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12 m (40 ft) Location. Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, California, United States. Vaillancourt Fountain, sometimes called Quebec libre!, is a large fountain in Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco, designed by the Québécois artist Armand Vaillancourt in 1971. It is about 40 feet (12 m) high and is constructed out of precast concrete square ...
The Embarcadero ( Spanish for "Embarkment") is the eastern waterfront of Port of San Francisco and a major roadway in San Francisco, California. It was constructed on reclaimed land along a three mile long [ 2] engineered seawall, from which piers extend into the bay. It derives its name from the Spanish verb embarcar, meaning "to embark ...
California State Route 480. State Route 480 ( SR 480) was a state highway in San Francisco, California, United States, consisting of the elevated double-decker Embarcadero Freeway (also known as the Embarcadero Skyway ), the partly elevated Doyle Drive approach to the Golden Gate Bridge and the proposed and unbuilt section in between.
Aquarium of the Bay is a public aquarium located at The Embarcadero and Beach Street, at the edge of Pier 39 in San Francisco, California. The aquarium is focused on local aquatic animals from the San Francisco Bay and neighboring rivers and watersheds as far as the Sierra Mountains. Since 2005 the Aquarium has focused its mission on enabling ...
1953–July 1961. The Tin Angel was a lesbian nightclub, live music venue, and restaurant in operation from 1953 to 1961, on the Embarcadero at 981 Embarcadero (near Pier 23) in San Francisco, California, U.S. [1] The venue and its founder were credited as "spearheading the 'Jazz on the Waterfront' movement" in the 1950s. [2]
Pier 35 served as San Francisco's primary major cruise ship terminal for eight decades, servicing several cruise operators including the Grace Line, Matson Line, Pacific Far East Line, [ 2] and Princess Cruises, whose ships Star Princess, Sapphire Princess, and Sea Princess made regular stops at the pier throughout the year. [ 3] Sign for Pier 35.
Actress Courteney Cox, the proud dog mom to Lily and Bear, decided to get in on the game and try it with one of her dogs. It didn't go as planned though! Courteney shared a video of the attempt to ...
Embarcadero. / 37.79306°N 122.39722°W / 37.79306; -122.39722. Embarcadero station is a combined BART and Muni Metro rapid transit subway station in the Market Street subway in downtown San Francisco. Located under Market Street between Drumm Street and Beale Street near The Embarcadero, it serves the Financial District neighborhood ...