San Francisco's Nordstrom is in its final days as the city's downtown struggles to recreate itself.
Right across the street, more than 200 people waited patiently in line to take cable cars, halfway to the stars and the moon. "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that amore," sang street artist, Mr. B: The Singing Bard.
The Bard lives on tourists’ tips and has been at the Cable Car Turnaround for decades. He says, he sees the continuing proof of San Francisco's magic every day. "Every one of these people paid thousands of dollars to come here to San Francisco; every day," said Mr. B. And, the waiting crowd applauded after he said that magic will win out as it has so many times before. "San Francisco has not lost its glow of its glamor. People from all over the world still love San Francisco and love the trolley. Even though those major stores might have closed, but the magic is still right here. Isn’t it? Is the magic still here? Can I get an Amen?" said Mr. B.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 22: The spiraling escalators at the Nordstroms store in the Westfield Shopping Center.
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