Directly beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Point’s red brick ceilings and white walls are currently a three-story display of fine art. While the works highlight the golden legacies of African Americans of yesteryear, they wouldn’t be possible without the jewels dropped by the creators of today.

Black Gold: Stories Untold is a free exhibition highlighting the lives of African Americans during the California Gold Rush, the Civil War and the Reconstruction period. Curated by FOR-SITE Foundation founder Cheryl Haines, it features the works of 17 artists, including the Bay Area’s own Adrian L. Burrell and Mildred Howard, as well as artists from around the country like Hank Willis Thomas.

The combination of lingering fog overhead and dim lights inside the oddly-shaped site create a spooky a

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