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Encyclopedia > Financial District, San Francisco, California
Financial District, North

The Financial District is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California that serves as its main central business district. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 474 pixelsFull resolution (3876 × 2298 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 474 pixelsFull resolution (3876 × 2298 pixel, file size: 1. ... A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community located within a larger city or suburb. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ...

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Location

The area is marked by the cluster of high-rise towers that lies between Grant Street east of the Union Square shopping district, Sacramento Street and Columbus Street, south of Chinatown and North Beach, and the Embarcadero that rings the waterfront. The city's tallest buildings, including the Bank of America tower and the Transamerica Pyramid, and some other tall buildings, like 101 California Street and 345 California Street are located here. Union Square is the central shopping, hotel and theater district in San Francisco. ... An intersection of Chinatown in San Francisco. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The Embarcaderos Ferry Building The Embarcadero is the name given the eastern waterfront of San Francisco, California, along San Francisco Bay. ... The Bank of America Center is a 52-story, 779 ft (237. ... The Transamerica Pyramid. ... 101 California Street is an office building in San Francisco, California. ... 345 California Street, 345 California Center, or to locals Tweezer Towers is a 48 story, 695 ft. ...


The District is home to the city's largest concentration of corporate headquarters, law firms, banks, savings & loans and other financial institutions, such as the corporate headquarters of VISA, Wells Fargo Bank, the Charles Schwab Corporation, McKesson Corporation, Barclays Global Investors, The Gap, and the Union Bank of California among others. The headquarters of the Bank of California, the 12th district of the United States Federal Reserve, and the Pacific Stock Exchange (although no longer located in that building) are located in the area as well. Montgomery Street ("Wall Street of the West") is the traditional heart of the district. There are several shopping malls in the area including the Crocker Galleria, the Embarcadero Center, the Ferry Building, and the Rincon Center complex. Visa or VISA has several meanings: Look up visa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Visa (document) — a document required to enter a specific country. ... An older Wells Fargo branch, located in Berkeley, California Wells Fargos corporate headquarters and main branch Wells Fargo & Co. ... The Charles Schwab Corporation NASDAQ: SCHW is the worlds largest discount broker. ... The McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) is a large USA-based corporation specialising in medical and pharmaceutical products. ... Barclays Global Investors is a division of British based Barclays Bank which specialises in asset management. ... Gap Inc. ... Union Bank of California is one of the 25 largest commercial banks in the United States. ... The Bank of California was founded in San Francisco, California on July 5, 1864 by William Chapman Ralston. ... The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. ... The Pacific Exchange is a regional stock exchange located in San Francisco, California. ... A statue on Montgomery Street in the heart of the Financial District commemorates the United States annexing San Francisco and California from Mexico during the Mexican-American war in 1848. ... The Embarcaderos Ferry Building The Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a shopping center located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. ...


History

A statue on Market Street in the heart of the Financial District commemorates the United States annexing San Francisco and California from Mexico during the Mexican-American War in 1848.

The area was the center of European and American settlement during Spanish and later Mexican rule. Following American annexation and the California Gold Rush, the area boomed rapidly and the Bay shoreline, which originally ended at Battery St, was filled in and extended to the Embarcadero. Gold Rush wealth and business made it the financial capital of the west coast as many banks and businesses set up in the neighborhood. The west coast's first and only skyscrapers, were built in the area along market Street. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 195 KB) Market Street at the corner of Montgomery Street in San Franciscos financial district, 2005. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 195 KB) Market Street at the corner of Montgomery Street in San Franciscos financial district, 2005. ... An F Market streetcar turns around at the foot of Market Street, in front of the Ferry Building. ... Combatants United States Mexico Commanders Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Stephen W. Kearney Antonio López de Santa Anna Mariano Arista Pedro de Ampudia José Mariá Flores Strength 78,790 soldiers 25,000–40,000 soldiers Casualties KIA: 1733 Total dead: 13,271 Wounded: 4,152 AWOL: 9,200+ 25,000... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise. ... An F Market streetcar turns around at the foot of Market Street, in front of the Ferry Building. ...


