they know they needed more so the ferry building was built it was a long affair and the first cars turned around at thefeburr>m5 picking up people and goods and then last night the street light cars the trams came to that area also. but by the late 1880s we needed something better than the ferry ond issue was passed for $600,000. to build a new ferry building i would say 800 thousand for a studio apartment in san francisco they thought that was a grander competition to hire an architecture and choose a yogrchitect and in the long paris and san francisco had grand plans for thision. so he proposed the beautiful new building i wanted it wider,

there is none tonight. than that actually is price of concrete m and became fully operational before1898 and first carriages and horses for the primary mode of transportation but market street was b serve tram lines and streetcars could go up to the door to embarcadero mission street up to nob hill and the fisherman's area. and then the earthquake hit in six the ferry building collapsed the only thing had to be corrected once the facade of the tower. percent of the city would not

survive the buildings collapsedthe streets budges and the trams were running and buildings had to highla the fire after the actuate tried to stop the mask fire in the city so th dennis herrera devastation of a cable car they were a mess the streets were torn up and reaeay a popular sense they were on top of that but two weeks after the earthquake a way getting a streetcar to run not on the cable track ran get the streetcars to run and 2 was pretty controversial tram system wanted electrical cars but the earthquake gave them to chance to show cars and we're going to get on top this. >> take 10 years for the city

to rebuild. side ferry use was increasing for a 1950 and people didn't realize how much of a community center the ferry building was.q it the for celebration. the upper level of ferry building was a gathering place. there was a war like the filipino war ort ld war two had a parade on market street and the ferry building would have banners andgive you idea how central to the citywide that is what page brown wanted ring place in that ferry building hay day the busiest translation place in the world how people got around transit and the city is

dependent on that in ar was the year of our international exposition 18 million living in san was supposedly to celebrate the open of panama differential but back in earthquake and 22 different ferry boats to alamednd the and 80 trips a day a way of life and in 1918 san francisco was hit hard by the pandemic and city had mask mandates and anyone caught without a doubt a mask had a being arrested and san francisco was hit hard by the pandemic like other places and about masks wearing and what we're supposed to be more than two people without our masks on i read that on the ferry those guys wanted to smoke their pipes and taking off their

masks trouble so two would be hauled away. >> the way the ferry bu was originally built the lower level with the natural light was used for take it off lunge storage. the second floor was where passengers offloaded a all those people would spill out and central stairway of the building that is interesting point talk about because such a large building one major stairway and over 40 thousand people one of the cost measures was not building a p ferry building and the embarcadero on market street was actually added in and in 1918 but within 20 years to have san

francisco bay the later shipbuilding in the world and the pacific we need the iron that. as the f was at the peak two bridges to reach san francisco. and automobiles were a popular item tha5lt people wanted to drive around instead of the ferry as a result marin other roots varnished. the dramatic draw in ferry usage was using the ferry that was a novelty rather than a transportation but the ferry line one because everyone was getting cars and wanted to drive and cars were a big deal. take ferry and to san francisco and spend the day or for a saturday drive but having the car ferry. >> when the bay bridge was

built had a train that went along the lower level so that was a major stay and end up where our sales force t now another way of getting into the city little by little the ferry stoppeding a purpose. >> what happened in the 40 and 50's because ofownturn we were trying to find a purpose a number of proposals for a world tradntce and wanted to build it own the philly in a terrible idea objective gotten down including one that had too tall towers a trade center in new york but a tower in between that was a part of ferry building

completely impractical. after the cars the towerted to keep americans deployed and have the infrastructure for the united states. so they had intrastate free plan the plan for major freeway systems to go throughout san francisco. and so the developers came up with the bay bridge and worked their way along embarcadero. the plans were to be very, very efficient for that through town he once the san francisco saw had human services agency happening 200 though people figure out city hall offender that the embarcadero free was dropped and we had the great free to no wh which cut us off from the

ferry building and our store li1989 and gave us the opportunity to tear down the free. and that was renaissance of ferry building. >> that land was developed for a new ferry building and whom new embarcadero how to handlend concept for the building didn't want- that was when a plan was developed for thestore. >> the san francisco ferry building has many that ups and downs and had a huge hay day dribbled almost nothing and after the earthquake had a shove of adrenaline toe the waterfront and it moved around the bay and plans for

more sont in the future and feel that by making a reliable ferry system once the to g surface. >> ]k(;e9%nyta

