Collected Item: “Social Distancing Circles”
Give your story a title.
Social Distancing Circles
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
screenshot, video
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
San Francisco parks are the cultural heart of the city. From Golden Gate Park to Dolores Park to Washington Square Park, each park has a unique personality. On a sunny day, which can be rare in this foggy city by the Bay, parks are typically full of locals sharing picnics, music and lawn games. A day at a San Francisco park when the sun is shining reminds many city dwellers of the reason why they continue to live in a city largely covered in fog for most of the year. As California began to lift the shelter-in-place orders at the end of May, San Francisco residents encountered social distancing circles. These circles were painted on the lawn of San Francisco's most popular parks to remind and encourage visitors to keep their distance from others during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the San Francisco Chronicle and Reuters chose to highlight social distancing circles in San Francisco's famous Dolores Park. I am at once impressed by the measures the city is taking to encourage social distancing and the apparent respect that park patrons have for the social distancing circles. And also shocked at how many San Francisco residents are choosing to visit parks during a pandemic.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#sanfranciscobayarea, HST580, ASU, social distancing
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjCqyRptyT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jWC25wrcpo
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
SF Chronicle, Reuters
Give this story a date.
2020-05-22