FoundSF

Historical Essay

by Art Peterson

Pioneer Monument between Main Library and Asian Art Museum, 2014.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Pioneer Monument, which now sits between the Main Library and the Asian Art Museum, once stood here in front of City Hall sometime between 1897 and 1906. After the 1906 earthquake, this spot became the intersection of Hyde, Grove, and Market, and in the early 1990s, the statue was moved.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library