photography — Edward Coffey

San Francisco’s Oldest Watering Holes

Black & White photos mostly of the places I recall growing up in the Bay Area. Places still around as tech and gentrification takes hold in San Francisco, Oakland and Richmond.

The Utah

St. Mary's Pub

The Buena Vista

Est. in 1916, The Buena Vista introduced the Irish Coffee to the United States in 1956.

The Buena Vista

Shotwell's

The Saloon

One of the oldest bars in San Francisco, The Saloon was established in 1861 and has been in continuous operation since.

Caffe Trieste

Est. 1956, Caffe Trieste was a popular spot in North Beach for writers, poets, and even filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola who wrote The Godfather at the cafe.

Caffe Trieste

Est. 1956, Caffe Trieste was a popular spot in North Beach for writers, poets, and even filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola who wrote The Godfather at the cafe.

Caffe Trieste

Est. 1956, Caffe Trieste was a popular spot in North Beach for writers, poets, and even filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola who wrote The Godfather at the cafe.

Journalism/Public Affairs

I served in the Army from 2006-2014 with the 1st Infantry Division, Multi-National Corps – Iraq/US Forces – Iraq, and the Defense Media Activity. After the Army, I worked as a Navy civilian, then the US Army Corps of Engineers. Below, some behind-the-scenes images from events I’ve covered.

Techniques, Tactics & Procedures

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division conduct a breaching exercise at a shoot house at Ft. Riley, Kan.

Sniper Emerges

A sniper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division emerges in a ghillie suit. He signals to a fellow soldier to follow.

Rotary Wing Transport

A soldier assigned to I Corps, Multi-National Corps, Iraq, sits comfortably in a Black Hawk helicopter flying over Baghdad. (2009)

VP Biden in Baghdad

Vice President Joe Biden finishes a live-to-tape interview with CNN at Al Few Palace, Baghdad, Iraq in 2009.

Rep. Michelle Bachmann

Jason Stoughton, Creative Director for the Defense Media Activity’s Radio & Television Production Office, pins a lavalier microphone onto former Rep. Michelle Bachmann’s (R-MN) lapel before sending a message to troops overseas.

Thunderbirds Flyover at Target Field

US Air Force Thunderbirds conduct a flyover at Target Field prior to the first pitch of the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.

Gabby Giffords Performs

US Olympics Gold Medalist Gabby Giffords readies for a gymnastics display during a Super Bowl XLVIII Press Event.

Seahawks Coach takes Podium

Seattle Seahawks Head Coach, Pete Carroll, approaches a podium during Super Bowl XLVIII’s Media Day.

Chris Draft Plays Catch with Kids

Former NFL linebacker Chris Draft warms up by throwing the ball to kids on the sideline before the Wounded Warrior flag football game.

Rocky Bleier Talks to Troops

Retired NFL halfback and former US Army Ranger, Rocky Bleier, talks to troops and veterans before the Wounded Warrior flag football game.

Wounded Warrior Chases Receiver

A Wounded Warrior chases his son down the field prior to a celebrity/Wounded Warrior charity flag football game.

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

The Assistant Secretary fo the Army (Civil Works) RD James listens to employees of US Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division’s questions during a town hall.

Nature and Landscape Photography

Nature captures mostly in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Redwood

Dead Leaf on a Redwood

Night at Pigeon Point

Cloudy Morning at Pigeon Point

A Break in the Rain

Textured Sky

Pigeon Point Lighthouse.

Hazy Sutro Tower

The smoke from fires at Paradise, Calif. diffuses the sun over Sutro Tower, San Francisco.

Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir

The sun burns through the daily marine layer one early morning at Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo County.

NASA DART Training Site, Moffett Field, Mountain View, Calif.

A recent trip to Moffett Field as military leadership observed Urban Search and Rescue training led by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Hangar One

Hangar One sits on the horizon at Moffett Field, Mountain View, Calif. Google took over the 1,000-acre site with plans to repurpose its three airship hangars as laboratories for developing robots, rovers, drones, Internet-carrying balloons and other cutting-edge technology

Downed Aircraft

The skeleton of an airplane used in NASA Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) training.

Dilapidated Truck

This truck’s seen better days. It’s used for jaws of life training.

Reuben's House of Pancakes

NASA DART and Google's Campus

Construction workers build Google’s new campus on Moffett Field, Mountain View, Calif. as members of various agencies train at the NASA DART training site.

Airplane Skeleton

Construction workers build Google’s new campus on Moffett Field, Mountain View, Calif. as members of various agencies train at the NASA DART training site.

Neutral Buoyancy Test Facility

XV15 Tilt Rotor Aircraft

A sign points to the joint effort to build a adjustable aircraft with a tilting rotor for quick and easy take off and landing, turning a fixed-winged aircraft into a vertical rotary ring “helicopter.”