we have extra rolls and thanks, diane oshima and chris verplank and agent surctionv bull for joining us with the department of building inspection. thank you all. [applause]

and chris verplank san architectural historian who knows a whole lot of history about the waterfront.e and i drove some portions of it the other day and took some slides we're going to used to as our spring board for discussion. we invite you all just to share your questions. we'll give you the microphone and speak into the microphone. i thought what we could do is start by taking a look at a few pictures of what san francisco looked like historically so we have some reference to compare the waterfront over the years. san francisco started as a port city. that's why we're here. this was an ideal place for people to establish a footholdin the new california. and the ferry building has long come to be considered through the symbol of san francisco's waterfront. and it's still there. after a major renovation, and we're going to get to that in a minute. here is the ferry building from an old postcard. what do we get the date to be on here? can we take a guess? when was the ferry building built, before the '06 earthquake? >> yes. >> '98. >> it was completed in '99. >> okay. and this was --