Downtown Deco Buildings

Fred’s Silverman’s Zoom program features some of San Francisco’s most iconic office buildings that incorporate Art Deco designs and express the exuberance of the Roaring ‘20s.

Buildings included on this tour:

Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building: 140 New Montgomery St.
Shell Building: 100 Bush St.
Pacific Stock Exchange and Tower: 301 Pine Street and 155 Sansome Street
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office: 130 Montgomery St.
450 Sutter
200 Powell

Some other examples of Art Deco buildings in San Francisco

upper left: 170 Valencia Street -- originally Independent Order of Foresters, then the Baha’i Center of San Francisco, now the home of San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (designed by Harold Stoner) upper middle: Chestnut Street – an example of one of the many Art Deco facades along Chestnut Street between Divisadero and Fillmore Streetsupper right: 460 Arguello Blvd. – Roosevelt Middle School (designed by Timothy Pflueger)lower left: 1360 Montgomery Street -- Malloch Building (designed by Irvin Goldstine)lower middle: 320 Judah Street -- Doelger Building (designed by Charles Clausen)lower right: Market Street (between 9th and 10th Streets) – originally Western Furniture Exchange and Merchandise Mart, now Twitter headquarters (architect unknown) — **upper left:** 170 Valencia Street -- originally Independent Order of Foresters, then the Baha’i Center of San Francisco, now the home of San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (designed by Harold Stoner)

**upper middle:** Chestnut Street – an example of one of the many Art Deco facades along Chestnut Street between Divisadero and Fillmore Streets
**upper right:** 460 Arguello Blvd. – Roosevelt Middle School (designed by Timothy Pflueger)
**lower left:** 1360 Montgomery Street -- Malloch Building (designed by Irvin Goldstine)
**lower middle:** 320 Judah Street -- Doelger Building (designed by Charles Clausen)
**lower right:** Market Street (between 9th and 10th Streets) – originally Western Furniture Exchange and Merchandise Mart, now Twitter headquarters (architect unknown)

Information on San Francisco City Guides’ in-person tour of Downtown San Francisco Art Deco Buildings can be found at: https://sfcityguides.org/tour/downtown-deco/ These tours have not yet resumed but may be back later this summer.