mansion on 5 acres of land
Check out German in Venice. Same thing in Hollywood
$4k per month in 2009? An example of Overpriced SF real estate.
Redwoods are watered by fog in the dry months. The fog collects on their needles then rains down onto the roots. No shortage of fog on the north coast.
Breaks my heart. My husband and I used to go a couple times a year. Now all that is left are memories.
Im English, I live in England, UK.
I once visited Fisherman's Wharf, many years ago ( 1979 )
At my/that time, I recall Fisherman's Wharf, being a very pleasant and vibrant area.
At my time at Fisherman's Wharf, I went on a Helicopter flight over San Francisco
+ boat trip over to Alcatraz prison + had a few drinks in a Fisherman's Wharf, Bar.
Sorry for being boringly nostalgic.
Peace to all.
Wow I was born and raised there from 1953till 1988. Been there many times . Glad I left but very sad to see this. Man those politicians sure wrecked that place. Use to go to the blues shows at Lous every weekend.
That’s how this democrat governor rules .
Gavin Newsom -> Gone .. Time for a change folks.
Like Trump says.. What do you have to lose. 🤷🏻♀️
@@Koji-888 Uncontested white supremacy is the TRUE cause of AMERICA's demise
a bunch of war-mongering colonists whose KARMA is kickin
How? President Trump caused this when he pretended COVID-19 wasn't a threat. That created a pandemic that closed all these businesses.
It breaks my heart. Over the years I've been in every one of the legacy establishments on the bay. There is no reason left to visit SF.
I came here to figure out some ideas to block off widows at a warehouse. So many styles in this vid!! Thanks Metal!!!
“There’s the Zombie Land tour bus!” 😂 it’s funny, because it’s true!
Who’d want to take a bus tour to an area with everything closed?
@@502Chevy Right?
Thank you for sharing and making this video and others on the SF condition. It is really sad to see but this story that you are telling, must be told and shown. Thanks.
I was born in San Francisco and lived in the Bay Area for 60 years finally had to move away eight years ago came back for a visit I was at fisherman‘s wharf last night at one of the few remaining original restaurants “Scomas” for high school graduation we went to Alioto’s for lunch ate there more times than I can remember it breaks my heart to see what they’ve done to the city by the bay
In about 200 years the whole place will be Starfleet Command HQ
You win 🥇 😂
Damn .. I used to work in fisherman's wharf everyday. It was such a busy, beautiful place. I was also one of the bike riders out by the clock tower on embarcadero. I was out there every single day enjoying the beautiful city and hanging with the people it attracted. The memories that I get when you're walking through these areas hit me hard. It's tough to see honestly. I think about all of the families that had to shut down their businesses, all of the amazing people that all had a part in making the city what it was, struggling then leaving. It's hella sad to see what it is now. They really destroyed one of the best places in the country. San Francisco was incredible. Cheers to the people that love San Francisco, are from San Francisco, that spent time in San Francisco and feel the way I do when I see these videos. Hang tight.
Hella sad, indeed. 😢
BABYLON..............GOOOONNNNNEEEE 😎🎸
amen!
Now, now...Or no, more like Sodom.
Been there many times over the years. Those were the good old days. This makes me so sad. It's like watching part of my past disappear. Heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing.
So sad, I remember eating at Aliotos Restaurant in the 1960s and 1970s. It was a lovely time, and Fishermans Warf was wonderful and fun. Ronald Reagan was Govorner, and the future looked bright for California. What happened?
It closed during Covid and never reopened.
Democrats
Well, the pandemic closed up everything and sent everyone home. There were less workers to support city businesses.
Only the city government is keeping san Francisco from recovering.
I used to walk around everywhere in the city, when I was a kid with my parents, as a young adult by myself and with my now wife of 14 years. It is so heartbreaking now I didn't take a bus ride down their when I visited my parents' last in petaluma.
Stunning.. i’ve traveled to Sf my entire life for vacations, coming from the PacNW.. your work is stunning.
I’ve eaten at all those restaurants, so sad. The wharf, even thought it was really touristy, was always a place we went. I’ve never seen so few tourists in the summer either. Guess they didn’t get the memo.
It's the same all over America famous big restaurants and sightseeing near the water and and famous seafood are all closed no more just amazing 😢
It is.
Gives new meaning to the term "boardwalk".
