‘In the late 19th century, the Ferry Building, with its conspicuous high clock tower, became the symbol of San Francisco more than any other landmark. Constructed in 1898, this harbor gateway was the hub of the Bay Area’s transportation system and ushered as many as 50 million passengers a year...more than any other transit terminal in the nation.’
WALKING SAN FRANCISCO on the Barbary Coast   by Daniel Bacon, Quicksilver Press 1997

‘The terminal is patterned after a railroad station designed for the Columbian Exposition. The tower can be traced to the Piazza San Marco in Venice and the twelfth century Giralda Tower in Seville, Spain. The Ferry Building’s steel frame was constructed atop 5,000 Oregon pine piles and a reinforced concrete foundation, which was innovative in its day. The interior features a 656-foot long grand nave with a terrazzo floor bordered with red marble and walls of creamy, peach-colored Tennessee marble.’
NATIONAL TRUST GUIDE San Francisco  by Peter Booth Wiley, Preservation Press 2000        

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