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Keep your ticket, it gets you in to all Attractions! Saturday September 24 10:00am - 5:00pm www.mechanicrawl.org Twitter: @mechanicrawl MECHANICRAWL SF Maritime Park Engine Demos, Balclutha Tours, Big Fresnel Lens 2905 Hyde Street, Hyde Street Pier, 900 Beach Street Attractions & Demos • 11:00 - 3:00 Donkey Steam Engine Boiler Restora- Cable Car Museum tion; with park Steam Specialist Eric Olson. Real Cables Pulling Real Cable Cars • 11:00 - 11:30 Hicks Engine Demonstration; aboard 1201 Mason Street @ Washington Street the small craft “The Wetton”. See the huge engines and winding wheels that pull the • 1:00 - 1:45 Balclutha Tour; a guided tour of the 1886 cables for the cable cars. square-rigged sailing ship, meet on main deck. • 2:15 - 3:00 Balclutha Tour; a guided tour of the 1886 Exploratorium square-rigged sailing ship, meet on main deck. Self Guided Floor Walks • 2:30 - 3:00 Hicks Engine Demonstration; aboard the 3601 Lyon Street @ Marina Blvd. small craft “The Wetton”. Ask for info on the Self Guided Floor Walks, like the • 3:00 - 3:45 Balclutha Tour; a guided tour of the 1886 Geek Walk, for a new twist to your visit. square-rigged sailing ship, meet on main deck. Giant Fresnel lens from the Farallon Islands in the Visi- Fort Mason Center tor’s Center at 2905 Hyde Street. SEAT Installation Tours by Arup Model ships, maps & Art Deco sea life murals at the Across from the Safeway on Marina Blvd. Museum at 900 Beach Street. • 12:00 - 2:00 Meet at the Arup Team SEAT at Pier 2 for demos and tours. SS Jeremiah O’Brien Giant Running Steam Engine Long Now Museum docked at Pier 45, Fisherman’s Wharf 10,000 Year Clock Prototypes Engines will run all day, last entry at 5pm. Check out rest Fort Mason Center, Building A of the ship & diorama of Battle of D-Day. • 11:00 - 12:00 Clock Team member Paolo Salvagione. • 12:00 - 1:00 Clock Team member Greg Staples. USS Pampanito • 1:00 - 3:00 Clock Team lead Alexander Rose. Torpedo Data Computer Demos, Live Ham Radio Clock Prototypes will be on display throughout the day. docked at Pier 45, Fisherman’s Wharf • 11:00, 12:00 & 1:00 Torpedo Data Computer demos Musee Mecanique given by expert CJ Wierzbowski. Amazing collection of 200 coin operated curiosities Ham Radio Club will be transmitting live from the Radio Pier 45 room inside the sub, call sign NJ6VT. Play with turn-of-the-century automata. Self-guided tours of the submarine throughout the day. Outdoor Exploratorium Wave Organ Tour the Installation with one of its Makers Wave Activated Acoustic Sculpture Fort Mason Center at the end of the jetty at Crissy Field • 1:00 & 3:00 Guided tours of the Outdoor Explor- Hear the sculpture best at high tide which is at 10:19am atorium with Maz Kattuah; meet outside Long Now. & dips to a low at 3:40pm. Getting Around Car Parking: Bike: Exploratorium Public Bike Parking is available at all of the Attractions; Parking is free, but limited there will not be a Bike Coalition valet service at Pier 45. 3601 Lyon Street Bay City Bike Rentals is offering Mechanicrawl partici- Marina Green Park pants $7.00 OFF bike rentals! Show your Mechanicrawl Parking is free near the Marina Green Park along Marina ticket at one of their 3 bike shops on 9/24: Blvd. between Buchanan and Scott • 1325 Columbus Avenue @Beach • 2661 Taylor Street @Beach Fort Mason Center • 501 Bay Street @Taylor First ½ hour is free, Daily max $10.00 Marina Blvd. at Buchanan Public Transportation: Fisherman’s Wharf Area ($20 - $30 day parking): See 511.org for help scheduling your trip or • Anchorage Garage - 500 Beach Street @Jones Nextbus.com to see when the next bus is arriving. • Beach & Hyde Garage - 655 Beach Street @Hyde • Cost Plus Garage - 435 North Point @Mason Bus Lines: • Ghirardelli Square - 900 North Point @Larkin • 28 Goes between the Exploratorium get on/off at Francisco and Fort Mason Center (line ends across from Fort Mason on Marina). More Info & Activities • 30 Goes from Downtown to the S.F. Maritime Park Picnic supplies can be picked up at: (get on/off at Hyde) then to the Exploratorium (get • Trader Joe’s - 401 Bay Street @ Mason on or off at Jefferson). • Safeway - 15 Marina Boulevard @ Laguna • 47 Goes from anywhere along Van Ness Ave. to the • Golden Gate Deli & Liquor - 2767 Lombard @ S.F. Maritime Park (get on/off at Hyde) and then Lyon Pier 45 (get on/off at Taylor). • 10 Goes from Downtown, along the Embarcadero Chaac Mool, Greens to Go and Reader’s Cafe all of- to Pier 45 (get on/off at Taylor) and the S.F. Mari- fer food and drinks at Fort Mason Center. time Park (get on/off at Hyde). • 20 Goes from Downtown to the S.F. Maritime Park Public Restrooms can be found at: (get on/off at Hyde) • Hyde Street Pier • F Goes from Market St. and along the Embarcadero • Ghirardelli Square to Pier 45 (get on/off at Taylor). • Marina Green Park • Upper and Lower Fort Mason Center Cable Car: • The Exploratorium You can take the Powell/Hyde line for a very mechani- cal trip across the city! Each leg of the ride is a new fare AnimalPalooza - kid friendly, up-close, hands-on - so buy a day pass if you plan to use the cable car for encounters with animals from around the world at Fort Mechanicrawl. Mason on 9/24 from 11:00-5:00. Separate tickets must be purchased for this event. SF Public Library’s Big Book Sale will be going on in the Festival Pavilion from 10:00-8:00 on 9/24; admission is free. Thanks for coming on the Mechanicrawl!.