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Portsmouth Square

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and glass and overall encompass approximately 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) × 30 ft 7 in (9.32 m) × 25 ft 9 in (7.85 m). Completed in 1983 and dedicated in 1984, the sculptures are used as playground equipment such as a slide and a sandbox. It consists of six animals
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The San Francisco Planning Department has initiated the Portsmouth Square Area Project to enhance the space and surrounding streets. A report evaluating the existing conditions and feasibility of updates was completed in December 2014. On October 13, 2020, the Recreation and Park Department announced
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was ordered to seize Yerba Buena. On July 9, 1846, Montgomery and a party of 17 men landed and raised the first American flag near the Mexican adobe custom house. The plaza would be named Portsmouth Square in honor of the ship later that year, and the settlement's name was changed to San Francisco in
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The Garage has spaces for 500 cars distributed on four levels of parking, with access from Kearny onto the second level. It extends to a depth of 26 feet (7.9 m) below Kearny and 49 feet (15 m) below Walter U Lum. The level above the entrance level is a partial level. On average, in June
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have criticized the Department of Recreation and Parks for failing in its upkeep of the park. Regarding these criticisms, the city department has tried to hire additional gardeners and custodians despite budget cuts. Another city department, Public Works, was urged by Newsom to help clean up the
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was hired to draft plans for the revised park, but he resigned from the project after his original design was modified into "the world's worst" plan that would cause "any landscape architect laugh himself sick" without his consent. Construction on the Portsmouth Square Garage began in 1961,
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In 1987, the park underwent its second major renovation, taking place over three separate phases. The first phase involved installing new elevators and bathrooms on the top of the park. The second phase began in 1994, included installation of child play structures,
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In the 1860s, the park was laid out with paved paths radiating out from the center, dividing the area into wedge-shaped lawns. Trees were planted and had matured by the time the Square was adopted by the growing Chinese American community as
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was commissioned by the city and county of San Francisco's Bureau of Architecture and two of the pieces, the ram and rabbit, were gifts of the Tamarack Foundation. The architect's office, Recreation and Parks Department and
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was added across Kearny to connect the new hotel with the park. On November 18, 1968, Charles Slutzkin of Justice Enterprises (the firm responsible for redeveloping the Hall of Justice site) engaged landscape architect
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to determine how Portsmouth Square should be modified to accommodate the new bridge; Royston responded in 1970, concluding the existing playground should be enlarged. The playground was completed in 1971–72.
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tables, benches, and landscaping. Phase three included the construction of a new community room and play areas. This $ 3.9 million renovation was completed and the park was opened to the public in 2001.
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Recommendations were prepared in the late 1970s ("Chinatown Plan") and early 1980s ("Chinatown Public Improvements Plan"), proposing revisions to Portsmouth Square.
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Degenkolb Engineers; Patri.Merker Architects; MHC Engineers; Hesselberg Keesee & Associates, Inc.; Cahill Contractors Inc. (September 20, 2002).
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c.1865: View west-northwest from Clay and Kearny towards Brenham Place (now Walter U Lum). Paths have been laid out and trees have been planted.
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A four-level underground parking garage is located beneath Portsmouth Square, accommodating an average of 50,000 vehicles per month.
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requiring the complete removal of the original park, and completed in 1963. The design was finished by Royston, Hanamoto and Mayes.
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was commissioned to survey the settlement in 1839, and Vioget imposed a grid of streets centered on the plaza overlooking the cove.
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in the Square. As the character "Dirty Harry" follows "Scorpio", it is possible to see the stone bridge joining the park to the
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with parking floors and ramps designed to bear a load of 50 lb/sq ft (240 kg/m) as required by building codes.
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developed the piece. Children use the pieces frequently due to its playground status. In 1994 it was surveyed as part of the
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Portsmouth Square is known as the "Heart" or "Living Room" of Chinatown. Residents of the neighborhood play games, practice
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on the east, Washington Street on the north, Clay Street on the south, and Walter Lum Place on the west.
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Company (#500, 1953), and the 1848 opening of the first public school in California (#587, 1957).
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celebration was held October 29, 1850 when California became the 31st state of the United States.
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On June 12, 1849, a crowd was gathered at the plaza, demanding election of delegates at the
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A parking garage underneath Portsmouth Square was approved in early October 1959 by the
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was built at the northwest corner of the plaza by the Mexican government. During the
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Memorial is also located inside the park to commemorate its history, designed by
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c.1850s: View north from Clay towards Washington. Mostly bare Portsmouth Square.
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in 1839; the town square (later renamed Portsmouth Square) is just south of the
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An assembly was organized on July 16, 1849, to fight against a lawless body, '
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Portsmouth Square Garage structural Condition Appraisal and Renovation Study
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It features many markers and statues. There are three markers registered as
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Bridge (completed 1971) over Kearny, facing west towards Portsmouth Square
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On August 29, 1850, a memorial service was held after the death of
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Matthews, Laurie; Carroll, Madeline; (MIG, Inc.) (August 2014).
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Matthews, Laurie; Carroll, Madeline; (MIG, Inc.) (August 2014).
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San Francisco Chinatown: A Guide to Its History and Architecture
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On June 1, 1852, a crowd protested against the purchase of the
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2014 approximately 1500 vehicles used the garage per day. The
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c.1900, view southeast towards Kearny and the Hall of Justice.
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Throop Purdy, Helen (March 25, 1924). "Portsmouth Square".
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Temporary graves and tents in Portsmouth Square after the
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It was also home for a large number of homeless people.
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Playing games in the northeast corner of the park, near
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Iswalt, Mike; Mathison, Nancy; (ARUP) (July 17, 2014).
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Director Don Siegel filmed a scene from the 1971 movie
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Portsmouth Square is located on the site of the first
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San Francisco: As It Was, as It Is, and How to See It
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Memorandum: Portsmouth Square Transportation Analysis
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California Historical Landmarks in Portsmouth Square
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Public park in Chinatown, San Francisco, California
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Index


Chinatown
San Francisco
California
Coordinates
37°47′41″N 122°24′19″W / 37.7947°N 122.4053°W / 37.7947; -122.4053
California Historical Landmark
see below
traditional Chinese
simplified Chinese
pinyin
Jyutping
plaza
Chinatown
San Francisco
California
Washington Square
Union Square
Mexican California
Conquest of California
USS Portsmouth
Kearny Street

Jean Jacques Vioget
compass rose
public square
Yerba Buena
Jean Jacques Vioget
custom house
Mexican–American War

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