Stockton Street (San Francisco)
Stockton Street is a north-south street in San Francisco. It begins at Market Street passing Union Square, a major shopping district in the city. It then runs underground for about two and a half blocks in the Stockton Street Tunnel, passes through Chinatown and North Beach, and ends at Beach Street near the Pier 39 shopping center and tourist attraction.
Stockton Street in Chinatown, viewed south from Broadway, with two Muni trolleybuses, and the mound of the Stockton tunnel in the far background.
Intersection of Stockton and Broadway with a 30-Stockton trolleybus (2005)
South portal of the Stockton Street Tunnel near Lower Nob Hill (2010)
North portal of the Stockton Street Tunnel, looking at Chinatown (2016)
Union Square, San Francisco
Union Square is a 2.6-acre (1.1-hectare) public plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post, and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco, California. "Union Square" also refers to the central shopping, hotel, and theater district that surrounds the plaza for several blocks. The area got its name because it was once used for Thomas Starr King rallies and support for the Union Army during the American Civil War, earning its designation as a California Historical Landmark. Despite its declining profile, Union Square in San Francisco is still a major retail hub for the city.
Overview of the plaza, 2018
Union Square around the turn of the 20th century
The square in 1968, as seen from the St. Francis Hotel
Dewey Monument in 2017