Boarded walk , or just bored walk.
Thank you for sharing, although it is totally heartbreaking. I went there many times over the years. So sad for the business owners and tourists and for SF. Totally preventable and a very difficult to watch.
This is what happens when you break into cars nonstop.
2000, gang of thugs sitting on my car when I took my nephew to Chinatown. I'm too mean to back down, so they did nothing. Even so, the lack of law enforcement has been a problem for decades.
Who was breaking into cars in 2020?
@@swrpggm Cholos
On the night of January 24, 1982 I was sitting upstairs at Castagnola's having dinner with some work friends. We were overlooking the wharf and having a great time when crowds began yelling and gathering in the street below. Within minutes people were dancing on top of cars and city busses. It didn't take long to realize that San Francisco had just won their first Superbowl, and the crowds were celebrating.
I still live in the north bay and have almost 50 years of great memories of the wharf from dancing at night clubs, to hundreds of meals and special occasions with family and friends. It's sad to see what the city government has allowed to happen to the wharf and so many other once great places in the city. San Francisco and California in general is still a beautiful place, and the weather is better than just about anyplace in the world, but in the near future, the wife and I will sell our home and retire along the central Oregon coast. Our 3 kids have long ago left the state and put down roots in more affordable and safer places to live and raise their own families. The shine of the golden state has finally faded away for me.
When I was in college back in the sixties, San Francisco was the go to place for ditching school. We used to go down to fisherman's wharf just to watch the tourists. It went downhill really fast, we escaped Californication in 1981 and moved to America.
I loved listening to the seals and shopping. This is heartbreaking 😢.
SF will never be the same!!
thanks for the video!!!!! another reason NOT going to SF. I used to work at the Wharf from late 80s to 90s. what a big difference. the city did it to themselves.
Damn. This is very sad. Last time i visted San Francisco was in 2011. It was a bit dirty yet the businesses were not ......Fort Lees
The shops are gone and so are the jobs so sad.
The tourist 'ecosystem' is way more fragile than (probably) anyone ever imagined.
DO YOU THINK THIS IS BY DESIGN? TO MAKE THE PROPERTIES SO CHEAP THAT WEALTHY WOKE DEVELOPERS WILL REDESIGN THE CITY MAKING IT FREE OF CARS BY PUTTING UP LIVING SPACES OVER WORKING SPACES?
California Forever is the test run.
Reason san fran closed..for the Rich ..to Buy all PROPRTY PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR...
I thought they would at least preserve fisherman's warfare. Boy was I wrong. My youngest daughter, who is 14, has been bugging to go to city. Kept telling her it's trash over right now. Maybe when it gets better I would say. Obviously that's never gonna happen. Such a shame. So many good memories there
Our family took a vacation there in back 1999 and wow things have changed! I don’t think I would ever go there again.
I took my wife on our honeymoon there in 1999. I had been there before and I was so excited to bring her to get crack Dungeness crab. To see that empty area now just made my heart drop. Ghosts
Rampant crime is just the last straw that broke the camel’s back. The pandemic was like the catalyst that started the chain reaction of everything … even the division of the country. I worked as a manager of a shop in Fisherman Wharf. My shop tried to stay aloft for nearly 2 years but the lack of tourists forced us to shut down. The San Francisco city businesses rely heavily on tourism. This post sounded naive from keep saying “GONE” but I bet he didn’t have a business in Fisherman Wharf in order to know the real truth of the demise of San Francisco tourism!
I was in San Francisco as a tourist from the UK in 2017 and again in 2022. You could see the decline between those years and it is a great pity for such a beautiful place with a great history. Who are the idiots in charge who have allowed this to happen?
Looks like “the lights have gone down in the city” for good. Poor Steve Perry, so sad. 😢
O, Leo is back!)
"Gooooone"
Wow. Didn't know the wharf was all closed too. I had thought most of the closures were in the financial district.
I personally think this is all by design. In the early 90's, I made weekly deliveries there, and it was a bustling mad house. In San Francisco, the voters' politics far out weigh common sense. It has always been that way. Next to close, all the souvenir shops, there will be no visitors.
Only ONE demographic and political ideology is to blame for this.....
So sad. Fisherman's Wharf was truly an enchanted place in my childhood--more than 60 years ago. I remember summer vacations, riding my bike from Marin across the Golden Gate, cruising all around the city, and hanging out at the wharf with a bowl of chowder.
