While visiting the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood (the area nestled between Potrero Hill and the bay), I came across an amazing place, the Smokestack Brewery/Restaurant. Named for the Grateful Dead song 'Smokestack Lightning' and owned by the Magnolia Brewing Company, this one-of-a-kind brewpub is reflective of the industrial past of the city's central waterfront area.
Designed by the firm Nothing Something, partners Devin Becker and Kevin Landwehr's goal wasn't to restore the space as it was but to share the 'tale of the 1930's San Francisco waterfront as it applied to food, drink and culture.' The stunning 1930's decor is a textured mix of intentionally distressed fixtures, exposed piping, a mahogany bar, an old fire door, salvaged 1930's newspapers used as wallpaper, steel-plated walls and a loading dock containing whisky, sherry and wine barrels containing Magnolia beer. The industrial space has enormous bay windows and handmade lights hanging from lengthy cords. The spacious pub is a truly antique space steering clear of vintage trends, 'opting instead for items that would have truly been in the space.' The result is a magnificent throw-back to a distinctive and colorful San Francisco of the 1930's.
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