Union Square is the teeming commercial hub of the city. Many major hotels and department stores are packed into the area surrounding the actual square. Numerous upscale boutiques, restaurants, nightspots and galleries occupy the spaces tucked between the larger buildings. At the intersection of Powell and Market streets, tourists huddle to view one the city’s most unique sites, the manual cable car turnaround.
三藩市无人驾驶的士Cruise及Waymo 获准全天候收费营运
Waymo是一家研发自动驾驶汽车的公司，为Alphabet公司（Google母公司）旗下的子公司。
Waymo刚开始是Google于2009年1月开启的一项自动驾驶汽车计划，之后于2016年12月才由Google独立出来，成为Alphabet公司旗下的子公司。2020年10月开始推向市场。
With S.F. Macy’s closing, what will become of the iconic buildings? Experts weigh in
For decades, the Macy’s in San Francisco Union Square has been well known for the kittens and dogs that curl up in the department store windows at Christmastime, waiting to be adopted.
Now Macy’s has a bigger ask for window-shoppers: someone willing to adopt about 400,000 square feet of one of the city’s most iconic properties.
On Tuesday, Macy’s announced that intends to sell the two-building complex at 170 O’Farrell St. and 101 Stockton St., currently eight stories of retail space cut up into a vast array of fashion collections, perfume counters and brow bars.
Forge Development President Richard Hannum, who is also an architect, said the demise of Macy’s could be an opportunity for multiple global retailers not currently in San Francisco. Though Hannum is working on converting the Humboldt Bank building on Market Street from office to residential, he doesn’t see the Macy’s buildings as suitable for housing.
“That site is a global AAA location for retail,” he said. “Macy’s has been struggling for decades. I see this as a mega opportunity for the city to create a new multibrand location that will bring Union Square to the next level. This is an incredible opportunity — not evidence of a death spiral.”
While the city is focused on converting empty retail and office spaces into housing, the size of the floor plates in the Macy’s building make that difficult. Typically, buildings most suitable for conversion have floor plates of 10,000 or 12,000 square feet, whereas the floor plates in the Macy’s buildings are 50,000 square feet.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is an American restaurant company and distributor of cheesecakes based in the United States. It operates 219 full-service restaurants: 206 under the Cheesecake Factory brand and 7 under the Grand Lux Cafe brand, not including the number of restaurants operated under the North Italia nor any of Fox Restaurant Brands' names. The Cheesecake Factory also operates two bakery production facilities—in Calabasas, California, and Rocky Mount, North Carolina—and licenses two bakery-based menus for other foodservice operators under the Cheesecake Factory Bakery Cafe marque. Its cheesecakes and other baked goods can also be found in the cafes of many Barnes & Noble stores.
David M. Overton, the company's founder, opened the first Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, in 1978. The restaurant established the future chain's pattern of featuring an eclectic menu, large portions, and signature cheesecakes. In 2020, Fortune ranked the Cheesecake Factory at number 12 on their Fortune List of the Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2020 based on an employee survey of satisfaction.
Walking around UNION SQUARE now....
Relaxed rooms have free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs, along with desks and minifridges. Suites have separate living areas and pull-out sofas. Kids stay with an adult for no charge. Evening room service is available.
A casual restaurant serves California-inspired cuisine (kids 12 and under eat free). Other amenities include a bar, an outdoor heated pool and 24-hour gym, plus 18,000 sq ft of meeting space. Parking is available for a fee.
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