Leftists ruin EVERYTHING!
I’ve been to that restaurant! So sad to see it go 😮
San Francisco, city where even trash bins are no longer available.
Well done Cali, well done. Lol and let me guess who you guys will vote up an down the ballot. Hahaha, so dumb.
Newsom needs to exit stage-left, asap. Too bad for him, Hunter isn't making any more "paintings", like which allowed LA mayor garcetti to escape to India.
I was there in 2015 as a tourist. Didn't expect it to look like this only 10 years later...
I was there in October 2019, and spent a lot of time at Fisherman's Wharf.
This is shocking!!
Same. Took my girls there and you could sense it changing. But it really lost control fast.
been here since the late 90's the city is dying ...the culture is almost gone ....
@@whendutycalls_ That is such a shame, because it really is an extremely beautiful city. They already had homeless people next to Fishermans Wharf in 2015, but the stores were all open and frequented by customers.
@@whendutycalls_ It's gone. Replaced by ultra-socialists, blacks who hate whites and elite, rich tech clowns.
Unbelievable!!!!. I was 20 years old when I first was there. It was mesmerizingly beautiful and so unique, so gorgeous. It is hard for me to believe what has become of it and the wharf was just amazing. I am75 years old now. What an absolute tragedy.
It has to be intentional. These Democrats are clearing out the west for something bad. China's red dawn staging area?
@@Friedsteel now it's Newsomm wokeville.
Me too
Problem with being old: bitter, jaded, depressed, opinionated, prejudiced. A young person of today would love San Fran just the way it is.
@@fromthepeanutgallery1084 lol. . I’m sure the city itself without the excrement on the streets might still be attractive. But breathtaking , the way I remember it , just history.
This is what happens when criminals are allowed to run wild, drugs are everywhere and no courts will prosecute them unless the crime is over $950. Insane.
It's almost like it's intentional.
@@jskyg68lol yup 👍
And yet they still continue to vote for it, sorry no sympathy here.
Typical demm and RINO voters that vote for a handout rather than improving their city, state or country. New somm had a free kraaa ck pype program as an incentive to.
FGN and FJB
Californian pay a big price for not recalling Newsome in 2022.
California has one of the highest GDP on the planet, so Newsome is doing a lot right. Republicans ran away because they were told to by their party like a bunch of farm animals.
Most likely massive voter fraud. Newsom is not popular with most Californians.
It was rigged. Newsom had done a deal with the devil in order to win, citing the 66.6% of ballots that voted “no.”
they've tried twice! Shot down by local and state authorities they wouildn't even accept the petition
It’s the mayor who is totally useless. Why is Fremont or Lafayette are doing fine?
Where are all the people in the comments desperately claiming Metal Leo was cherry picking streets to make San Francisco's decline seem worse? GONE NOW!!!! Legendary 100 year old restaurants GONE NOW!!! The pride of San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf, BOARDED UP!!! If you still think San Francisco is doing just fine, then your mind is CLOSED NOW!!!
my wife and me are headed there middle of next month. I've tried to warn her. Instead this will be yet another expensive learning experience for her. Just expensive for me. If women only listened...............................
He is cherry picking. A lot of restaurants opened up / moved a few blocks south to North Beach, which is more lively than it was pre-pandemic. Also some places he claimed are "closed" are not closed, they just weren't open at whatever time he chose to film, for instance at 6:50 "this one also recently closed" no, that is Surisan, and it is very much still open (hence all the tables and chairs lol).
What are the official stats on economic situation in SF? Does anyone have a those numbers?
@@airops423 They all skipped out of a former tourist Mecca and moved to North Beach? I doubt it. I lived in SF for twenty years and, clearly, something drastic happened there. I know what that place is supposed to look like.
@@HazeOfWhearyWater Yeah, a lot of these businesses in Fisherman's Wharf, which exclusively rely on tourism because it's peak tourist trap that has zero appeal to locals, closed down a couple years ago during the height of the pandemic when tourism dropped to nothing. North Beach on the other hand is next door, appeals to both locals and tourists, and has had a ton of new activity over just the past couple years with tons of new bars, restaurants, shops, etc. opening up. For tourists there's also Pier 39, again right next door, which is overall a pretty vibrant tourist trap still.
