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Varnent: clean up, typo(s) fixed: March 29, 1912 → March 29, 1912, (2)

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	[[File:Civic Center SF (SF Call, 2 April 1912).png\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|Plan presented for Civic Center in April 1912 with portraits of Mayor Rolph and architectural team. Note the positions of City Hall (east of the central plaza, not west as constructed), and Art Gallery instead of State Building (north of the plaza).]]		[[File:Civic Center SF (SF Call, 2 April 1912).png\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|Plan presented for Civic Center in April 1912 with portraits of Mayor Rolph and architectural team. Note the positions of City Hall (east of the central plaza, not west as constructed), and Art Gallery instead of State Building (north of the plaza).]]
	Following the earthquake, a temporary city hall was established on Market Street, but planning for a permanent structure and civic center did not take place for several years. The current Civic Center was planned by a group of local architects, chaired by [[John Galen Howard]].<ref name=Issel&Cherny>{{cite book \|first1=William \|last1=Issel \|first2=Robert \|last2=Cherny \|title=San Francisco 1865–1932: Politics, Power, and Urban Development \|pages=[https://archive.org/details/sanfrancisco186500isse/page/170 170–171] \|date=1986 \|publisher=University of California Press \|location=Berkeley, California \|isbn=0-520-05263-3 \|url=https://archive.org/details/sanfrancisco186500isse/page/170 \|access-date=26 October 2018 }}</ref> The new Civic Center would consist of five main buildings facing a central rectangular plaza: City Hall, Auditorium, Main Library, Opera House, and State Office Building.<ref name=87-CCP/>{{rp\|12}} A bond was issued on March 29, 1912 for $8.8 million to carry out the construction of the new Civic Center; at the time, the city only owned the triangular-shaped plot where the old City Hall had stood prior to the earthquake.<ref name=ER-1914 /> A resolution passed by the [[San Francisco Board of Supervisors]] required the new City Hall to be built on the site of the old City Hall, so early plans for Civic Center showed City Hall east of the central plaza. Opinions solicited by the consulting architectural team led to the relocation of City Hall to the west side of the plaza.<ref name=87-CCP />{{rp\|12}} Ground was broken for City Hall, the first building in the new Civic Center, on April 5, 1913.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19130405.2.29 \|title=Now for New City Hall \|date=5 April 1913 \|newspaper=San Francisco Call \|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=ER-1914>{{cite journal \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWE-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA489 \|title=Civic Center at San Francisco \|date=October 31, 1914 \|journal=Engineering Record \|page=489 \|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref>		Following the earthquake, a temporary city hall was established on Market Street, but planning for a permanent structure and civic center did not take place for several years. The current Civic Center was planned by a group of local architects, chaired by [[John Galen Howard]].<ref name=Issel&Cherny>{{cite book \|first1=William \|last1=Issel \|first2=Robert \|last2=Cherny \|title=San Francisco 1865–1932: Politics, Power, and Urban Development \|pages=[https://archive.org/details/sanfrancisco186500isse/page/170 170–171] \|date=1986 \|publisher=University of California Press \|location=Berkeley, California \|isbn=0-520-05263-3 \|url=https://archive.org/details/sanfrancisco186500isse/page/170 \|access-date=26 October 2018 }}</ref> The new Civic Center would consist of five main buildings facing a central rectangular plaza: City Hall, Auditorium, Main Library, Opera House, and State Office Building.<ref name=87-CCP/>{{rp\|12}} A bond was issued on March 29, 1912, for $8.8 million to carry out the construction of the new Civic Center; at the time, the city only owned the triangular-shaped plot where the old City Hall had stood prior to the earthquake.<ref name=ER-1914 /> A resolution passed by the [[San Francisco Board of Supervisors]] required the new City Hall to be built on the site of the old City Hall, so early plans for Civic Center showed City Hall east of the central plaza. Opinions solicited by the consulting architectural team led to the relocation of City Hall to the west side of the plaza.<ref name=87-CCP />{{rp\|12}} Ground was broken for City Hall, the first building in the new Civic Center, on April 5, 1913.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19130405.2.29 \|title=Now for New City Hall \|date=5 April 1913 \|newspaper=San Francisco Call \|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=ER-1914>{{cite journal \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWE-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA489 \|title=Civic Center at San Francisco \|date=October 31, 1914 \|journal=Engineering Record \|page=489 \|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref>

