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neighborhood were demolished to build the approach viaduct and ramps. Original plans were for the viaduct to follow Bryant Street, which would have cut through the site of the
Schmidt plant. Max Schmidt threatened to move the company out of San Francisco, and the viaduct was rerouted to the north,
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The plant covered two square blocks and had roof gardens and facilities for employees including a hospital and handball and volleyball courts. The tower, which is 180 feet (55 m) tall, housed water storage and also served to identify the company; it was added after the
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incorporating the tower. The architect for the restoration, which included creating a courtyard in the former main print hall and cladding the brick exterior of the tower building with
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plant. Schmidt's will stipulated that a thermometer must be mounted on the exterior of the tower, a proposal that the board of directors had refused; the thermometer was added.
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would have reduced the distance between the clock tower building and the road decks from approximately 30 feet (9.1 m) to under 21 inches (53 cm).
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