This is insane. I lived in SF for 7 years and it was always bustling at Fisherman’s Wharf. The City Council should be ashamed.
They should be prosecuted for destroying the city.
They would be ashamed IF they had a conscience. No conscience and you're a leader in today's California!!! Until the voters wake up this will be the norm NOT the exception. Trump will have to invade that God forsaken place once he wins in November. Those people have it too easy!!!
Make no mistake, all levels of california government is in on this one. But the voters must love it because they are still voting it in and will again.
Ripley's Believe It or Not has a whole new meaning. The tourists are avoiding SF.
The criminals did such a good job breaking into cars that there's no more easy pickings. The Palace of Fine Arts, The Golden Gate Bridge and The Academy of Science and the Museum are no longer safe areas for the tourists.
This is what communists want
I knew this would happen. I was working at the car rental in SFO and hundreds of tourist everyday crying returning with there car broken in. It's just so sad the lawlessness that happened in the city.
its the Decriminalization of the Democraps
@@ReynaldoAbasr I really hope SF recover from this. They somehow forgot that its the tourist and businesses that come to the city that makes it prosperous.
You sound like a real jerk.
Right behind the Tech industry (which is also leaving San Francisco) much of the city's income is derived from tourism, and one of its prime tourist attractions has always been Fisherman's Wharf. I wonder how many tourists from all over the world saved their money for a trip to San Francisco, only to be greeted by homeless drug addicts, disgusting and dangerous sidewalks, and shuttered businesses and attractions. Is there any doubt that they'll be spreading the word, far and wide, that San Francisco is no longer a vacation destination?
Für die Deutschen sind die USA ein beliebtes Reiseziel, aber San Francisco wird von nahezu allen Deutschen gemieden, viel zu gefährlich.
Feces on the boardwalk...
I visited there with family back in 2020. It was vibrant and busy. The sea lions were a prime attraction. We had clam chowder at one of those restos. What a disgrace....
I quit visiting SF because all the homeless made it sickening and unsafe.
I wonder how many of the residents are actually happy with this! After all,this is what they voted for
The loss of Alioto's and Fisherman's Grotto is an absolute travesty. San Franscisco has lost an important part of its history and culture. These are famous restaurants that served the elite. This is almost like burning down an art museum or setting fire to a national park. It's one thing to lose Jack in the Box and Walgreens but we are now losing the best parts of San Franscisco.
It’s heartbreaking, I used to go to SF at least once a year for convections, sometimes a second time just for a personal trip. Losing Alioto’s & Fisherman’s Grotto is just so sad.
The Elites no longer get served. Game over.
Thanks Biden, what a great job! Our economy is just thriving!! Wake up people!! Trump 2024;!
I live in Sydney. I've been to SF on maybe a dozen occasions up until 2014. Similarly, so with LA, and I viewed another RUclips showing 3rd Street was nearly deserted at 11am on a Friday morning three weeks ago.
Absolutely TRAGIC what Newsom, and those progressive gooses have done to Cali.
And the Buena Vista too. Cold rainy days need a good Irish coffee to brighten up your mood. So sad😢
I mourn the loss of my once favorite city, enjoyed from the late 50's; the fog horns at night, the unique cafes and restaurants. Golden Gate Park before it became an open pit sewer, how sad as I remember the odors of the ivy, now replaced with the smell of urine and feces. Like Camelot, I almost wonder if it ever really existed. It has been over 2 decades since I returned and, having moved from California as a socioeconomic and political refugee, know I will never see the fog roll in, nor hear my beloved fog horns again.
You do still have your memories though. It is so sad that nothing ever seems to stay the same and change is definitely not always for the better.
Super dangerous to go wandering around on foot in some parts of SF, and parking your car is an invitation to vandalize and steal. The city has reached the point of no return, at least for several decades. And considering it is still getting worse, that clock hasn't started.
How did Golden Gate Park become an "open pit sewer"? Very confused. I have spent countless weekend days tooling around the park and never smelled anything resembling a sewer. Its the most beautiful park in the country.
@@Arturo-sm1tb Last time I and my late spouse visited my once beloved city was a couple of decades ago. We entered from one of the South entrances. It smelled of piss and feces, being in the morning after a breakfast, grungy young men were staggering out of the ivy, rolling up their dirty sleeping bags. It was horrifying, even then. I cannot even imagine how bad it is these days. I would love to visit it once more before I depart, but to have my car broken into to steal virtually nothing of value, to be accosted by drug addicted schizophrenics who have more social status and protection than I, I believe I shall pass, sadly.
