Market/Mission Line
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West Oakland
West Oakland station (originally named Oakland West) is located in the historic West Oakland neighborhood, bound between the Port of Oakland and Highway 980.
This is perhaps the bleakest part of the construction of BART - the Cypress Freeway of the 1950s, BART of the 1960s, and the construction of the USPS P&DC (Post Office) razed neighborhoods in this historically diverse section of Oakland.
The station experienced major change through the years, including the renaming from Oakland West to West Oakland in the 1980s/1990s, and the replacement of platform lighting following Loma Prieta.
West Oakland station is the approximate location of "Center" stop in the old Southern Pacific Electric Lines/IER system (until 1941).
This is perhaps the bleakest part of the construction of BART - the Cypress Freeway of the 1950s, BART of the 1960s, and the construction of the USPS P&DC (Post Office) razed neighborhoods in this historically diverse section of Oakland.
The station experienced major change through the years, including the renaming from Oakland West to West Oakland in the 1980s/1990s, and the replacement of platform lighting following Loma Prieta.
West Oakland station is the approximate location of "Center" stop in the old Southern Pacific Electric Lines/IER system (until 1941).
Transbay Tube
Sitting below the San Francisco Bay, an engineering marvel connects the Peninsula with the East Bay. At the time, it was the world's longest and deepest underwater crossing of its type.
The 3.6 mile Transbay Tube (or Trans-Bay Tube, but never the Transbay Tunnel) is composed of 57 binocular shaped steel and concrete sections, flanked by a vent structures in West Oakland and next to the Ferry Building in San Francisco. The Tube was originally designed for 30,000 seated passengers per hour in each direction, riding automated trains at speeds up to 80 mph. Designed by Parons-Brinkerhoff Quade and Douglas, the tube was designed in the face of significant environmental challenges - fast runnign water, 80-130 feet depth, two horizontal curves, 6 veritcal curves, earthquakes/.
Each section was assembled on land in San Francisco, launched and towed into the Bay, and sunk in a trench.
The tube is very much a product of the Bay Area, and a representation of the BART project as a whole - a local effort funded, designed, and built by the People of the San Francisco Bay Area. Despite bouts of deferred maintenacne and cost overruns, the Transbay Tube is BART's famous link under the San Francisco Bay.
The 3.6 mile Transbay Tube (or Trans-Bay Tube, but never the Transbay Tunnel) is composed of 57 binocular shaped steel and concrete sections, flanked by a vent structures in West Oakland and next to the Ferry Building in San Francisco. The Tube was originally designed for 30,000 seated passengers per hour in each direction, riding automated trains at speeds up to 80 mph. Designed by Parons-Brinkerhoff Quade and Douglas, the tube was designed in the face of significant environmental challenges - fast runnign water, 80-130 feet depth, two horizontal curves, 6 veritcal curves, earthquakes/.
Each section was assembled on land in San Francisco, launched and towed into the Bay, and sunk in a trench.
The tube is very much a product of the Bay Area, and a representation of the BART project as a whole - a local effort funded, designed, and built by the People of the San Francisco Bay Area. Despite bouts of deferred maintenacne and cost overruns, the Transbay Tube is BART's famous link under the San Francisco Bay.
Embarcadero
Address: 298 Market Street
Centroids: 2
Platform Setup: Island
Station Type: Subway
Cost: $30 million
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General Description (1972): Passengers enter the large underground concourse mezzanine, constructed of carnelian granite and stainless steel walls, with white marble floors and luminous ceilings.
The side walls are sculptured, while the end walls, which are open through the three levels, will be adorned with 50 foot sculptures by Berkeley artists Barbara Shawcroft, and Steven De Staebler.
Escalators lead down two levels to the BART platform, where pre-cast terrazzo walls with bas-relief are set off by chrom finished ceilings.
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From the BART Fact Sheet "ART in BART":
BART'S STATION ART PROGRAM was implemented to complement the varied station designs. The result is a number of outstanding works of art placed in 15 of the stations funded with an initial BART investment in the 1970s of $170,000 and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts...
Embarcadero Station: "Wall Canyon" by Berkeley artist Steven de Staebler dominates the west end wall of the station. The 37 foot sculpture - with a multiplicity of shadings accentuated by special lighting--rises piece-by-piece from the train platform to the concourse three floors above.
Embarcadero is also home to a granite relief of the late Tallie Maule, Chief Architect for BART consulting engineers. Architect William Cullen was the donor and artist for this memorial piece.
The third piece of art at the station, a woven rope sculpture made of the special non-burning plastic, Nomex, was designed by Berkeley artist Barbara Shawcroft. The sculpture extends the full length of the station from concourse to platform. [A/N: This piece was named "Legs"]
Centroids: 2
Platform Setup: Island
Station Type: Subway
Cost: $30 million
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General Description (1972): Passengers enter the large underground concourse mezzanine, constructed of carnelian granite and stainless steel walls, with white marble floors and luminous ceilings.
The side walls are sculptured, while the end walls, which are open through the three levels, will be adorned with 50 foot sculptures by Berkeley artists Barbara Shawcroft, and Steven De Staebler.
Escalators lead down two levels to the BART platform, where pre-cast terrazzo walls with bas-relief are set off by chrom finished ceilings.
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From the BART Fact Sheet "ART in BART":
BART'S STATION ART PROGRAM was implemented to complement the varied station designs. The result is a number of outstanding works of art placed in 15 of the stations funded with an initial BART investment in the 1970s of $170,000 and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts...
Embarcadero Station: "Wall Canyon" by Berkeley artist Steven de Staebler dominates the west end wall of the station. The 37 foot sculpture - with a multiplicity of shadings accentuated by special lighting--rises piece-by-piece from the train platform to the concourse three floors above.
Embarcadero is also home to a granite relief of the late Tallie Maule, Chief Architect for BART consulting engineers. Architect William Cullen was the donor and artist for this memorial piece.
The third piece of art at the station, a woven rope sculpture made of the special non-burning plastic, Nomex, was designed by Berkeley artist Barbara Shawcroft. The sculpture extends the full length of the station from concourse to platform. [A/N: This piece was named "Legs"]
Montgomery Street
Montgomery Street was the first BART station in San Francisco, when arriving from the East Bay. This fucntion is still evident in the many empty spaces left for additional fare equipment on the mezzanine level.
Montgomery was
Montgomery was
Powell Street
Powell Street is rather similar
Only BART station with an exit leading almsot directly to the Cable Car
Only BART station with an exit leading almsot directly to the Cable Car
Civic Center/UN Plaza
From the BART Fact Sheet "ART in BART":
BART'S STATION ART PROGRAM was implemented to complement the varied station designs. The result is a number of outstanding works of art placed in 15 of the stations funded with an initial BART investment in the 1970s of $170,000 and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Civic Center Station: A porcelain enamel photo mural, depicting the carved heads atop San Francisco's City Hall designed by architect Arthur Brown, is located on the station's train wall. Another photo mural of Brown's architectural drawings of City Hall resides on the concourse level.
BART'S STATION ART PROGRAM was implemented to complement the varied station designs. The result is a number of outstanding works of art placed in 15 of the stations funded with an initial BART investment in the 1970s of $170,000 and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Civic Center Station: A porcelain enamel photo mural, depicting the carved heads atop San Francisco's City Hall designed by architect Arthur Brown, is located on the station's train wall. Another photo mural of Brown's architectural drawings of City Hall resides on the concourse level.
16th St Mission
24th St Mission
Glen Park
Balboa Park
Daly City
The original terminus of the San Francisco Market/Mission line is Daly City. This station
