This photo shows the front entrance to the Federal Reserve Bank on Market Street, near the Embarcadero. In fact, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is for the twelfth district in the United States and represents 9 western states and some American held islands in the Pacific.
The building was designed by George W. Kelham,. This entrance is is described as being an Ionic colonnade that is pure Beaux-Arts. The upper part of the building is in the new “Moderne” fashion of 1924. Whatever you call it, it makes for an interesting photographic composition.
I gave it an almost-but-not-quite black and white treatment. It was fun experimenting with different filters before settling on this final image. The figures inside give you a feeling for its size and depth. I used a longer lens that compressed the distance between the columns just enough to make it interesting.
I would have liked to explore this building a little longer, but I was walking to AT&T Park to see a Giants game, and was running a little behind schedule. Vacations can be so demanding on one’s time.
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