16 Images That Show Why San Francisco Wants To Bring Back The Bay Lights Project
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - The 1.8 mile light display that has been wowing people along San Francisco's Embarcadero for the last couple of years is about to go dark, but not before providing us with some really spectacular photos of the city's waterfront.
The public art piece, created by Leo Villareal and installed in 2013, is the world's largest LED light sculpture.
Here are some of the best photos of the 25,000 LED project...
Our beloved Bay Lights will turn off this week for renovation before Super Bowl 50 in 2016. (Instagram: 96thandlex) pic.twitter.com/iU9ZuHX1xH
— Hotel Vitale (@HotelVitale) March 3, 2015
New artwork for sale! - "Ferry Building Bay Lights" - http://t.co/h88HJgGZsv @pixelswebsite pic.twitter.com/0jFuQCf6DK
— Bryant Coffey (@bcoffeyphoto) February 22, 2015
#BayLights was cool last night. pic.twitter.com/hEDP4qiYtA
— Ian (@dick_tracy) March 6, 2013
bay ferry, bay lights, bay moon pic.twitter.com/FvKGNHlLa2
— ????️???? Sam Kimbrel (@skimbrel) December 17, 2013
Breathtaking Views of The Bay Lights by David Yu http://t.co/R7rXsvwa1X pic.twitter.com/2q5SLLpoTu #photography
— CBriquet ???????? (@cbriquet) January 13, 2014
The #baylights looking great last night a little after sundown. The quick moving clouds made every shot look diff... pic.twitter.com/05YhSA3Z7S
— Rob Ray (@robray1) August 1, 2014
Landslide 2014: Art & the Landscape incl. Bay Lights in SF @TheBayLights #landslide2014 http://t.co/6hFz3URoPO pic.twitter.com/WZbZn2hqXx
— Charles Birnbaum (@TCLFdotORG) October 22, 2014
Corvus Marinus is the home of the world's largest LED light sculpture, the Bay Lights. It... http://t.co/TvDJiY8tv7 pic.twitter.com/bYwSBVgBct
— Only in CM (@onlyincm) December 9, 2014
Glad to learn SF Bay Bridge #BayLights project is on track becoming a permanent installation http://t.co/yAiX7PImE7 pic.twitter.com/87m8VDuYsT
— CODAME ART+TECH (@codame) January 15, 2015
"@MerakiSimon: Yaaay -> MT @SFist: The Bay Lights are staying on thanks to a $2M gift from a Woodside philanthropist. pic.twitter.com/x3bWovuQZy
— wordjanitor (@wordjanitor) December 19, 2014
GREAT NEWS: The Bay Lights will forever be a part of the city. They will be removed in S... http://t.co/kDnZbFLpJa pic.twitter.com/yq7m54qRB7
— Only in SF @ ???? (@onlyinsf) December 18, 2014
The Bay Lights celebrating the Bay Bridge's 75th Anniversary. #nokialumiachallenge pic.twitter.com/1dwxVy37OG
— pma (@tweetsbypma) May 3, 2013
New artwork for sale! - "Treasure Island Bay Lights" - http://t.co/Xt0vWa7ZBR @pixelswebsite pic.twitter.com/MsJxkyAXPI
— Bryant Coffey (@bcoffeyphoto) February 22, 2015
Fear not! Thanks to private donations, the instillation is expected back in 2016 with the intention of making the display permanent.