Financial District in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Union Bank Building

1977

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 14, 2014

1. Union Bank Building Marker

Inscription.
This corner was originally that part of San Francisco once called Yerba Buena Cove whose shoreline was about one block further west at Montgomery Street. Landfill occurred in the 1850s and the first known structure was the Friedlander’s building built in 1869 and subsequently destroyed in the great fire and earthquake of 1906. The marble frame and walrus heads, carved from Sierra granite, are from the Alaska Commercial Building which was completed in 1908 and occupied the site until 1975.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 37° 47.597′ N, 122° 24.038′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in the Financial District. It is on California Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 350 California Street, San Francisco CA 94109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bank of California (within shouting distance of this marker); “The Orient Building” (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Alexander Leidesdorff (about 500 feet away); Site of What Cheer House (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named William Alexander Leidesdorff

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(about 500 feet away); The Old Chamber of Commerce Building (about 600 feet away); Wells, Fargo & Co. (about 600 feet away); The General Harrison (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 14, 2014

2. Union Bank Building Marker

Note the Alaska Commercial Building motif above the marker,

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 915 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.