San Francisco Relocation Guide - Antevia
San Francisco Relocation Guide - Antevia
San Francisco Relocation Guide - Antevia
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here, servicing the ferry commuters. These were eventually replaced by a loop for several<br />
streetcar lines.<br />
However, after the completion of the Bay Bridge and the rapid decline of Ferries and the<br />
Ferry Building, the neighborhood fell into decline. The transition to container shipping,<br />
which moved most shipping to Oakland, led to further decline. Automobile transit efforts<br />
led to the Embarcadero Freeway being built in the 1960s. This improved automobile<br />
access to the Bay Bridge, but detracted aesthetically from the city. For 30 years, the<br />
highway divided the waterfront and the Ferry Building from downtown. It was torn down<br />
in 1991, after being severely damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.<br />
After the freeway had been cleared, massive redevelopment begun as grand palm-lined<br />
boulevard was created, squares and plazas were created and/or restored, and the Muni N<br />
and F lines were extended to run along it; the N goes to 4th and King Streets (at AT&T<br />
Park and the Caltrain terminal) and the F now goes to Fisherman's Wharf. The Market<br />
Street Railway is also planning a new ‘E’ line to run up the Embarcadero, past the<br />
wharves, to Aquatic Park. A unique sculpture resembling cupid's bow and arrow with the<br />
arrow implanted in the ground was built there in 2003, symbolizing where Tony Bennett<br />
"left his heart".<br />
Rail Station<br />
The Embarcadero Station, a BART and Muni Metro subway station, is located at the foot<br />
of Market Street, by The Embarcadero. While not in the original station plans, the area<br />
had become quite busy at the time of the BART construction. The late addition is the<br />
reason for the station's distinctive design.<br />
Embarcadero Center<br />
Villancourt Fountain at Embarcadero Center<br />
The Embarcadero Center consists of four buildings and the Villancourt Fountain. Until<br />
2001, there was a viewing deck on top of the Embarcadero. At Christmas time at night,<br />
lights covering the corners of all four buildings are lit up.