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St. Mary's Square Redux 2005 |
St.
Mary's Square, at California and Quincy streets, was built after the
1906 earthquake destroyed the remaining brothels and saloons across from
Old St. Mary's Church. The park itself was razed in 1953 for the addition
of an underground parking garage. In 2003, the often overlooked public garden
became the latest of several public parks and structures to undergo renovation
during the Willie Brown era. The centerpiece of St. Mary's Square since
the late 1930s is the towering statue of Chinese revolutionary Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
by San Francisco sculptor Benny Bufano.
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Copyright 2003 Hank Donat |