Embarcadero in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Freeway Supports
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 8, 2014
1. Freeway Supports Marker
The dashed line that surrounds you marks the former locations of an Embarcadero Freeway column.
We sit and eat our lunch.
And follow the swing of the wrecking balls.
Demolishing the Free-way to Nowhere.
It is hypnotic, absorbing
It is happening
It is possible
To bring light and air and vistas
Back into human experience.
In clouds of dust with satisfying thunks
We sit and eat our lunch.
August 11, 1991 – Anonymous
Second plaque
“The freeway that brooded over the Embarcadero with all the grace of a double decked prison wall is finally gone. In its place is a sweeping of air, fog, October sunlight, piers, ships, and the silver Bay Bridge, which is 55 years old and still looks modern.”
October 7, 1991 – Carl Nolte
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1991.
Location. 37° 47.711′ N, 122° 23.646′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Embarcadero. Marker is on The Embarcadero near Market Street, in the median.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Klebingat Recalls The City Front (within shouting distance of this marker); Fruit Seller (within shouting distance of this marker); Port Time (within shouting distance of this marker); Ferry Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Signs of History (within shouting distance of this marker); San Francisco Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Abraham Lincoln Brigade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Leidesdorff (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
More about this marker. These markers are across from the Ferry Building.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 8, 2014
2. Freeway Supports Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 8, 2014
3. Freeway Supports Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, April 8, 2014
4. Freeway Supports Marker
In front of the Ferry Building.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 19, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
