Oct 18 2008
Pier 39 Giant Crab
Pier 39 is one of the main tourist attractions in the city and this crab for some reason is a shutterbugs dream. The crab made of some type of steel and flowers sits at the main entrance on Jefferson and the embarcadero. On any given day or night you will see dozens and dozens of tourists snapping shots of this oddity. Now I’m not an artist but I think this sculpture is the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen. The photo is better than the live view, believe me. I would have thought that maybe the main sculpture should be perhaps a sea lion? What fascinates me is the fact that tourists love this thing. Maybe I just don’t have any taste when it comes to art or maybe it’s the oddity of it all. I’m curious what all of you think?