Businesses that survived the Great Depression couldn't withstand Governor Newsom.
Ol dirtbag gavin is just following orders of his intl handlers.
@@kevinbyrne4538 at least he hasn't set fire to the place like 1906, but maybe he will if elected POTUS.
@@thinkingimpaired5663 -- Interesting campaign slogan: "I haven't burned San Francisco to the ground -- yet."
They didn't have the crime and violence to deal with.
@@kevinbyrne4538 excellent idea!
The problem with going to Fisherman's wharf is you have a 75% chance your car will get broken into. In other parts of the city it's only about 65%.
I've been going to that area with my family for 12 years every February. Never had a break in, and have always had a car. These videos are total exaggerations.
@@Arturo-sm1tb total exaggerations.... lol -- as if we can't see all these closed shops with our own eyes here on this video. Also, there are many reports on KTVU and KGO about it. get real. SF is a shithole and is going down further every year.
@@Arturo-sm1tb Are you saying the videos are somehow lies..? I don't think so, Slick.
Just went fishing on a charter boat here and they broke into my Rental SUV and the police didn't even take a report .. smh .. Gone Now the Whole State .
A Liberal Paradise Now ..
Unacceptable!!!!
Our experience the last we were there in 2011 was when my son’s new car was scratched by the homeless guys who were sitting on his hood and playing their boombox. He called the police and they took the report thenasked him if he wanted to sue. He said yes and the police said, “unfortunately, the homeless people are king here in SF”. That was the last time we were there as a family and my grandson’s car was broken into and took his laptop. We avoid it like a plague.
Last days of the Roman Empire before our very eyes. San Fran was the crown jewel of California and Fisherman's Wharf the crown jewel of San Fran. I will never return.
@@ChatGPT1111 , Don't blame you Honey the people who are saying California is still great place are Lying it's Gone Now .... Crazy Liberal Laws n Rules ....
I'll never forget my destroyer sailing under the bay bridge to dock at Fisherman's Warf for 3 days R&R back in '76. Crammed pack full of businesses & customers, busy AF! Wax museum, tons of crab & fresh fish, lots of sailboats/fishing boats at the docks. I remember a thick fog over the docks starting to burn away as the Sun rose. It was rather magical looking. After a great morning looking around & stuffing myself with crab & other fish, a bunch of us headed straight for Chinatown. Half of us split up to look for nookie & the other half for hash or herb. Both groups easily found what they were searching for... Thanks for your tour!
Coast Guard Radioman School for me (1980) and USCGC RUSH (1985-86). Day On The Green at Candlestick Park and GLORIOUS bar-hopping. Took family there in 2021; was shocked, and it's only gone from a logarithmic to exponential decline since. 😥
Still nookie there
I can't believe Aliotos is closed. This truly means San Francisco is finished.
I agree. My late husband was born and raised in SF. I'm glad he didn't get a chance to see what has become of this once beautiful city that he was so proud to be from 😢😢😢 We lived in the Sacramento area mid 80's to 93 and spent many wonderful weekends there, including eating at Aliotto's. This is so sad ...
God bless you lady I’m so sorry you lost your husband I’m sure that this is a heartbreaking thing to see for you.
Because some overpriced tourist trap closed ? yea, right.
@@jaycee30865 Thank you, and yes, it is 😪
Starting to look like Cuba.
Why have the people of California and specifically SF allowed the utter demise of this once beautiful city? I grew up there but haven’t been back in years. I have no desire to.
This is tragic.
Ask the democrats there and they say nothings wrong and the economy is great but if you work in the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building and can work remotely please do because it’s not safe there 😊
Democrats inept leadership
Virtue...or rather virtue signaling
Hell, they voted for it. And they'll vote for more of it.
Then don't complain
Politicians and bureaucrats are responsible for this disgrace.
I disagree. The voters are responsible for every part of it.
@@sar4x474yep. The voters have been voting for the scum who enabled all of it.
@sar4x474 if you voted blue, you deserve exactly what you're getting!!
No..your wrong....people that voted for these nut cases are responsible.
It's simple: stop voting Democrat!
