A numismatic themed building in downtown SF

LanLord

So I am downtown in SF this week for training, at lunch I have been hiking the city streets rather than chowing down, and what should appear at Market and Kerney?

I find it difficult to believe that some building designer didn't know he was using Longacre's and St. Gauden's designs when these were put in stone.

Pentimento

Very cool post, thanks! I've never seen that!



edit -- here's an old picture of the building Savings Union Bank

GoldenEyeNumismatics

Very cool! I'd like to see it in person

mrearlygold

LanLord

<< <i>Very cool post, thanks! I've never seen that! edit -- here's an old picture of the building Savings Union Bank >>

Looks like that pic was taken around my 3rd or 4th birthday.

coinsarefun

That is cool. I was just there last month and never noticed.

firstmint

Most likely that building was built right after the 1906 earthquake and fire.

At the time, a bank would have been an obvious place to represent some notable designs found on America's gold coinage.

It would be interesting for someone to go to the county records dept. and find out when that building was built, and who the architect was.

Perhaps someone has a way to contact Richard Kelly and Nancy Oliver. They would certainly be able to find out the story.

It gives definition to "high relief" being at the top of the building.

TwoSides2aCoin

It's only plagiarism if its on paper, not written in stone ... right ?

seemyauction

Wow


I want that building......lol


Al

LanLord

Here is a link to some information about the building.

It was built in 1910. Designed by Walter Danforth Bliss and William Baker Faville.

Oh, also this is a bump for the morning crowd.

Here are some more pictures of SF if you're interested.


Parrots from Telegraph hill - these parrots live and breed here in the city. They apparently got free many years ago and now live happily.


Telgraph hill and Coit Tower - Coit Tower was built as a sign of appreciation to the firemen that helped save parts of the city after the 1906 quake.


View of Alcatraz from the base of Coit Tower

View of the Golden Gate Bridge from the base of Coit Tower


Treasure Island from the Base of Coit Tower

This are examples of the steep hills I had to walk up to get these pics


Here is the fun stuff

hubird

er uh, at which of these places was your training being held?

LanLord

<< <i>er uh, at which of these places was your training being held? >>

Now don't ask personal questions

Actually, I'm in training for Network Appliance Filer fundamentals training. I gotta get certified and this is my first step. But the girly places are where we practice the labs.

vaq45

A capitalist symbol in a socialist town ???--MY-MY !!

kiyote

Go to the Palace of Fine Arts!

blu62vette

Go to Swans's Oyster Bar and get the combo salad. Insane. Ovoid the lunch hour..... and they close midday.

direwolf1972

LanLord

Great tagline. That has been my theory for years when I would rather not see someone again.

NumisOxide

Great pics!

Longacre

Great pics!

WillieBoyd2

The 1937 "New Mint" also has circular sculptures of old US coins on the outside of the building.

Probably would need a telephoto lens to photograph them.

Aegis3

<< <i>The 1937 "New Mint" also has circular sculptures of old US coins on the outside of the building.

Probably would need a telephoto lens to photograph them. >>



Some of them are identifiable w Google maps' Streetview.
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