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UPDATE:
Read
the Chronicle article about the Hibernia...
With its
magnificent granite exterior walls and an interior
of marble, wrought iron, bronze, and mahogany with
stained glass skylights overhead, the former home of the
Hibernia Bank is being reimagined as a world-class
cultural center that will include a collection of arts,
media
and entertainment museums, training facilities and
classrooms for dance, music, fine arts, filmmaking and broadcasting,
historical archives, administrative offices and community meeting spaces.
Designated as San Francisco City Landmark No. 130, the
historic Hibernia Bank building was constructed in 1892 and
withstood the disastrous
earthquake and fire in 1906.
Museums and Arts Groups
Among the prospective museums that may be housed in the
Hibernia Center are:
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The Bay
Area Museum of Broadcast Arts
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The Museum
of Music & Entertainment
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The Bay
Area Sports Museum & Archive
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The Bay
Area Newspaper Library & Museum
The Hibernia Center will also include
space for training in dance, voice, jazz, painting,
sculpture, design, and broadcasting for students of all
ages. Community arts groups, including
San Francisco
Recovery Theater and Tenderloin TV, will also find a
home at the Hibernia Center.
Facilities and Possibilities...
In addition, the Hibernia Center will
provide on-site facilities for:
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Corporate events and conferences
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Business meetings and product
launches
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Symposiums and lectures
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Live television and radio broadcasts
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Small theater and music events
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Wedding receptions and other private
events
The Hibernia Center is projected to
create upwards of 200 jobs for the community in areas as
diverse as administration, research, security, food
service, facility maintenance and retail sales. The
Hibernia Center will include a retail shop offering
souvenirs and other merchandise from the resident
museums and arts groups, and a cafe offering full-scale
coffee service and baked goods from neighborhood
providers.
Significant ... and Convenient!
Conveniently
located at 1 Jones Street at the intersection of Market
Street and McAllister near the Civic Center, the
Hibernia Center is the gateway to the burgeoning
Uptown Tenderloin Historic District. With easy access
to public transportation -- the
Civic Center BART
and
Muni Metro Civic Center stations are only a few steps away -- and with
dozens of
great restaurants nearby, the Hibernia Center is a grand
destination for local visitors and tourists from all
corners of the globe. Also located in the
vibrant
"Culture Corridor" near the Hibernia Center are
the Golden Gate Theatre, the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, the War Memorial
Opera House, Herbst Theater, the Asian Art Museum, the
San Francisco Public Library, the Tenderloin History
Museum, Bill Graham Civic
Auditorium, the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery,
as well as numerous restaurants and other attractions.
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