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Union Square

333 Post St

Illustration of a landscaped hillside park with a curving path, trees, benches, and bay water under coastal fog.

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About this place

Union Square is a central downtown plaza organized around the Dewey Monument and framed by hotels, shops, cultural institutions, and gathering spaces.

Established
1850

History

San Francisco’s first mayor, John Geary, granted the land to the City in 1850 on the condition that it remain a public park. The Dewey Monument was dedicated in 1903, and the square later became the site of the world’s first underground parking garage.

Context from Union Square Park Concessions RFP — San Francisco Recreation and Parks · Reviewed

Location

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What is listed here

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Arts and culture

  • Performance Space

Getting here by transit

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Muni bus

  • Post St & Powell StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • 2
  • Stockton St & Geary StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • 8
    • 8AX
    • 8BX
    • 15
    • 30
    • 45
    • 91
    • TBUS
  • Geary St & Stockton StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • 38
    • 38R

Muni rail and streetcar

  • Powell St & Post StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • PH
    • PM
  • Powell St & Geary StLess than 0.1 mile away
    • PH
    • PM
  • Union Square/Market St Station SouthboundLess than 0.1 mile away
    • T

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Official services

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St. Mary's Square

Financial District/South Beach · Civic Plaza or Square

0.3 miles away

Source details

This destination combines records published by the City of San Francisco into resident-facing information. Technical identifiers are included for verification.

Contributing San Francisco records

  • Union Square — property ID 135

Amenity evidence

  • Performance Space — Listed in source data; exact quantity not verified

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