1300 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 673-5716
1300 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 673-5716
Moscone Center is the largest convention and exhibition complex in San Francisco, California. It comprises three main halls: Two underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, known as Moscone North and Moscone South, and a three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. It was initially built in 1981 by architects Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum as one single hall, Moscone South, and named after San Francisco former mayor George Moscone, who was assassinated in November 1978.BackgroundThe South of Market Area where Moscone Center was built was claimed by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, and a protracted battle was fought by the displaced low-income residents during the 1960s and 1970s.Although the Center is named after the murdered mayor, Moscone opposed the development of the area when he served on the SF Board of Supervisors in the 1960s because he felt it would displace elderly and poor residents of the area. As mayor, Moscone convened a special committee of proponents and opponents of a convention center. Hearings were held throughout SF seeking citizen input. A compromise was reached which was supported by Moscone. He put the matter on the ballot and it passed overwhelmingly.Labor organizations supported the construction of the Center, and were granted full labor jurisdiction. All labor in the Convention Center is performed by I.A.T.S.E. Local 16 Stagehands, Sign and Display Workers Local #510, Brotherhood of Teamsters local #65, IBEW Local #6, Security I.A.T.S.E. Local #B-18, Communications Workers of America, and the Hotel & Restaurant Workers Local #2. McCune Audio/Video/Lighting is the on site rental service.
San Francisco is the nation’s epicenter for high technology, great food and eco-friendly living. Like a brand new Tesla zipping through town or a nearby farmer’s market serving locally sourced meats, the lifestyle in the city is both stylish and environmentally conscious. Drawing from this core belief is Etta Apartments, an ultra-modern, LEED Gold-certified community of apartments in San Francisco’s Lower Nob Hill. Constructed from locally sourced, recycled materials, these studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments feature radiant European-style kitchens, sweeping panoramic views and easy access to the best foodie finds in all of the Bay Area. Open the doors to your new home and revel in the floor-to-ceiling windows that give front row seats to San Francisco’s beautiful skyline. The European-style kitchens feature custom cabinetry with under-mount lighting, stainless steel Energy Star-rated appliances and sleek white tile backsplashes behind the electric ranges. Enjoy your Sunday brunch while you dine at your own kitchen island finished in polished quartz. In addition to bike storage and garage parking, residents can indulge in a barbecue dinner on the rooftop garden, tone up in the fitness studio or host a business meeting in the conference room. When you get hungry or need to pick up groceries, you can access everything you need within a few minutes of your front door.
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The Avalon Ballroom was a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California, at 1244 Sutter Street (or 1268 Sutter, depending on the entrance). The space operated from 1966 to 1969, at the height of the counterculture movement.HistoryThe building that housed the Avalon Ballroom was built in 1911 and was originally called the Colin Traver Academy of Dance.The Avalon was founded by Robert E. Cohen, impresario Chet Helms and his music production company, Family Dog Productions, which had offices on Van Ness. Bands were frequently booked to perform at the Avalon on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Extraordinary posters advertising each event were produced by psychedelic artists, including Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley and Victor Moscoso.A classic Liquid light show was often provided by "Diogenes Lantern Works."In the 1960s, at the Avalon, two bands typically performed two sets during the evening beginning at about nine o'clock. Many local bands, such as Quicksilver Messenger Service and the Steve Miller Band, served as backup bands, as did the early Moby Grape and headliners such as The Doors, the 13th Floor Elevators, the Butterfield Blues Band and Big Brother and the Holding Company, which Helms organized around singer and performer Janis Joplin in spring 1966.