Yerba Buena Park, San Francisco Photos |
Yerba Buena Park, just south of Market Street mid-way between the Ferry Building & the Civic Center is the site of the Moscone Convention Center, the Modern Art Museum, the Metreon, the Zeum & playgrounds & fountains. |
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| See also: San Francisco & Bay Area |
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| Museum of Modern Art & skyscrapers beyond: Paramount, St. Regis, Pacific Telephone & unknown building over Yerba Buena Gardens. | Argent Hotel (1984), Paramount (2002), St. Regis (2004), Pacific Telephone (1925) buildings over Modern Art Museum & Yerba Buena Gardens. | Argent Hotel (1984), Paramount (2002), St. Regis (2004) buildings over Yerba Buena Gardens. | The Paramount (2002) (680 Mission Street at Third St.) 40 floors at Yerba Buena Gardens. Architect: Elkus / Manfredi Architects Ltd. |
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| St. Regis San Francisco (2004) (685 Mission Street at Third St.) 42 floors. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater with highrises in background. | Yerba Buena Gardens & Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater. | Yerba Buena Gardens. |
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| Yerba Buena Gardens & Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater. | Reflecting pool in Yerba Buena Gardens with Museum of Modern Art. | Pacific Telephone (1925) now PacBell Building (140 New Montgomery St.) 26 floors beyond Museum of Modern Art. Architect: Miller & Pflueger + A.A. Cantin. | Pool reflecting Museum of Modern Art. |
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| Boat-shaped sculpture in front of Museum of Modern Art. | Skylight & bridge across atrium of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Architect: Mario Botta. | Skylight of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. | Cubic stairway structure in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. |
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| Wall Drawing #936 Color Arcs in Four Directions (2000) by Saul LeWitt in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. | Wall Drawing #935 Color Bands in Four Directions (2000) by Saul LeWitt in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. | Moscone Convention Center (1981) south of Yerba Buena Gardens. Architect: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum. | Moscone Convention Center structural element details. |
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| Moscone Convention Center. | Moscone Convention Center West building. | Loews Theater in Yerba Buena Gardens. | Children's play area in Yerba Buena Gardens. |
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| Children's playground in Yerba Buena Gardens. | Yerba Buena Gardens Zeum carrousel & spiral ramp structure. | Yerba Buena Gardens Zeum carrousel & activity center. | Spiral ramp structure of Yerba Buena Gardens Zeum. |
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| Yerba Buena Gardens Zeum carrousel horses & riders. | Sculpture of person on globe in Yerba Buena Gardens. | Shaking Man sculpture detail in Yerba Buena Gardens. | Shaking Man sculpture (1993) by Terry Allen in cartoon-like triplicate vibrations of person in earthquake zone at Yerba Buena Gardens. |
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| Metreon building combines shopping & theme entertainment at Yerba Buena Gardens. | Sculpted cartoon character by Maurice Sendak in Where the Wild Things Are children's attraction at Metreon. | Sculpted cartoon beast by Maurice Sendak in Where the Wild Things Are children's attraction at Metreon. | Metreon exterior & Marriott Hotel. |
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| Marriott Hotel fan-shaped windows. | San Francisco Marriott (1989) (777 Market St.) 39 floors. Architect: DMJM & Zeidler Partnership Architects. | Marriott Hotel from Market Street. | Marriott Hotel crown. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |