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This article discusses the embarcadero in San Francisco. For embarcaderos in other cities, see embarcadero (disambiguation) .The Embarcadero is the name given the eastern waterfront of San Francisco, California, along San Francisco Bay. It was originally a seawall, and may have been a Spanish fort. It is also the name of the street that runs along the path of the old seawall.
1 History
San Francisco's shoreline ran along present-day Montgomerey Street is today. As the city grew, however, a large seawall was built and landfill poured, creating what today is San Francisco's Financial District.
The Embarcadero Freeway was built in the 1960s. Running the length of the city along the seaboard, it improved access to the Bay Bridge, but detracted aesthetically from the city. It disconnected the Ferry Building from Downtown. For 30 years, it divided the waterfront and Downtown. It was torn down in 1991, after suffering damage from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
After the freeway had been cleared, a grand palm-lined boulevard was created, and the Muni N and F lines were extended to run along it; the N goes to 4th and King Streets (at SBC Park and the Caltrain terminal) and the F now goes to Fisherman's Wharf .
2 Rail Station
There is also a BARTBART (in full, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is a rapid transit electric train service that serves parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, including the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley. It also serves San Francisco International Ai/MUNI railThis is the top-level page of WikiProject trains A railroad or railway is a guided means of land transport, designed for trains to use for transporting both passengers and freight. It consists of two parallel rails, usually made of steel, and wooden or co station at the foot of Market Street, by the Embarcadero. While not in the original station plans, the area had become quite busy at the time of the BART construction. The station was built quite quickly which explains its simple 'box' shape.
3 Embarcadero Centre
The Embarcadero Centre consists of four buildings and the Villiancourt Fountain. Until 2001, there was a viewing deck on top of Embarcadero 1. At ChristmasChristmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a traditional holiday in the Christian calendar which takes place on the twenty-fifth day of December and celebrates the nativity of Jesus Christ. Christmas is also celebrated as a secular holiday throughout mu time at night, lights covering the corners of all four buildings are lit up.
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