Life on Market Street: An Audio Archive April 1, 2004
A Project of the San Francisco Arts Commission's Art on Market Street Program
For information about the Art on Market Street Program: www.sfgov.org/sfac/pubart/

As one of San Francisco's main thoroughfares, Market Street remains true to its name, transecting and linking a wide array of communities or "markets". "Life on Market Street: An Audio Archive", is an attempt to understand contemporary Market Street by "mapping" everyday conversations with people who live and work along Market Street, capturing the ephemeral interactions that often escape documentation. Designed to serve as a self-guided walking tour, the audio archive is a portrait in sound that engages the public as both subject matter and navigational tool.

		On April 1, 2004, the artists distributed 2,000 free copies of the CD and map along Market Street. The audio archive was also transmitted froma mirrored mobile micro radio studio from sites along the street, bridging the "vertical audience" in office buildings with those along the street. The studio housed a small, solar-powered AM radio transmitter that was used to broadcast the compiled recordings from three locations along Market Street at 850 kHz.
Download Audio for Self-Guided Tour: Click on the file name below to hear or download each audio track. For best dowload time use Quicktime. 1. Introduction 2. Ferry Captain 3. Clocktower 4. Ferry Building Gates 5. Farmer’s Market 6. Federal Reserve Bank 7. News Stand 8. Cab Driver 9. Cable Car 10. Harpist 11. Wealth Management Advisor 12. Financial Advisor 13. Client Associate 14. Man on Street with Dog 15. Development Manager 16. Book Store 17. Tobacconist 18. Eyeglass Store 19. Clothing Store 20. Cafe 21. Vibraphone Musician 22. Bike Messenger 23. Shoeshine 24. Man with Sign 25. Shoe store 26. Tourist 27. Shoeshine 28. Crafts Vendor 29. Lease Administrator 30. Tap Dancer 31. Chess Player 32. Clothing Store 33. Imports Store 34. Street Sweeper 35. Police Officer 36. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Station 37. Musician 38. Ribs 39. Pedestrian 40. Florist 41. Sandwich Shop 42. Mattress Company 43. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Community Center 44. LGBT Youth Center 45. Hardware Store 46. Funeral Parlor 47. Resident		Download Map for Self-Guided Tour:

Special thanks to: Susanne Cockrell, Nick Elsner, Lawrence Fellows-Manion of Rance Electronics, Gwendolyn Meyer, Judy Moran, Josh Singer, Elizabeth Yates McNamee, Heidi and Conrad Williams, Kevin W. Jensen, the Market Street Association & the San Francisco Arts Commission.