The Ferry Building

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Ferry Building 1889, foot of Market Street

Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA



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The Ferry Building in 1997 as seen from the bay

Photo: Chris Carlsson

The Ferry Building, built in 1896, was once one of the busiest transit terminals in the world. Today it has become a landmark to the past, a familiar icon of San Francisco's once busy waterfront, now reduced to future tourist development, and a place to stage protests...

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Market Street in 1940 with the Ferry building at the foot. Notice the multiple tracks for streetcars.

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