	[[File:Plan of Civic Center (Engineering News-Record, vol 75 no 26 p 1222 fig 1).jpg\|thumb\|right\|Finalized plan for Civic Center, 1916.]]		[[File:Plan of Civic Center (Engineering News-Record, vol 75 no 26 p 1222 fig 1).jpg\|thumb\|right\|Finalized plan for Civic Center, 1916.]]
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	The main open space just east of City Hall is [[Civic Center Plaza]]. Despite the area's seedy reputation due to its proximity to the Tenderloin, its central location also makes it the center of many of the city's festivals and parades. Many street parades and parties are held in Civic Center Plaza, including [[San Francisco Pride\|San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade]], the city's [[Earth Day]] celebration (which attracts 15,000+ people), the [[St. Patrick's Day]] parade, San Francisco's version of the [[Love Parade]], and the [[San Francisco LovEvolution]] party.		The main open space just east of City Hall is [[Civic Center Plaza]]. Despite the area's seedy reputation due to its proximity to the Tenderloin, its central location also makes it the center of many of the city's festivals and parades. Many street parades and parties are held in Civic Center Plaza, including [[San Francisco Pride\|San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade]], the city's [[Earth Day]] celebration (which attracts 15,000+ people), the [[St. Patrick's Day]] parade, San Francisco's version of the [[Love Parade]], and the [[San Francisco LovEvolution]] party.

	Renovated and re-opened on February 15, 2018 the Helen Diller Civic Center Playgrounds reside on the Northeast and Southeast corners of the Civic Center Plaza.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/10-million-playgrounds-give-downtown-SF-kids-a-12617826.php\|title=$10 million playgrounds give downtown SF kids a safe place to frolic\|date=2018-02-16\|work=SFChronicle.com\|access-date=2018-08-01\|language=en-US}}</ref> The San Francisco Parks and Recreation program partnered with [[The Trust for Public Land]] to renovate the 20 year old playgrounds.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=http://sfrecpark.org/project/civic-center-playgrounds-improvement-project-tpl-partnership/\|title=Helen Diller Playgrounds at Civic Center Improvements {{!}} San Francisco Recreation and Park\|website=sfrecpark.org\|language=en-US\|access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref> The playgrounds were funded by a generous $10 million donation from the Helen Diller Family Foundation.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.tpl.org/our-work/helen-diller-civic-center-playgrounds#sm.000001tw1n9rvrfo8u6y3v8zmk5xa\|title=Helen Diller Civic Center Playgrounds\|work=The Trust for Public Land\|access-date=2018-08-01\|language=en}}</ref> The playgrounds serve many surrounding neighborhoods with limited open space such as the Tenderloin, Western Addition, Hayes Valley, and South of Market neighborhoods.<ref name=":1" />		Renovated and re-opened on February 15, 2018, the Helen Diller Civic Center Playgrounds reside on the Northeast and Southeast corners of the Civic Center Plaza.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/10-million-playgrounds-give-downtown-SF-kids-a-12617826.php\|title=$10 million playgrounds give downtown SF kids a safe place to frolic\|date=2018-02-16\|work=SFChronicle.com\|access-date=2018-08-01\|language=en-US}}</ref> The San Francisco Parks and Recreation program partnered with [[The Trust for Public Land]] to renovate the 20 year old playgrounds.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=http://sfrecpark.org/project/civic-center-playgrounds-improvement-project-tpl-partnership/\|title=Helen Diller Playgrounds at Civic Center Improvements {{!}} San Francisco Recreation and Park\|website=sfrecpark.org\|language=en-US\|access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref> The playgrounds were funded by a generous $10 million donation from the Helen Diller Family Foundation.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.tpl.org/our-work/helen-diller-civic-center-playgrounds#sm.000001tw1n9rvrfo8u6y3v8zmk5xa\|title=Helen Diller Civic Center Playgrounds\|work=The Trust for Public Land\|access-date=2018-08-01\|language=en}}</ref> The playgrounds serve many surrounding neighborhoods with limited open space such as the Tenderloin, Western Addition, Hayes Valley, and South of Market neighborhoods.<ref name=":1" />

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	[[File:Plan of Civic Center (Engineering News-Record, vol 75 no 26 p 1222 fig 1).jpg\|thumb\|right\|Finalized plan for Civic Center, 1916.]]		[[File:Plan of Civic Center (Engineering News-Record, vol 75 no 26 p 1222 fig 1).jpg\|thumb\|right\|Finalized plan for Civic Center, 1916.]]
	The current City Hall was completed in 1915, in time for the [[~~Panama-Pacific~~ International Exposition]]. The second building to be started was [[Bill Graham Civic Auditorium\|Exposition Auditorium]]; at the time, plans included a new Main Library (to be built on the site of the old City Hall) but left the former Marshall Square (bounded by Larkin, Fulton, Hyde, and Grove) undeveloped.<ref name=ER-1914 /> Plans for a new opera house on Marshall Square had been dropped<ref name=ER-1914 /> The [[Main Library (San Francisco)\|Main Library]] (1916), the [[Earl Warren Building\|California State Building]] (1926), [[War Memorial Opera House]] and its neighboring twin, the War Memorial Veterans Building (which together were the nucleus of the [[San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center]], completed in 1932), and the [[50 United Nations Plaza Federal Office Building (San Francisco)\|Old Federal Building]] (1936) were all completed after the Exposition. Civic Center Plaza was established by 1915, but not completed until 1925. Marshall Square remained undeveloped<ref name=87-CCP/>{{rp\|12,14}} until the new Main Library was constructed there in the early 1990s.		The current City Hall was completed in 1915, in time for the [[Panama–Pacific International Exposition]]. The second building to be started was [[Bill Graham Civic Auditorium\|Exposition Auditorium]]; at the time, plans included a new Main Library (to be built on the site of the old City Hall) but left the former Marshall Square (bounded by Larkin, Fulton, Hyde, and Grove) undeveloped.<ref name=ER-1914 /> Plans for a new opera house on Marshall Square had been dropped<ref name=ER-1914 /> The [[Main Library (San Francisco)\|Main Library]] (1916), the [[Earl Warren Building\|California State Building]] (1926), [[War Memorial Opera House]] and its neighboring twin, the War Memorial Veterans Building (which together were the nucleus of the [[San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center]], completed in 1932), and the [[50 United Nations Plaza Federal Office Building (San Francisco)\|Old Federal Building]] (1936) were all completed after the Exposition. Civic Center Plaza was established by 1915, but not completed until 1925. Marshall Square remained undeveloped<ref name=87-CCP/>{{rp\|12,14}} until the new Main Library was constructed there in the early 1990s.

