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The Embarcadero (Spanish for "Embarkment") is the eastern waterfront of Port of San Francisco and a major roadway in San Francisco, California. It was constructed on reclaimed land along a three mile long [ 2 ] engineered seawall , from which piers extend into the bay.
The Central Embarcadero Piers Historic District is a Registered Historic District in the city of San Francisco, California, United States. It consists of Piers 1, 1½, 3 and 5, which form one of the largest [ citation needed ] surviving pier complexes along San Francisco's Embarcadero waterfront road. [ 1 ]
San Francisco Chronicle photo of the freeway from 1987; Congress for the New Urbanism History of Embarcadero; California Highways (www.cahighways.org) San Francisco-Bay Area Freeway Development (Part 1—The City of San Francisco) YouTube – 1984 drive on the San Francisco Embarcadero Freeway (5:29) Map of Golden Gate Freeway route ...
The 1898 Ferry Building was a symbol of San Francisco's history as a bustling port city, but with the redevelopment plan, the city was choosing to also make the structure a symbol of San Francisco's future. The vastness of the project resulted in the selection of a group of firms that could each focus on a key aspect of the redevelopment plan.
One Market Plaza is a complex of three office buildings at 1 Market Street along the San Francisco Embarcadero.The historic 11-story Southern Pacific Building, also known as "The Landmark", was completed in 1916, and incorporated into the development in 1976 that includes the 43-storey 172 metres (564 feet) Spear Tower, and the 27-storey, 111 metres (364 feet) Steuart Tower.
Skygate is an outdoor 1985 stainless steel sculpture by Roger Barr, [1] installed along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California, in the United States. The sculpture was the first piece of public art along the Embarcadero. [2] As inscribed on the plaque placed on the ground nearby, this artwork is dedicated to American philosopher Eric Hoffer.
Embarcadero Plaza, previously known as Justin Herman Plaza from its opening in 1972 until 2017, is a 1.23-acre (0.50 ha) plaza near the intersection of Market and Embarcadero in San Francisco's Financial District, in the U.S. state of California.
Two Embarcadero Center is an office skyscraper located off The Embarcadero in the financial district of San Francisco, California. [4] The 126 m (413 ft), 30- story tower, completed in 1974 is part of the Embarcadero Center , a complex of seven towers, of which two are hotels. [ 5 ]