Unfinished History
The Embarcadero Freeway separates the Ferry Building from the city in this 1958 photo. The Ferry Plaza had been a central gathering point for generations of San Franciscans and visitors prior to marching up Market Street.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
August 31, 1954, the ferry Eureka approaches the Ferry Building.
Charles Cushman Collection: Indiana University Archives (P07299)
Ferry Building with departing ferries, 1912
Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library