{"id":11300,"date":"2026-03-21T08:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=11300"},"modified":"2026-03-21T08:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:42:42","slug":"the-bay-lights-version-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/local\/the-bay-lights-version-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bay Lights, version 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Bay Lights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/arfHT8_J-tI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/55159737395\/in\/dateposted\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0545-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0545-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0545-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0545-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0545-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0545-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mrericsir\/55159737430\/in\/dateposted\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0539-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0539-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0539-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0539-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0539-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0539-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems like just yesterday that <a href=\"https:\/\/illuminate.org\/projects\/thebaylights\/\" title=\"\">The Bay Lights<\/a> first illuminated San Francisco&#8217;s Bay Bridge. But it wasn&#8217;t yesterday; it was <em>thirteen years<\/em> ago. Crazy, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the original temporary installation was first switched on, it was removed and replaced with a more permanent version that lasted about a decade. As of Friday evening the third version was officially lit for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unveiling happened to coincide with an unusually hot March day, with temperatures in the low to mid 80 degree range. This brought large crowds to the waterfront for the evening. I took the above photos and videos from along Pier 1, which is just off the beaten path enough to avoid the masses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With any luck this bigger and brighter version of The Bay Lights should last until 2036, give or take.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems like just yesterday that The Bay Lights first illuminated San Francisco&#8217;s Bay Bridge. 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