And Newsom is still calling California the model of the country
"An evil enemy will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes." attributed to Sun Tzu
Imagine the National horror of him in The Oval Office.
The communist model.
I read: Motel of the country. Which it is - and toilet.
Newsome telling, actually telling the
truth this is the model for the rest of the country.
Once it hit the Wharf you know it’s bad. Thats old money right there. All those restaurants have been in the same Italian families for generations 💯
65 years as a San Francisco Boy, crime exploded, my wife and I discovered Idaho.... GONE NOW!!
And now Idaho is being overrun and ruined. Welcome to Idafornia
@@tomwagner3790That's buttfuckin funny!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you don't vote for the party that wrecked where you came from.
Oh thats wonderful. Just please leave your blue voting habits behind.
Great. Don’t Californicate Idaho.
Very sad - I'm just grateful that I got a chance to experience the best years of SF back in the day
All the lost wages, rental income, sales taxes restaurant suppliers and food suppliers. No telling how far this dominos.
The recovery started in 2022 and things are getting back on track in the local economies. All those businesses closed in 2020 due to Trump's failure with COVID-19.
@@swrpggmOh stop, so sick of liars.
Remember newsom is making billions of of the illegals
WRONG! this is San Fran re-inventing itself!
@@swrpggmUmmmmm, I don't remember Trump shutting down California. Get help.
No congestion pricing, no crowds, no dining wait lists, and plenty of parking to get SF free souvenir car break in.
Right on, Cliff. Exactly.
You can shop for anything and not pay for it as long as it's under $950. No law and order, a takers paradise. Blue no matter who.
Now THAT could be advantageous to some, Cliff
I go to stores with a mask, take 800 bucks worth of shit, and leave...and the go to abother store.
It's cheaper than shopping on Amazon.
😄
@@mpowe123 being dishonorable and a thief are disgraceful scars you will carry until Karna returns your deeds back to you. But the ignorant have to learn the hard way.
Everything is gone now!!! 😩
Way gone!
@@LeoMetalTravelerABSOLUTELY AND DEFINITELY AGREED 1000%!!!!!!!!!!
@@LeoMetalTravelerhey brother do you think it will somehow recover?and if so what will it take
@@daniel-nw5iq stop voting for socialist/Communist polices.
The only way I can walk safely across town now is to wear a beanie and sunglasses,
an old dark jacket/ pants. Even light a cigarette through the rough areas. (Not kidding).
Walk quickly and keep moving. Don’t look at anyone. 😎
-> Bonus. Fake wallet in my pocket with some ones and fives. And fake credit cards.
I worked in the City for over 2 years at CPMC off of California street near Russian Hill.
To see this iconic area boarded up makes me cry 😢 Those three restaurants WERE San Francisco!
The wait staff were dressed with short tuxedo tops. Your meal was delivered on exquisite plates.
Outside of each of them you could watch the crab 🦀 being cooked and you could buy fresh crab, clam chowder and sourdough bread.
And as you showed across the street from the restaurants were souvenir shops that also sold sweatshirts.
During the day the weather was stellar however when the fog creeped in the temperature would drop and many tourists would run in to get a sweatshirt
Fisherman's Wharf was a must see when visiting SF. So sad.😢
From must see to must avoid!
"Was"
Dungeness Crabs and a cold beer , All Gone.
@@BIgBass255 Still there....
I grew up visiting SF with family in 1960s-1970s. We went all over and even in evenings. We were never robbed or bothered. It WAS a magical city.
Quit whining! This is Democratic paradise! Brought to you by Gavin the greaser
Amen
"Use to be Breakfast all day. Now it's nothing all day!" Hahaha.... GONE NOW! Keep up the good work Leo.
This is by design. London Breed is married to the son of a billionaire real estate tycoon. He's just licking his chops right now.
Yes they will scoop half of the SF for next to nothing and then redevelop making trillions in the process. It's all part of grand plan.
This is the smartest comment, and there are a lot of sharp ones on here. It is by design, and that's horrifying.
why hasnt he bought all those properties then?
Good question..who stands to benefit from all this?
That’s not the design. The design is the collapse the whole Courbet and absolve into a giant union. Till that union is the only one on earth. No more countries. One flag. One religion. One oligarchy ruling us possessionless plebs
Imagine how many people have lost their jobs with all these businesses closed. 😬
Well, like queen Nancy said a few years ago, they can now focus on being artistic and pursue other interests now that they don't work.