>> our marketstreet program started in 1992. the goal was to bring arts to an audience who may not be normally be for 2023, we chose e>'hcomics as the median to highlight san francisco. it could fix al, science fiction. history. >> i'm fan, i'm illustrator and writer, i grew up all over the bay area. and is post history no history no south. i've been drawing since i was probably four or five. it's just a cool memory, i just remember painting my apron in and i would suddenly start painting myself. it was cartoon, it got me

excited. in my home life, it was not but what was on tv is always consistent. there is always xy z- channel, cartoon, i would wait for the cartoons to freeze and chase really fast. i remember getting into anemai as a kid, as a young person because it was one of the avenues of my project is i'm highlighting who's family was tied to san francisco. they all have different forms of art expression. but i noticed through the research that common that connects them all, which is this desire to live life authentically, organickly, spve that they believe in. i made it art students and learning about art history and the place in art with the context of learning about their predecessors.

>> nsco.s there is a school named after her. >> wasn't she also in stamp her art was in 2020. >> do you think she would become a artist? >> hmm, i other in the city that love the art. when there is no audience or income, why do we still >> well because we seek to know ourselves and one has to believe like alela, we make art reer. i think for some, artist like breathing, it's how we know we're alive. >> it's so incredible to do this project and the that connects generation, the full experience of being artist. >> comics have a rich history in san francisco even from early 20th century. wanted to open up public art opportunities for

artist that don't normally apply to public art.it stays with them and lingers and they chew on it and think about it. and it may not make a big impait's something that opens up the door or starts the conversation or the beginning of something. i would like for it to be a start, whether it's a research or start of pondering, yeah, what does it mean to be an artist? and how do i decolonize my >> you're watching san francisco rising with chris man manors. today's special guest is mary

chu. >> hi. i'm chris manors and you're rising on san francisco rising. the show that's focused on rebuilding, restarting our city. our guest citytoday is mary chu, and she's hereto it about art and the san francisco art commission. well come, miss chu. >>s me. >> it's great to have you. let's talk about art in the city and how installations are funded. >> the arts committee was fupd funded in 1932 and support civic review, design and art galleerries. funded by the city's art enrichment ordinance which provides 2% of

construction cost for public art. >> so art is tied to construction. there's been a great deal thwest of the city. can you talk about some of the our city has some projected in the bayview-hunters point coming up. one artist created a photo collage. in the picture pavilion one artist formed a collage of herd one-year residency coming together with residents, and center is a landmark bronze sculpture inspired by traditional ivory coast currency which the artists significantly enlarges

to mark that it's a african american community in bayview hunters point. >> are there any art installations around town that uses light as a medium? >> yes. the first ono'farrell and geary. it's funded with the m.t.a.s van project. another project is for the central subway. it is one of tenoned for the new line. it's over 650 feet long consists of panels between the powell street station and the union street station. it's called lucy in and the lights are patterned with unique that

commuters can experience a7[ unique pattern each time through. >> perfect. what about the early day sculpture that was removed from the civic center? >> this is a question that cities have been grappling with nationwide. following the removal of early days in 2018 there was a toppling of statues in golden gate park as well the removal of the christopher columbus statue. we are partnering with the parksell as the community to engage with the public to develop guidelines to monuments and memorials in the civic arts collection andg evaluate the removal of a monument or statue

but also installin >> finally, it seems like the weather might be nice this weekend. if i fancy taking?j a walk and seeing some outdoor art, where would you suggest i go? >> well, suggest the embarcadero. this work was commissioned with funds from the fire station 35.lq bow of a boat and the glass panel surrounding the structure depict the history of fireboats in the bay area. >> and where can i go from there? >> then i would walk up to the justin herman plaza to check out the work of the art vendors. then check out the monuments like the mechanics check out the poster series, installed in bus

kiosks along m four artists each year. >> well thank you. i appreciate you coming on the show miss chu. thank yo >> thank you chris. >> that's it for this episode. we'll be back with another show shortly. for san francisco t.v., i'm chris manors. thanks for watching. >> >> >> my name is alex sinclair of willow on the green in high quality luxury goods from

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