	During [[World War II]], Army barracks and [[Victory garden]]s were constructed in [[Civic Center Plaza]], which lies directly east of City Hall and west of the Library. The 1950s through the 1970s and 1980s saw tall [[post-modernist]] Federal and State buildings constructed in the area; an underground exhibition facility, [[Brooks Hall]], was completed beneath the plaza in 1958, followed by an adjoining garage in 1960. The [[Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall]] and Harold L. Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall were added in 1980. The 1990s saw the construction of a new Main Library on the unoccupied Marshall Square block, and the old Main Library building was converted into the Asian Art Museum, and the removal of all public benches. In 1998, the city officially renamed part of the plaza the [[Joseph L. Alioto]] Performing Arts Piazza after the former mayor.		During [[World War II]], Army barracks and [[Victory garden]]s were constructed in [[Civic Center Plaza]], which lies directly east of City Hall and west of the Library. The 1950s through the 1970s and 1980s saw tall [[post-modernist]] Federal and State buildings constructed in the area; an underground exhibition facility, [[Brooks Hall]], was completed beneath the plaza in 1958, followed by an adjoining garage in 1960. The [[Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall]] and Harold L. Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall were added in 1980. The 1990s saw the construction of a new Main Library on the unoccupied Marshall Square block, and the old Main Library building was converted into the Asian Art Museum, and the removal of all public benches. In 1998, the city officially renamed part of the plaza the [[Joseph L. Alioto]] Performing Arts Piazza after the former mayor.

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	File:James Lick Memorial (San Francisco).JPG\|[[Pioneer Monument (San Francisco)\|Pioneer Monument]]		File:James Lick Memorial (San Francisco).JPG\|[[Pioneer Monument (San Francisco)\|Pioneer Monument]]
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	[[File:Plan of Civic Center (Engineering News-Record, vol 75 no 26 p 1222 fig 1).jpg\|thumb\|right\|Finalized plan for Civic Center, 1916.]]		[[File:Plan of Civic Center (Engineering News-Record, vol 75 no 26 p 1222 fig 1).jpg\|thumb\|right\|Finalized plan for Civic Center, 1916.]]
	The current City Hall was completed in 1915, in time for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. The second building to be started was [[Bill Graham Civic Auditorium\|Exposition Auditorium]]; at the time, plans included a new Main Library (to be built on the site of the old City Hall) but left the former Marshall Square (bounded by Larkin, Fulton, Hyde, and Grove) undeveloped.<ref name=ER-1914 /> Plans for a new opera house on Marshall Square had been dropped<ref name=ER-1914 /> The [[Main Library (San Francisco)\|Main Library]] (1916), the [[Earl Warren Building\|California State Building]] (1926), [[War Memorial Opera House]] and its neighboring twin, the War Memorial Veterans Building (which together were the nucleus of the [[San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center]], completed in 1932), and the [[50 United Nations Plaza Federal Office Building (San Francisco)\|Old Federal Building]] (1936) were all completed after the Exposition. Civic Center Plaza was established by 1915, but not completed until 1925. Marshall Square remained undeveloped<ref name=87-CCP/>{{rp\|12,14}} until the new Main Library was constructed there in the early 1990s.		The current City Hall was completed in 1915, in time for the [[Panama-Pacific International Exposition]]. The second building to be started was [[Bill Graham Civic Auditorium\|Exposition Auditorium]]; at the time, plans included a new Main Library (to be built on the site of the old City Hall) but left the former Marshall Square (bounded by Larkin, Fulton, Hyde, and Grove) undeveloped.<ref name=ER-1914 /> Plans for a new opera house on Marshall Square had been dropped<ref name=ER-1914 /> The [[Main Library (San Francisco)\|Main Library]] (1916), the [[Earl Warren Building\|California State Building]] (1926), [[War Memorial Opera House]] and its neighboring twin, the War Memorial Veterans Building (which together were the nucleus of the [[San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center]], completed in 1932), and the [[50 United Nations Plaza Federal Office Building (San Francisco)\|Old Federal Building]] (1936) were all completed after the Exposition. Civic Center Plaza was established by 1915, but not completed until 1925. Marshall Square remained undeveloped<ref name=87-CCP/>{{rp\|12,14}} until the new Main Library was constructed there in the early 1990s.

