Lights out San Francisco was little more than a disappointment if you were at Dolores Park hoping for most of the City’s lights to go dark between 8 and 9pm PST on October 20, 2007. The Bay Bridge took about 40 minutes to reach almost-complete darkness, while most buildings continued lighting up the skyline. Though, this isn’t the real reason so many people gathered at the park that night, it was so much more. It was really about bringing people together and spreading awareness that turning off all the lights in one city for an hour could conserve a worthwhile amount of energy.

Maybe next year will bring more awareness, and maybe more people will become involved.

More Information: LightsOutSF.org; Flickr: My Photos, Others