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The completion of the Union Street Stores inspired the formation of a commercial district along a five-block stretch of a deteriorating area in San Francisco that became a popular commercial destination in the city and “charting the course and the ambiance of the well-known shopping and dining mecca we know today.” [3] Along with the historic Ghirardelli Square and The Cannery (a former ...
Crocker Galleria was opened in 1982, designed by Edward Charles Bassett of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.Originally, it housed around 62 stores and restaurants, providing an urban amenity for pedestrians in a densely packed urban core.
Fifth Street Store: Walker's (Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego), main store in downtown Los Angeles was also known as the Fifth Street Store since it was located at the corner of Fifth and Broadway, main store was founded in 1905 as Steele, Faris, Walker Co., later became Muse, Faris, Walker Co., and then finally Walker Inc. in 1924; opened ...
Per foot traffic analytics platform Placer.ai, San Francisco has the lowest number of visits to offices of any major US city.In August 2023, office visits were down 52.7% compared to August 2019 ...
The Abby Z flagship store opened in SoHo, New York at 57 Greene Street in 2008 and closed in 2009 [46] when its parent company filed for bankruptcy. [47] Anchor Blue – youth-oriented mall chain, founded in 1972 as Miller's Outpost. The brand had 150 stores at its peak, predominantly on the West Coast.
Nordstrom closed the doors of its five-story department store in San Francisco on Sunday, ending a 35-year run as the city suffers a retail exodus.
Rincon Center is a complex of shops, restaurants, offices, and apartments in the South of Market neighborhood of Downtown San Francisco, California.It includes two buildings, one of which is the former Rincon Annex post office building, completed in 1940.
Historian and chef-owner of acclaimed restaurant Hamburger America in New York City, George Motz, has made it his life’s mission to understand, document, and share the unique history of burgers ...