	During [[World War II]], Army barracks and [[Victory garden]]s were constructed in [[Civic Center Plaza]], which lies directly east of City Hall and west of the Library. The 1950s through the 1970s and 1980s saw tall [[post-modernist]] Federal and State buildings constructed in the area; an underground exhibition facility, [[Brooks Hall]], was completed beneath the plaza in 1958, followed by an adjoining garage in 1960. The [[Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall]] and Harold L. Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall were added in 1980. The 1990s saw the construction of a new Main Library on the unoccupied Marshall Square block, and the old Main Library building was converted into the Asian Art Museum, and the removal of all public benches. In 1998, the city officially renamed part of the plaza the [[Joseph L. Alioto]] Performing Arts Piazza after the former mayor.		During [[World War II]], Army barracks and [[Victory garden]]s were constructed in [[Civic Center Plaza]], which lies directly east of City Hall and west of the Library. The 1950s through the 1970s and 1980s saw tall [[post-modernist]] Federal and State buildings constructed in the area; an underground exhibition facility, [[Brooks Hall]], was completed beneath the plaza in 1958, followed by an adjoining garage in 1960. The [[Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall]] and Harold L. Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall were added in 1980. The 1990s saw the construction of a new Main Library on the unoccupied Marshall Square block, and the old Main Library building was converted into the Asian Art Museum, and the removal of all public benches. In 1998, the city officially renamed part of the plaza the [[Joseph L. Alioto]] Performing Arts Piazza after the former mayor.

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Facts707: [[Veterans Building (San Francisco)|Veterans Building

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[[Veterans Building (San Francisco)|Veterans Building

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	The '''Civic Center''' in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], is an area located a few blocks north of the intersection of [[Market Street (San Francisco)\|Market Street]] and [[Van Ness Avenue]] that contains many of the city's largest government and cultural institutions. It has two large plazas ([[Civic Center Plaza]] and [[United Nations Plaza (San Francisco)\|United Nations Plaza]]) and a number of buildings in classical architectural style. The [[Bill Graham Civic Auditorium]] (formerly the Exposition Auditorium),<ref name = nomination/> the [[United Nations Charter]] was signed in the ~~War~~ ~~Memorial~~ Veterans Building's [[Herbst Theatre]] in 1945, leading to the creation of the [[United Nations]]. It is also where the 1951 [[Treaty of San Francisco]] (the [[peace treaty]] that officially ended the [[Pacific War]] with the [[Empire of Japan]], which had surrendered in 1945) was signed. The San Francisco Civic Center was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1987<ref name="nhlsum"/> and listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on October 10, 1978.<ref name=nris/>		The '''Civic Center''' in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], is an area located a few blocks north of the intersection of [[Market Street (San Francisco)\|Market Street]] and [[Van Ness Avenue]] that contains many of the city's largest government and cultural institutions. It has two large plazas ([[Civic Center Plaza]] and [[United Nations Plaza (San Francisco)\|United Nations Plaza]]) and a number of buildings in classical architectural style. The [[Bill Graham Civic Auditorium]] (formerly the Exposition Auditorium),<ref name = nomination/> the [[United Nations Charter]] was signed in the [[Veterans Building (San Francisco)\|Veterans Building]]'s [[Herbst Theatre]] in 1945, leading to the creation of the [[United Nations]]. It is also where the 1951 [[Treaty of San Francisco]] (the [[peace treaty]] that officially ended the [[Pacific War]] with the [[Empire of Japan]], which had surrendered in 1945) was signed. The San Francisco Civic Center was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1987<ref name="nhlsum"/> and listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on October 10, 1978.<ref name=nris/>

