Perhaps inspired by recent reports that the world is sinking faster than we thought, local blogger and amateur cartographer Burrito Justice whipped up this hypothetical look at San Francisco's coastline 60 years in the future. What would San Francisco look like in 2072, after sea level rises some 200 feet? A little less like a peninsula and a little more archipelago. Observe:
While our colleagues in the Financial District and SoMa will be taking BART Submarines to work on their oil rig offices or whatever, 60 years in the future SFist's Western Branch Office on Divisadero will suddenly become waterfront property. And can you image the homes on Nob Island? The Tonga Room could actually be on a beach and Top of the Mark will have to be converted to a lighthouse. (Apologies to the submerged Outerlands, who nobody really liked all that much to begin with.)
Anyhow, the 2072 San Francisco is still rife with red tape and NIMBYs, apparently. Read on over at Burrito Justice to see how Bernal Islanders and Noe Beach residents preserved their Victorians, and what groups like the Submerged Historic San Francisco Preservation Association have to say about offshore developments.