Abandoned reservoir in SF's Russian Hill neighborhood 
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Water was piped up from a creek in Presidio. Pipeline was built in 1860's to provide water to residents on Russian Hill and in parts of North Beach and Chinatown. Reservoir has not been used for many years. In 2003 SFPUC planned to completely rebuild the reservoir because of seismic problems with the old structure. Cracks endanger the water quality, and there is soil erosion on the Hyde Street side. Obviously this hasn't happened yet.

Warning: as you can see from these pictures (and from own experience), it is very easy to be noticed and get busted, so I can't "recommend" doing this.

the block-wide reservoir roof is visible to the right of the marker on this satellite photo
the block-wide reservoir roof is visible to the right of the marker on this satellite photo *
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wall of the reservoir building
wall of the reservoir building *
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russian hill apartment buildings above us
russian hill apartment buildings above us *
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hyde street (cable car route)
hyde street (cable car route) *
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reservoir vents (and our way out)
reservoir vents (and our way out) *
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first glimpse inside
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climbing in
climbing in *
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once inside, we end up under the roof
once inside, we end up under the roof *
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one way down is "fireman's post" style
one way down is "fireman's post" style *
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last one getting in
last one getting in *
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all inside!
all inside! *
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so reminiscent of cordoba's mezquita mosque
so reminiscent of cordoba's mezquita mosque *
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let the experiments with photo filters begin :)
let the experiments with photo filters begin :) *
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