At the turn of the century, the Ferry Building was the transit hub for San Francisco. Trains, with destinations in San Francisco would arrive via boat to this site. Passengers coming from all over the bay would arrive here to. From the Ferry Building they passengers would either hop onto a Southern Pacific train or a street car, both with transit points outside of the building. Market Street, San Francisco's Main Street, leads up to the building, connecting the ferry building with the rest of San Francisco.
When the bridges were built in the 1930's, the usefulness of ferries started to decline as did the need for the ferry building. By the 1980's, the Ferry Building had been sub divided into office space, hiding many if the murals inside. Furthermore, an ugly, half finished freeway blocked out the light from the building, causing it to be in an internal shadow. The freeway also blocked the view of the building from Market street essentially separating the Ferry Building from San Francisco..
Well, the freeway was demolished and the civic leaders decided to restore the Ferry Building to its former glory. I quite enjoy the renovated building. In fact, I cannot remember what the area once looked like.
Since its construction the Ferry Building has been the entry point of passengers by boat from all over they bay. Any comments, please sent to .
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