	==Location==		==Location==

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	[[File:Civic Center SF (SF Call, 2 April 1912).png\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|Plan presented for Civic Center in April 1912 with portraits of Mayor Rolph and architectural team. Note the positions of City Hall (east of the central plaza, not west as constructed), and Art Gallery instead of State Building (north of the plaza).]]		[[File:Civic Center SF (SF Call, 2 April 1912).png\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.6\|Plan presented for Civic Center in April 1912 with portraits of Mayor Rolph and architectural team. Note the positions of City Hall (east of the central plaza, not west as constructed), and Art Gallery instead of State Building (north of the plaza).]]
	Following the earthquake, a temporary city hall was established on Market Street, but planning for a permanent structure and civic center did not take place for several years. The current Civic Center was planned by a group of local architects, chaired by [[John Galen Howard]].<ref name=Issel&Cherny>{{cite book \|first1=William \|last1=Issel \|first2=Robert \|last2=Cherny \|title=San Francisco 1865–1932: Politics, Power, and Urban Development \|pages=[https://archive.org/details/sanfrancisco186500isse/page/170 170–171] \|date=1986 \|publisher=University of California Press \|location=Berkeley, California \|isbn=0-520-05263-3 \|url=https://archive.org/details/sanfrancisco186500isse/page/170 \|access-date=26 October 2018 }}</ref> The new Civic Center would consist of five main buildings facing a central rectangular plaza: City Hall, Auditorium, Main Library, Opera House, and State Office Building.<ref name=87-CCP/>{{rp\|12}} A bond was issued on March 29, 1912 for $8.8 million to carry out the construction of the new Civic Center; at the time, the city only owned the triangular-shaped plot where the old City Hall had stood prior to the earthquake.<ref name=ER-1914 /> A resolution passed by the [[San Francisco Board of Supervisors]] required the new City Hall to be built on the site of the old City Hall, so early plans for Civic Center showed City Hall east of the central plaza. Opinions solicited by the consulting architectural team led to the relocation of City Hall to the west side of the plaza.<ref name=87-CCP />{{rp\|12}} Ground was broken for City Hall, the first building in the new Civic Center, on April 5, 1913.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19130405.2.29 \|title=Now for New City Hall \|date=5 April 1913 \|newspaper=San Francisco Call \|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=ER-1914>{{cite journal \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWE-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA489 \|title=Civic Center at San Francisco \|date=October 31, 1914 \|journal=Engineering Record \|page=489 \|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref>		Following the earthquake, a temporary city hall was established on Market Street, but planning for a permanent structure and civic center did not take place for several years. The current Civic Center was planned by a group of local architects, chaired by [[John Galen Howard]].<ref name=Issel&Cherny>{{cite book \|first1=William \|last1=Issel \|first2=Robert \|last2=Cherny \|title=San Francisco 1865–1932: Politics, Power, and Urban Development \|pages=[https://archive.org/details/sanfrancisco186500isse/page/170 170–171] \|date=1986 \|publisher=University of California Press \|location=Berkeley, California \|isbn=0-520-05263-3 \|url=https://archive.org/details/sanfrancisco186500isse/page/170 \|access-date=26 October 2018 }}</ref> The new Civic Center would consist of five main buildings facing a central rectangular plaza: City Hall, Auditorium, Main Library, Opera House, and State Office Building.<ref name=87-CCP/>{{rp\|12}} A bond was issued on March 29, 1912, for $8.8 million to carry out the construction of the new Civic Center; at the time, the city only owned the triangular-shaped plot where the old City Hall had stood prior to the earthquake.<ref name=ER-1914 /> A resolution passed by the [[San Francisco Board of Supervisors]] required the new City Hall to be built on the site of the old City Hall, so early plans for Civic Center showed City Hall east of the central plaza. Opinions solicited by the consulting architectural team led to the relocation of City Hall to the west side of the plaza.<ref name=87-CCP />{{rp\|12}} Ground was broken for City Hall, the first building in the new Civic Center, on April 5, 1913.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19130405.2.29 \|title=Now for New City Hall \|date=5 April 1913 \|newspaper=San Francisco Call \|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref><ref name=ER-1914>{{cite journal \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWE-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA489 \|title=Civic Center at San Francisco \|date=October 31, 1914 \|journal=Engineering Record \|page=489 \|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref>

