{"id":11466,"date":"2026-09-10T09:50:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=11466"},"modified":"2026-09-10T09:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T09:50:46","slug":"backrooms-at-the-amc-metreon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/local\/backrooms-at-the-amc-metreon\/","title":{"rendered":"Backrooms at the AMC Metreon"},"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=\"Backrooms at the AMC Metreon\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hyS2kzacPgg?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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original version of the Metreon in San Francisco &#8212; before the second floor was renovated into a Target store &#8212; was a quirky place. Stores on the first two floors tended to focus on food and entertainment, and were often unusually shaped due to the aggressively &#8217;90s architecture of the place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years after most of the original tenants had come and gone (RIP <em>The Airtight Garage <\/em>arcade!) the second floor became a Target, and the mall was reconfigured around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remnants of the original floor plan still exist in awkward architectural scars; spaces that are no longer usable. This is particularly noticeable on the south side of the building where the second set of escalators once stood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently after seeing a movie, I decided to do some urban exploration. 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