Archive | September, 2013

30 September 2013 ~ 1 Comment

Beneath the Pagoda Palace, foundations of San Francisco’s history

Father John Takahashi and Central Subway Program Director John Funghi stand beside concrete blocks that once formed the foundation of a historic North Beach church. Earlier this month, construction crews demolishing the Pagoda Palace unearthed a long-lost piece of San Francisco history: the foundations of a church that stood on these grounds more than a […]

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27 September 2013 ~ 0 Comments

Construction Update | Sept. 28-Oct. 7

The Pagoda Palace site this week, after our crews completed demolishing the former theater. During the next 10 days, tunneling and tunneling preparatory work will continue in southern SoMa, Union Square and North Beach. Work to prepare for station construction is continuing in Chinatown and northern SoMa. For descriptions of construction impacts in each neighborhood, […]

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09 September 2013 ~ 0 Comments

Construction Update Sept. 7- Sept.16

Central Subway construction is starting this fall in Chinatown. Please join us on September 10 for a community meeting to learn more about upcoming work and ask any questions you may have. The meeting will be held at the Gum Moon Women’s Residence, 940 Washington Street, at 4 p.m. During the next 10 days, construction […]

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09 September 2013 ~ 0 Comments

Construction Update Aug. 30-Sept. 9

During the next 10 days, construction to prepare for tunneling will continue in SoMa and Union Square. In North Beach, demolition of the Pagoda Palace will continue. No Central Subway construction is planned in Chinatown. In observance of the Labor Day Holiday, no Central Subway construction is planned for SoMa, Moscone, and Union Square/Market Street. […]

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