Hallidie Plaza
Landmark1969–2024
135 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1969–2024: 85 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 50 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome. See the page about Hallidie Plaza: what it is, who appears with it.
- Kind
- Landmark
- Assessor block
- 0341
- Records
- 135: 85 Board decisions, 50 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1969–2024
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 135 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-07-28 | Proposal to rename Powell Street Plaza as [name withheld]; the vote is not shown on this page. | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1971-03-01 | Consideration of the [name withheld] design put off | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1971-03-08 | Board of Supervisors adopted the design for [name withheld] at the BART Powell Street station. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1973 | Hallidie Plaza · built: opened | site | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-02-13 | Easement sought over part of Hallidie Plaza for light and access | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-02-26 | Easement sought over part of Hallidie Plaza for light and access | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-02-26 | Sale of air and walkway rights at Hallidie Plaza advanced, not final. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-03-05 | City sells air, light and walking-access rights at Hallidie Plaza | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1973-03-05 | Easement sought over part of Hallidie Plaza for light and access | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-03-24 | Gift of a pavilion accepted for Hallidie Plaza | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-04-24 | Police substation urged for Hallidie Plaza | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1975-04-24 | Police substation idea for Hallidie Plaza sent to committee. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | Hallidie Plaza · other: Hallidie Plaza at the Powell Street station adds life and dignity to a most important intersection | site | City report: Impacts of BART on visual quality : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976 | 5th St. extension through Hallidie Plaza · proposes: 5th St. extension through Hallidie Plaza to north side of Market, initiated by San Francisco | project | City report: Impacts of BART on the social environment : interim service findings / scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-04-05 | Supervisor Nelder asked for a hearing on a police sub-station near Hallidie Plaza; referred to the joint committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-04-19 | $13,000 (≈ $76,981 in 2026 dollars) extra to finish Hallidie Plaza's Swig Pavilion approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-04-19 | $13,000 (≈ $76,981 in 2026 dollars) promised to finish the Swig Pavilion in Hallidie Plaza | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-06-07 | Police asked when their post at Hallidie Plaza will open | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-07-06 | Plan to cut street-artist spaces at Hallidie Plaza turned down | rejected | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-07-06 | Attempt to undo Hallidie Plaza street-artist vote failed | rejected | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1976-07-06 | Amendments moved to cut parking spaces at Hallidie Plaza | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza · built: small public plaza built in association with BART | site | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza police substation · built: one-man police substation built with tourist information center, never manned | building | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza maintenance · other: BART District asked to take the contract for plaza maintenance | recommendation | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza · finding: patrons may be annoyed by loiterers; crime to persons in plaza areas continues to be very low | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza · finding: plaza adjoins the main downtown terminus of the city's cable car lines, frequented by tourists | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau · other: recently established an information office in Hallidie Plaza | event | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza · finding: opposite side of plaza begins a less attractive area of fringe commercial uses and low-rent residential hotels | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza · finding: crime is not a major problem | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza · finding: the Plaza provided a new focus for already-existing conflicts in the area, rather than creating new ones | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza · finding: the Plaza is generally well used by people of all kinds, including tourists | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza at Powell Street Station · other: Plaza designed to direct pedestrian movement from the street into the station | site | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | [name withheld] · other: occupies north side of Market Street at BART Powell Street station | site | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza tourist information center · cost usd: $100,000 donated for establishment of the center | building | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza civilian patrol experiment · finding: five-year experiment using uniformed, unarmed civilians failed to alleviate the situation | finding | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza maintenance · cost usd: special appropriation of $46,000 a year | measure | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | MSDP plaza program · event: mid-day concerts by musicians and street entertainers | event | City report: Indirect environmental impacts : technical memorandum scanned page ↗ |
| 1977 | Hallidie Plaza · finding: Loiterers can be annoying to patrons in downtown station plazas | finding | City report: Environmental impacts of BART : the user's experience scanned page ↗ |
| 1978 | One Hallidie Plaza Building · built: completed | building | City report: Land use and urban development project : program-wide case studies scanned page ↗ |
| 1983 | Hallidie Plaza, Mechanics Plaza, United Nations Plaza, [name withheld] · other: created in whole or in part by vacating street rights-of-way | event | City report: The downtown plan : proposal for citizen review scanned page ↗ |
| 1984 | Hallidie Plaza, Mechanics Plaza, United Nations Plaza, [name withheld] · other: Created in whole or in part by vacating street rights-of-way | site | City report: Downtown : proposal as adopted by the City Planning Commission as a part of the master plan scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-10-15 | Hallidie Plaza height and bulk controls set in motion | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-10-29 | Interim height controls for Hallidie Plaza rescinded and ended | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-03-10 | Public Works urged to delay removing Hallidie Plaza trees | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-03-10 | Hallidie Plaza tree measure approved; record gives no details | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999-01-11 | Recreation and Park to grant Hallidie Plaza permits, sent to committee | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999-01-19 | Hallidie Plaza permit powers passed on first reading | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999-01-20 | Recreation and Park Department would licence events in Hallidie Plaza | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999-02-01 | United Nations Plaza and Hallidie Plaza to be run as parks | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999-02-01 | Hallidie Plaza permit powers for Recreation and Park proposed | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-06-12 | Passed on first reading an ordinance setting permit rules for using United Nations Plaza and Hallidie Plaza. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-06-19 | Administrative Code gains a new section governing permits for use of United Nations Plaza and Hallidie Plaza, finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-06-19 | Ordinance finally passed setting permit rules for the use of United Nations Plaza and Hallidie Plaza. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-08-21 | Hallidie Plaza to pass from Administrative Services to Public Works | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-08-21 | Resolution transferring Hallidie Plaza and nearby Cyril Magnin Street land from Administrative Services to Public Works was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-08-10 | Security guard services for the Hallidie Plaza elevator at Market and Powell Streets were contracted out as cheaper than city staff. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-08-17 | Private firm will guard Hallidie Plaza instead of city staff | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-08-17 | Board adopted a resolution concurring that security guards at Hallidie Plaza, Market and Powell Streets, can be contracted out more cheaply. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2013-01-15 | Hallidie Plaza selling spaces reassigned to certified street artists | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2024-04-30 | Hallidie Plaza underground space for Honeybee Foods approved, $1,200 (≈ $1,289 in 2026 dollars) a year | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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