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Collected Item: “Crowded Crissy Field on Labor Day”

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Crowded Crissy Field on Labor Day

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video capture

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A friend that lives in San Francisco posted this video on his Instagram stories. It is a video of Crissy Field, the park and beach area near Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It is a spot beloved by locals because of the open space and picturesque backdrop of the Bridge. The San Francisco Bay Area is experiencing an intense heat wave over Labor Day weekend. The heat, and the smoke from surrounding wildfires, has pushed residents from around the Bay Area to locations with cooler climates and cleaner air. While a number of local beaches are closed, it appears as if Crissy Field was not one of them. This video captures the crowds of people that flocked to Crissy Field over the Labor Day weekend.

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#HST580, #ASU, San Francisco Bay Area, Crissy Field, heat, smoke, wildfire, packed, Labor Day, recreation

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Matt Stein

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2020-09-06
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