The neighborhood was completely destroyed in the 1906 Earthquake & Fire (although miraculously, the area's skyscrapers survived), and rebuilt. Because of state wide height restrictions due to earthquake fears, the district remained relatively low-rise throughout the 20th century until the late 1950s, when due to new building and earthquake retrofitting technologies, the height restrictions were lifted, fueling a skyscraper building boom. This boom accelerated under mayor Dianne Feinstein during the 1980s under her plan of "Manhattanization". This caused widespread opposition citywide leading to the "skyscraper revolt" similar to the "freeway revolt" in the city years earlier. The skyscraper revolt led to the city imposing extremely strict, European-style height restrictions on building construction city-wide. San Francisco Earthquake of 1906: Stockton Street from Union Square, looking toward Market Street. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... the first thing that was invented was the automatic DILDO. Education grew explosively because of a very strong demand for high school and college education. ... Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. ... Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is currently the senior U.S. Senator from California, having held office as a senator since 1992. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... The island of Manhattan, where the term manhattanization is derived. ... The Freeway Revolts refer to a phenomenon encountered in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, where planned freeway contstruction in many U.S. cities was halted due to widespread public opposition; especially of those whose neighborhoods would be disrupted or displaced by the proposed freeways. ...

The Financial District along Market Street. The headquarters 12th District of the United States Federal Reserve is the glass sheathed building to the left

Due to these height restrictions, (which have been relaxed and overlooked over the years), overcrowding, and changes and demand in the local real estate market, development in the area, as well as the district's boundaries as a whole have shifted to SOMA as the focus has shifted from building office space, to high-rise condominiums and hotels. Notable examples include the Four Seasons Hotel, The Paramount (the tallest apartment building in San Francisco and the West Coast),[1] and the Millennium Tower, currently under construction. Download high resolution version (600x800, 109 KB) Market st File links The following pages link to this file: Market Street Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (600x800, 109 KB) Market st File links The following pages link to this file: Market Street Categories: GFDL images ... The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. ... This article refers to a form of housing. ... The Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco, California, near the Moscone Center, is a hotel tower located on Market Street. ... The Paramount, or 680 Mission Street at Third is a 43-story rental-apartment tower that is located in South of Market just outside of the Financial District on Mission Street in San Francisco, California. ... The Millennium Tower or 301 Mission Street is a blue, all glass, 60-story highrise condo tower currently under construction on the border of the South of Market and Financial District in San Francisco. ...


See also

I Love Green Day 49-Mile Scenic Drive sign The 49-Mile Scenic Drive (also known as 49-Mile Drive) in and around San Francisco highlights many of the citys major attractions and historic structures. ... The west coast of North America consists of the modern American states of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and arguably Alaska and parts of the Yukon. ... The tallest building in San Francisco, California is the Transamerica Pyramid. ...


Notes

  1. ^ About The Paramount

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Financial District, San Francisco, California: Information from Answers.com (689 words)
The District is home to the city's largest concentration of corporate headquarters, law firms, banks, savings and loans and other financial institutions, such as the corporate headquarters of VISA, Wells Fargo Bank, the Charles Schwab Corporation, Barclays Global Investors, The Gap, and the Union Bank of California among others.
The headquarters of the Bank of California, the 12th district of the United States Federal Reserve, and the Pacific Stock Exchange (although no longer located in that building) are located in the area as well.
Because of state wide height restrictions due to earthquake fears, the district remained relatively low-rise throughout the 20th century until the late 1950s, when due to new building and earthquake retrofitting technologies, the height restrictions were lifted, fueling a skyscraper building boom.
Marina District, San Francisco, California: Information from Answers.com (1606 words)
The Marina District is an affluent, picturesque neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
Photographs of the Marina District as recently as 1912 show most of the area still as being in the bay, posing the question of why it would take six years for the rubble to be dumped to form the Marina.
The park was renamed after the assassination of mayor George Moscone as a political payback to the conservative neighborhood activists in the Marina District that opposed Moscone's progressive policies.
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