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The Ferry Building is a Terminal for Ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a Shopping Center located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco , California . On top of the building is a large Clock Tower , which can be seen all along Market Street . It was modelled after the Giralda clock tower in Seville , Spain . It opened in 1898 , and it survived both the 1906 Earthquake and the 1989 Earthquake with amazingly little damage. Until the completion of the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930 s it was the second busiest transit terminal in the world, second only to London's Charing Cross Station . In 2004 it was remodeled and reopened as an upscale gourmet marketplace, office building, and ferry terminal, albeit with much limited service than what it used to experience in the 1930s. San Francisco's largest Farmers Market is held there on weekends and Friday nights. The main line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system runs right under the building. The dock area on the eastern side is used as the transition point from the Transbay Tube to the Market Street Subway . SOURCES SEE ALSO 49-Mile Scenic Drive EXTERNAL LINKS |
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