Faithful readers of Bay Crossings may recall when we last visited with Dylan Berry, the fellow in charge of the renovations currently underway at San Francisco’s historic Ferry Building. We thought it was time to check in with Dylan to see how things are going. It’s especially fitting given we’ve introduced our new logo for Bay Crossings this month, one that proudly features the Ferry Building, past and future, keystone of the San Francisco Bay waterfront.
The Ferry Building in its glory days (above). Before ferry service diminished in the 1950’s, the San Francisco Ferry Building – designed by A. Page Brown in 1892 and put into use in 1898 – was among the busiest transportation terminals in the world. During the 1920’s, when this picture was taken, some 100,000 commuters passed through the building each day, making it second only to Charing Cross, London, in traffic.
Published: January, 2002
Faithful readers of Bay Crossings may recall when we last visited with Dylan Berry, the fellow in charge of the renovations currently underway at San Francisco’s historic Ferry Building. We thought it was time to check in with Dylan to see how things are going. It’s especially fitting given we’ve introduced our new logo for Bay Crossings this month, one that proudly features the Ferry Building, past and future, keystone of the San Francisco Bay waterfront.
Our host Dylan Berry, Construction Manager for the Ferry Building Project, in the nave of the newly re-opened Ferry Building. A third floor was inserted in 1961, dividing the south concourse into two levels and forming a new third floor for the World Trade Club. Dylan’s crew have removed the girders, creating dramatic floor-to-ceiling vistas.
The view of the Ferry Building decked out to celebrate New Year’s Day 1925 demonstrates how central the structure was to the City’s way of life, a role the beautifully restored Ferry Building aims to reassert.
