How S.F. s Ferry Building reflects our pandemic landscape
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The clock tower rises above the Ferry Building.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Umbrellas cover tables at an outdoor seating area behind the Ferry Building.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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This plaza at the south end of the Ferry Building was built at higher elevation to withstand seal level rise.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A worker sanitizes an outdoor table at the Ferry Building.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A floor sign encourages social distancing at Cowgirl Creamery in the Ferry Building.Noah Berger / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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The C from San Francisco s famous Coca-Cola sign was preserved. But finding a new home for it isn t so easy
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The Coca-Cola billboard on Interstate 80 near the Bay Bridge; it came down last year after 83 years.Loren Elliott / The Chronicle
Back in October, when Coca-Cola dismantled its iconic red-and-white sign that had greeted Bay Bridge commuters for 83 years, Supervisor Matt Haney asked the beverage company for a favor.
Could the sign a treasured part of the city skyline be preserved?
Well, what’s happened since proves the old adage that you should be careful what you wish for. The company kept the giant “C” the one starting the word Coca for Haney. And it’s absolutely enormous, measuring 28 feet wide, 20 feet high and six feet deep.