Democratic politians don't care 😡
Administration will still lie with fake statistics
they probably voted dem so who cares.
That’s the first thing I thought of. Just trying to make a living.
Leo may soon be the sole remaining tourist attraction in San Francisco.
And HE is great!!! Very informative, I don't even have to visit.
Uh oh.
And to think there is a distinct possibility that Newsom may be elected president in 2028 is a terrifying, baffling thought.
California is literally bringing in more tax dollars, a higher gdp and a lower unemployment than the entire country, If you're gonna hate a state, atleast find a legitimate reason.
The Zionist puppets like Newsom, Trump, Biden and the fake congress are not elected but just installed after the fake election to make the voters think they had a choice.
Maybe four years sooner than that.
@@anthonytripp2251 likley this election,brandon does not have many bites left atTHE APPLE.
Then this guy can do a video and say AMERICA GONE , Sad to think about some people need to wake up
What a dumpsite. Who would ever be dumb enough to pay high rent in that city anymore?
They solved the traffic problem
Parking no longer a problem
The majority of Californians voted for this... TWICE!
I bet it was election fraud cuz I and almost everyone I know from CA voted for Trump but what do I know.
True. And it is was done with smug satisfaction. I bet the long despised "fly over states" aren't this bad.
Nope its voter fraud.
You can't fix stupid.
Yeah, but I bet they can name some transgender activists. Where are your priorities??!!
Haven't been to the Wharf since the 80s, but this breaks my heart.
I think the mayor and the rest of City Hall needs to be “Gone Now”, before all of SF is “Gone Now”. Just sad.
husband speaking age 81 Have my troubles with my age but one Perk is that I saw Fisherman's Warf before the Progressive DemoRats destroyed it.
I think it is DemoTWATs actually
@@michaelpodolak6815 NICE
ya me too, but to see how they destroyed 95% of the Wharf is beyond heart breaking. It was healthy for 17 years I lived there, but policies went so bad to this.
From Canada, visited in 05 & 14. Told my kids to enjoy the pictures and memories as it shouldn't be on their destination list. 😢
Me too. Lived in Alameda 15 years. It was wonderful ...then. I don't even want to go visit now.
Fisherman's Grotto was a treat for us when i was a child, as were Tarantino's, Castagnola's, and Alioto's. Crab cioppino, mussels and linguini, fettucine alle vongole. This one really hit me in the feels. At Tarantino's they knew our family, and gave us special service, always the best. In the 1950s and 1960s there was an old Italian man on the wharf with a hand-cranked penny-rolling machine and you could choose to have him roll your penny with am image of the Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, the 1939 Treasure Island World's Fair, or the Lord's Prayer. Every night he lifted the machine into the back of his pick-up truck and took it home, and every morning he was there again. Through an odd set of circumstances, after he retired and another man bought the machine, i ended up owning it, and later i sold it to an antique penny machine collector. Goodbye forever, Fisherman's Wharf.
yep! I have so many memories
Man is there anything left in that dump? I feel bad for you all losing so much culinary history.
1925!
OMG Leo! I lived and worked in SF from 1981-1985, it was such a vibrant city! the Fisherman’s Wharf was full of life with the best restaurants and fresh seafood, all kinds of specialty stores and tourist buses full of visitors having a world class experience.
Well, as you say, it’s all GONE NOW!!!!
Everything started to go down when Newsom was the mayor, now he’s doing the same to the rest of California as governor. 🤬
Thank you for your videos! You’re awesome!
That was around the time Pier 39 was pretty brand new. I think it opened in the late 70's.
Pelosi is no help either...
1:32 “Now it’s nothing all day” 😂
I know it’s not funny but they way you said it made me lmao
Thanks again for reporting this news. It’s so sad that they ruined SF.
And to think it was done deliberately…evil really.
@@KayRay424 I believe that. I believe that this destruction of the City is intentional.
@@Qrayon Portland…Seattle…Philadelphia …lot of cities with rampant crime, homeless, illegals …and a lot of empty commercial real estate. Dead or dying cities.
@@Qrayon I misspoke…Philadelphia NOT Pittsburgh…huge “trank” problem zombie drug.
@@Qrayon Philadelphia…not Pittsburgh. My apology to the latter.