Assessor block 0354 (Marshall Square, New Main Library)
Assessor blockTenderloin1906–2024
406 records of San Francisco tie this block, 1906–2024: 210 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 196 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- Tenderloin
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- 0354
- Records
- 406: 210 Board decisions, 196 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1906–2024
Named places on this block 2
Marshall Square · New Main Library
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 406 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906-10-01 | $4681 (≈ $175,246 in 2026 dollars) for paving in front of Marshall Square; passed first reading; the matter was finally passed | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1906-10-11 | Board authorised $4681.17 (≈ $175,253 in 2026 dollars) from the Public Building Fund to City Street Improvement Company for paving Marshall Square. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1907-01-14 | Street levels changed on City Hall Avenue and Marshall Square | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1907-01-14 | Supervisors changed street grades at certain points on City Hall Avenue and on Marshall Square. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-01-19 | The sale of the Marye Building at Marshall Square was cancelled and the $200 (≈ $6,739 in 2026 dollars) deposit refunded to S. Steinberg. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-07-27 | Supervisors passed Ordinance 2843 establishing street grades on Grove Street between Larkin Street and Marshall Square. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-10-14 | Board ordered parts of City Hall Avenue and Marshall Square closed, with costs paid from city revenues. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-10-14 | Parts of City Hall Avenue and Marshall Square to be closed | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1919-12-01 | Part of Marshall Square closed and given up as a street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-07-21 | A report asked on fixing the unfinished Marshall Square Building | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1935-09-23 | Board ordered closure and abandonment of portions of Ash, Fulton and Birch streets and Marshall Square in Civic Center. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1940 | [name withheld] existing one-story building · built year: 1940 | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1947-03-24 | $688.50 (≈ $10,403 in 2026 dollars) proposed to move the Planning Commission to 100 Larkin Street; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-07-12 | Committee opposes rezoning Marshall Square in the Civic Center for shops | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-07-19 | Marshall Square rezoning for shops sent back to committee | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-07-19 | Rezoning of Marshall Square property in Civic Center from residential to commercial was sent back to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-07-26 | Marshall Square rezoning for shops taken up again | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-08-02 | Rezoning of part of Marshall Square from residential to commercial was adopted, and a motion to reconsider the vote failed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-08-02 | Move to reconsider the Marshall Square rezoning fails | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-08-02 | Rezoning of part of Marshall Square from second residential to commercial was re-referred to the Buildings Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-08-02 | Marshall Square rezoning stands despite the planning association's objection | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-08-16 | The Board adopted Mead's resolution asking the Mayor to appoint a committee to study improving the blank wall of the Marshall Square Building facing Civic Center. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-01-17 | Art Commission asked to report on a proposed statue on the Marshall Square Building wall. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-11-18 | The Public Library was authorized to apply for federal funds to plan a new Main Library building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-11-25 | City may seek federal money to plan a new Main Library | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1968-11-25 | The Board authorized the Public Library to apply for federal funds to plan and specify a new Main Library building. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-01-20 | [name withheld] turned down as new library site | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-01-20 | [name withheld] rejected as the site for a new Public Library | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-02-06 | City planning offices at 100 Larkin get solar addition using federal grant | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-08-02 | Board adopted a resolution moving $37,200 (≈ $129,888 in 2026 dollars) to renovate a facility at 100 Larkin Street for the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1986-05-27 | [name withheld] parking plaza to close for the Freedom Day Parade | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | [name withheld] · recommendation: New building should accommodate a reconfigured [name withheld] access ramp and improved pedestrian access | recommendation | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | [name withheld] access ramp · proposes: Relocate Brooks Hall access ramp with construction of new building on [name withheld] | measure | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987 | [name withheld] · recommendation: Modify the present [name withheld] ramp by enclosing it within any new building | recommendation | City report: Civic Center proposal scanned page ↗ |
| 1987-12-21 | Supervisor Molinari proposed a bond to build a new Public Library at [name withheld] for the June 1988 ballot; sent to Finance Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | San Francisco new Main Library · proposes: build a new Main Library facility | project | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988 | [name withheld] existing one-story building · demolished: identified for demolition when the site is redeveloped | building | City report: San Francisco new main library : bond program report scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-08-22 | Ballot argument favoring Proposition A, a $109,500,000 (≈ $311.9 million in 2026 dollars) bond for a new main library and branch improvements, adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-08-22 | Ballot argument favouring Proposition A, a $109.5M (≈ $311.9 million in 2026 dollars) bond for a new main library and branch improvements, was approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-07-24 | $84,840 (≈ $230,532 in 2026 dollars) to move offices to 10 United Nations Plaza | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | New library on [name withheld] · proposes: New library on [name withheld], financed through private and public funds | project | City report: Getting things done : visions & goals for San Francisco : a two-year progress report scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-04-01 | Ordinance creating a special fund for additions or enhancements to the new Main Library passed on first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-09-30 | Public Library accepts a $1.0M (≈ $2.5 million in 2026 dollars) gift from the Library Foundation for interior design of the New Main Library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-03-23 | Library Foundation offers $125,000 (≈ $300,196 in 2026 dollars) of demolition at 100 Larkin Street | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-03-30 | Public Library accepted an $823,012 (≈ $2.0 million in 2026 dollars) gift from the Library Foundation for design of the new main library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-04-06 | Library Foundation offers $125,000 (≈ $300,196 in 2026 dollars) of demolition at 100 Larkin Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-12-14 | Gift of $9,614,568 (≈ $23.1 million in 2026 dollars) from the Library Foundation of San Francisco to fund building enhancements for the new main library accepted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-12-14 | Board adopted environmental findings supporting appropriation of funds for the new Main Library Project. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1992-12-14 | Findings under California environmental law adopted for the new Main Library project, incorporating Library and Art Commission findings. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1994-04-25 | Public Library received $5,795,171 (≈ $13.2 million in 2026 dollars) from bond interest for the New Main Library and Chinatown and Mission branch work. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1994-05-23 | The Library may accept and spend a $1,711,000 (≈ $3.9 million in 2026 dollars) gift from the Library Foundation of San Francisco for the new main library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-04-01 | Ordinance approving a Public Library agreement with the Friends of the Public Library for space in the new main library passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-04-08 | The Public Library's agreement with the Friends of the Public Library, giving the nonprofit space in the new main library, was finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-06-24 | Ordinance approving a memorandum with the Library Foundation for space and services in the new main library, finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1996-07-01 | The Board finally passed an ordinance approving a memorandum of understanding with the Library Foundation for space in the new main library. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | New Main Library · built: New Main Library already completed at [name withheld] | building | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between September 1988 and July 1997 scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-02-03 | The City accepted a $200,000 (≈ $419,863 in 2026 dollars) gift from Tele-Communications, Inc. for television equipment in the new Main Library studio. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2016-05-04 | Poets Cafe to rent library space for $3,600 (≈ $5,054 in 2026 dollars) a year | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2024-07-02 | Library Friends group gets Main Library space at $15,555.84 (≈ $16,709 in 2026 dollars) a year | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997 | New San Francisco Main Library · built: Constructed on [name withheld] and opened to the public | building | City report: San Francisco general plan : amendments to the general plan : adopted between September 1988 and July 1997 scanned page ↗ |
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