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Glimpses of San Francisco - Red!

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Real Estate Agent with Compass CA DRE# 01215160

While exploring San Francisco, especially on foot, one has the opportunity to really focus on small things, like the color red. Once you start to focus, you see red everywhere.

Sometimes it's hard to miss, like the red dress of the White Crane Troop of musicians welcoming in Chinese New Year, or the brilliant red of the mini free library and bench in front of a residence in Presidio Heights.

mini free library on Clay Street, SF

You will find red on all sorts of transportation options, and they are many in San Francisco, both people-powered and motorized.

red car spotted in the Marina

red Scoot!

Red electric Scoot!

Red electric scooter

Nature makes a showing in red, and even our wonderful, eclectic houses sport red trim and festoons of red on store fronts.

red geraniums at Ft.Mason Community Garden

red decorates an office building, San Francisco

house with red trim, San FranciscoToday my focus is on the power color, red. What red have you spotted today? 

Comments (34)

Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Hello Joe Pryor - a number of people have said that red is a favorite color. I love pops of red in my home, too.

Jun 22, 2019 10:59 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Well, Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP - no need to be red with envy - I'm sure you have equally stunning reds near you in Texas. (Actually, I don't believe you are a very envious person.)

Jun 22, 2019 11:00 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Lottie,

What a beautiful post featuring reds.  We continue to be in a purple haze around here!  Thanks to you, I will focus on reds tomorrow  on our journey through town.  A

Jun 22, 2019 12:12 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Lottie red is such a bright and happy color.  Great job with the pictures.

Jun 22, 2019 02:54 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Hi Ron and Alexandra Seigel - I spotted lots of lovely purple jacarandas blooming in Cupertino this afternoon; I thought of you and Santa Barbara.

Jun 22, 2019 06:48 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

George Souto - red really wakes one up - very cheery I think.

Jun 22, 2019 06:48 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

                          

Jun 22, 2019 07:39 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

What a nice surprise, Kathy Streib! Hope you had a wonderful day, perhaps highlighted with a few spots of red.

Jun 22, 2019 09:41 PM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Red is among my favorite colors...and after all you have to have it to make Purple  !  Enjoy your Sunday !

Jun 23, 2019 04:13 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Lottie - while red can certainly be subtle at times, it typically seems to call attention to itself almost shouting as we notice it...

Jun 23, 2019 06:10 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Lottie Kendall ,

I'm so glad that Kathy Streib featured your post in her "Ah-Ha" moments for the week! Red is such a vibrant color and you've taken some excellent photos of eye-popping red in San Fransisco!! That you..I'll be on the lookout tomorrow for reds in Austin!!

Jun 23, 2019 06:13 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Hi Dorie Dillard CRS GRI ABR - and red looks good on you!

Jun 23, 2019 09:56 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Sally K. & David L. Hanson - without red, where would purple be? 

Jun 23, 2019 09:57 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Hello Michael Jacobs - I think of red as an extroverted color; it likes attention!

Jun 23, 2019 09:58 AM
Jill Sackler
Charles Rutenberg Realty Inc. 516-575-7500 - Long Beach, NY
LI South Shore Real Estate - Broker Associate

What an interesting idea for a post. I once wrote about red doors that were truly big in my neighborhood.

Jun 23, 2019 03:45 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Hi Jill Sackler - I've had fun with these color posts. So far, I've written about yellow, pink, blue, green, orange, purple and red. We'll see what next Friday brings!

Jun 23, 2019 05:03 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Lottie:

I love your colorful posts and the wide variety of ways these colors manifest themselves! A whole rainbow of colors!

Jeff

Jun 27, 2019 07:54 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Hi Jeff Dowler, CRS - aha! a rainbow of colors! Glad you're enjoying these posts; I'm having fun focusing on the colors.

Jun 27, 2019 07:56 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I want to red Volkswagen, Lottie.  And, I also like that house with the red trim in the last photo.

Jun 30, 2019 02:29 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

I think a red Miata would be ever so much fun, Myrl Jeffcoat . Just imagine, you in a red VW and me in a red Miata could go on car rallies!

Jun 30, 2019 02:39 PM