	[[File:Plan of Civic Center (Engineering News-Record, vol 75 no 26 p 1222 fig 1).jpg\|thumb\|right\|Finalized plan for Civic Center, 1916.]]		[[File:Plan of Civic Center (Engineering News-Record, vol 75 no 26 p 1222 fig 1).jpg\|thumb\|right\|Finalized plan for Civic Center, 1916.]]
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	The main open space just east of City Hall is [[Civic Center Plaza]]. Despite the area's seedy reputation due to its proximity to the Tenderloin, its central location also makes it the center of many of the city's festivals and parades. Many street parades and parties are held in Civic Center Plaza, including [[San Francisco Pride\|San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade]], the city's [[Earth Day]] celebration (which attracts 15,000+ people), the [[St. Patrick's Day]] parade, San Francisco's version of the [[Love Parade]], and the [[San Francisco LovEvolution]] party.		The main open space just east of City Hall is [[Civic Center Plaza]]. Despite the area's seedy reputation due to its proximity to the Tenderloin, its central location also makes it the center of many of the city's festivals and parades. Many street parades and parties are held in Civic Center Plaza, including [[San Francisco Pride\|San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade]], the city's [[Earth Day]] celebration (which attracts 15,000+ people), the [[St. Patrick's Day]] parade, San Francisco's version of the [[Love Parade]], and the [[San Francisco LovEvolution]] party.

	Renovated and re-opened on February 15, 2018 the Helen Diller Civic Center Playgrounds reside on the Northeast and Southeast corners of the Civic Center Plaza.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/10-million-playgrounds-give-downtown-SF-kids-a-12617826.php\|title=$10 million playgrounds give downtown SF kids a safe place to frolic\|date=2018-02-16\|work=SFChronicle.com\|access-date=2018-08-01\|language=en-US}}</ref> The San Francisco Parks and Recreation program partnered with [[The Trust for Public Land]] to renovate the 20 year old playgrounds.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=http://sfrecpark.org/project/civic-center-playgrounds-improvement-project-tpl-partnership/\|title=Helen Diller Playgrounds at Civic Center Improvements {{!}} San Francisco Recreation and Park\|website=sfrecpark.org\|language=en-US\|access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref> The playgrounds were funded by a generous $10 million donation from the Helen Diller Family Foundation.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.tpl.org/our-work/helen-diller-civic-center-playgrounds#sm.000001tw1n9rvrfo8u6y3v8zmk5xa\|title=Helen Diller Civic Center Playgrounds\|work=The Trust for Public Land\|access-date=2018-08-01\|language=en}}</ref> The playgrounds serve many surrounding neighborhoods with limited open space such as the Tenderloin, Western Addition, Hayes Valley, and South of Market neighborhoods.<ref name=":1" />		Renovated and re-opened on February 15, 2018, the Helen Diller Civic Center Playgrounds reside on the Northeast and Southeast corners of the Civic Center Plaza.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/10-million-playgrounds-give-downtown-SF-kids-a-12617826.php\|title=$10 million playgrounds give downtown SF kids a safe place to frolic\|date=2018-02-16\|work=SFChronicle.com\|access-date=2018-08-01\|language=en-US}}</ref> The San Francisco Parks and Recreation program partnered with [[The Trust for Public Land]] to renovate the 20 year old playgrounds.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=http://sfrecpark.org/project/civic-center-playgrounds-improvement-project-tpl-partnership/\|title=Helen Diller Playgrounds at Civic Center Improvements {{!}} San Francisco Recreation and Park\|website=sfrecpark.org\|language=en-US\|access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref> The playgrounds were funded by a generous $10 million donation from the Helen Diller Family Foundation.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.tpl.org/our-work/helen-diller-civic-center-playgrounds#sm.000001tw1n9rvrfo8u6y3v8zmk5xa\|title=Helen Diller Civic Center Playgrounds\|work=The Trust for Public Land\|access-date=2018-08-01\|language=en}}</ref> The playgrounds serve many surrounding neighborhoods with limited open space such as the Tenderloin, Western Addition, Hayes Valley, and South of Market neighborhoods.<ref name=":1" />

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