Embarcadero in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Pier 1, Working Waterfront: Ferry Service
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 28, 2020
1. Pier 1, Working Waterfront: Ferry Service Marker
Inscription.
Pier 1, Working Waterfront: Ferry Service. . "...take a transbay ferry and, in the early morning, gaze back at the receding city, where water, hills and building are combined into a picture that has composition, feeling and life." 1930
The 1930s saw the highest recorded number of people using transbay ferry service in the City's history. To accommodate this overflow ferry traffic, a small ferry slip lacated on the northern side of the Ferry Building was sometimes used. However, this extra slip had to be removed during the construction of Pier 1. In its place, designers added a curved southern shed wall by following the distinctive shape of feryboats, making Pier 1 unique among San Francisco's normally rectangular piers. An existing passenger gallery on the north side of the shed suggests that ferries probably berthed on both sides of the building.
"...take a transbay ferry
and, in the early morning,
gaze back at the receding
city, where water, hills
and building are
combined into a picture
that has composition,
feeling and life."
1930
The 1930s saw the highest
recorded number of people using
transbay ferry service in the City's
history. To accommodate this
overflow ferry traffic, a small ferry
slip lacated on the northern side
of the Ferry Building was
sometimes used. However, this
extra slip had to be removed
during the construction of Pier 1.
In its place, designers added a
curved southern shed wall by
following the distinctive shape of
feryboats, making Pier 1 unique
among San Francisco's normally
rectangular piers. An existing
passenger gallery on the north
side of the shed suggests that
ferries probably berthed on both
sides of the building.
Erected by The AMB.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
Location. 37° 47.839′ N, 122° 23.638′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Embarcadero. Marker can be reached from The Embarcadero. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94105, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of
More about this marker. The marker is located on the south side of Pier 1, about halfway between where the street meets the pier and the end of the pier.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, June 16, 2022
2. Pier 1 Marker
Pier 1
Listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior
1999
Constructed in 1931 and Rehabilitated in 2000
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 28, 2020
3. Pier 1, Working Waterfront: Ferry Service Marker - wide view
Marker is on the left, against the building, and the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island are visible on the right.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, June 16, 2022
4. Pier 1 Marker at the front of the building
Postcard by C.T. Art, circa 1925
5. Ferry Building and Bay, San Francisco, Cal.
Pier 1 is visible on the far left in this postcard view, with the marker site located at the bow of the ferry, roughly.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, June 16, 2022
6. Pier 1
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 28, 2020
7. Ferry Building and downtown San Francisco as viewed from marker site
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 30, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on July 26, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 3. submitted on September 30, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 4. submitted on July 26, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 5. submitted on September 30, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 6. submitted on July 26, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 7. submitted on September 30, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
