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22San Francisco · HLB Lighting

Let the bridge be the horizon.

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BEGA / HLB Lighting: Pj Presidio p 02
Presidio · the Golden GateThe bridge at blue hour beyond the park’s low lights.Photo: BEGA / HLB Lighting

From the Presidio, restrained lighting on the near paths leaves the Golden Gate Bridge as the destination in the view.

From the project

The Cliff Walk leads to three overlooks facing the Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island and Alcatraz, and it is lit by bollards rather than poles1.

More from the project

Dusk at Presidio Tunnel Tops, with people crossing a plaza toward the bay and a few warm lamps.
Presidio Tunnel Tops · the plazaPeople cross the plaza at dusk. The benches take a little light, and the bay stays the brightest thing in view.Photo: BEGA / HLB Lighting
A single low bollard lighting the edge of a planting bed beside a park path at dusk.
Presidio · the planting edgeOne bollard beside the planting shows where the path stops.Photo: BEGA / HLB Lighting

Sources

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  1. BEGABEGA — Presidio Tunnel TopsUndated page · checked 2026-09-28
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Leave some dark.

This story is from the October 2026 Toronto issue of Dazzle Digest, a free monthly magazine about lighting and life after dark.

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