San Francisco Ferry Building

1:2000 scale miniature paper model, about 4 inches wide by 1.75 inches tall when built

Architect A. Page Brown designed this 660-foot long passenger terminal, completed in 1898, which soon became the second-busiest transit terminal in the world. Auto traffic on the new Golden Gate and Bay bridges reduced demand for ferries and when the Embarcadero Freeway was built in front of the terminal in 1959 the Ferry Building seemed forgotten. In 1992 the freeway was finally removed, and in 2003 the building was restored with a new, vibrant marketplace.

Read more:

• Official website of the Ferry Building Marketplace shops
• Golden Gate Ferry and San Francisco Bay Ferry boats depart from the pier behind the Ferry Building
• Radio story about the 2003 reopening of the Ferry Building after restoration
• The Ferry Building Marketplace has become a local food resource and foodie mecca
• Photos of the Embarcadero Freeway and a history of its construction and removal
• A Trip Down Market Street heading toward the Ferry Building, filmed shortly before the 1906 earthquake

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