Change of appearance
Regarding “Planning how S.F. might guide its future” (Insight, Feb. 18): The cover of the Insight issue, featuring a March 1954 photo of pedestrians crossing the intersection of Sutter and Montgomery streets in San Francisco, shows how far we have fallen from civility and public appearance in the past 60 years. Back then, people were well dressed in suits, hats and dresses. No one wore flip-flops, T-shirts or torn jeans. And everyone in the 1954 photo seems to be aware of their surroundings. No one is staring at a smartphone screen or wearing headphones to block out the world around them. Yes, times change and so does fashion, but not always for the better.
Dorothy Van Horne, San Francisco