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Ferry Building 1889, foot of Market Street

Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA

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...

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

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 ''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''
-Ferry Building in 1889, with a pop up about O'Farrell, and his near lynching after laying out the city's streets in 1847. Also a hindsight continuum.
-[[BANK OF CALIFORNIA and WILLIAM RALSTON | Prev. Document]]  [[Ferry Building description | Next Document]]
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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...'''
+[[Image:downtwn1$market-street-1940.jpg]]
+'''Market Street in 1940 with the Ferry building at the foot. Notice the multiple tracks for streetcars.'''
+[[BANK OF CALIFORNIA and WILLIAM RALSTON | Prev. Document]]  [[THE CALL BUILDING: SAN FRANCISCO'S FORGOTTEN SKYSCRAPER | Next Document]]
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