Yerba Buena Gardens’ Features
Map of Yerba Buena Gardens
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Esplanade
The
Esplanade comprises garden-lined walkways, an inviting lawn, rolling
hills, trees, and interesting sculptures. Free weekly concert during the
summer festival (www.ybae.org).
Aerial view, the Esplanade
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Mexican Museum and Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM)
Both
of these museums, which chronicle the place of their respective
cultures in the weave of life are set to move to new, permanent homes in
the Yerba Buena complex. The Mexican Museum opens in 2007 and the CJM
in 2008. Check their websites for the most up-to-date information. -
Metreon
Sony
has created an alternative high-tech fun-zone for the city’s youth. Its
main attraction is a state-of-the-art cineplex, where you can take in
the very latest movies’ special effects in all their glory. Elsewhere,
kids sit in vast darkened rooms and play the latest multimedia games. On
the upper deck is a pleasant terrace with a café.-
101 4th St
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The Rise of South of Market
Formerly a doggedly
industrial area full of warehouses and factories, this flat stretch
attracted few residents. For nearly 100 years, it was considered
unattractive, if not downright dangerous. All that began to change in
the 1970s, when slums were cleared away and the Moscone Center was
built. Upscale interior designer showrooms soon followed, ensuing
decades brought premier nightclubs, and, more recently, the digital boom
added more than virtual life to the place. Public structures have
sprung up lately, and the whole district is now seen as a desirable
neighborhood – at least for creative types.
Esplanade, South of Market
Top 10 New Constructions South of Market