Szilvia GombolaUnion Square San Francisco
July 7th 2008 06:11
If you love shopping, a visit to Union Square in San Francisco is a must. It has all the big names in fashion as well as great cafes and restaurants all in one area.
Regardless of taste or budget, there is something for everyone here from middle of the road stores such as Macys and Gap, to high-end stores such as Fifth Avenue, Christian Dior and Ralph Lauren.
Located in the centre of Geary, Post, Stockton, and Powell Streets Union Square is San Francisco’s most popular shopping district.
One block west of the Square, on Geary Street is San Francisco's main theatre district where you can catch a touring Broadway show or an off Broadway production. There are also many great restaurants nearby where you can have dinner before your show.
Speaking of dining, if you like French Cuisine the French Quarter lies just block north of the Square around Belden Place. The area offers fine French dining in one of the many open-air restaurants.
Two cable car lines service the area (Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason). Both lines terminate at the end of Powell Street and it is interesting to watch the drivers get out and turn the cable cars around so they are pointing in the opposite direction.
There are some areas and streets around Union Square that should be avoided such as the blocks between Market and Sixth Street. We stayed in a very nice hotel in this area, which I do not want to name because they were fantastic. They were also cheaper than usual for that chain. The reason is the area. We had to walk past several blocks of homeless people on our way to Union Square to catch the cable car every day. We were hassled a lot for money most of the time we could just say “no” and keep our heads down, but one time we had a guy follow us all the way to our hotel. It was the middle of the day but I cannot help thinking that if it were at night we probably would probably have been mugged.
I have travelled a lot around the US and in other countries and this is the only time I have ever felt scared.
Regardless of taste or budget, there is something for everyone here from middle of the road stores such as Macys and Gap, to high-end stores such as Fifth Avenue, Christian Dior and Ralph Lauren.
Located in the centre of Geary, Post, Stockton, and Powell Streets Union Square is San Francisco’s most popular shopping district.
Macys Union Square
One block west of the Square, on Geary Street is San Francisco's main theatre district where you can catch a touring Broadway show or an off Broadway production. There are also many great restaurants nearby where you can have dinner before your show.
Speaking of dining, if you like French Cuisine the French Quarter lies just block north of the Square around Belden Place. The area offers fine French dining in one of the many open-air restaurants.
Two cable car lines service the area (Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason). Both lines terminate at the end of Powell Street and it is interesting to watch the drivers get out and turn the cable cars around so they are pointing in the opposite direction.
There are some areas and streets around Union Square that should be avoided such as the blocks between Market and Sixth Street. We stayed in a very nice hotel in this area, which I do not want to name because they were fantastic. They were also cheaper than usual for that chain. The reason is the area. We had to walk past several blocks of homeless people on our way to Union Square to catch the cable car every day. We were hassled a lot for money most of the time we could just say “no” and keep our heads down, but one time we had a guy follow us all the way to our hotel. It was the middle of the day but I cannot help thinking that if it were at night we probably would probably have been mugged.
I have travelled a lot around the US and in other countries and this is the only time I have ever felt scared.
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