Union Square is the place you would like to visit if you are looking for excellent shopping, theaters and hotels in San Francisco. Union Square's name ware derived from the one-block park situated between Post, Geary, Powell and Stockton Streets. But some legends say that it was named after frequent demonstrations held in the park in support of union troops during the civil war. Union Square boasts of large department stores, swank boutiques, tourist trinket shops and salons and tourists continue to make Union Square a major visitor draw. Union Square's 24 hour a day 7 days a week image is supplemented by the surrounding hotels, small inns and theaters.
Union Square Shopping And Hotels
Union Square is a great place to visit in San Francisco. Many high end stores surround Union Square. You can walk down Market Street to see many more Union Square stores and hotels. The San Francisco Shopping Center is on the edge of Union Square and provides a large indoor mall shopping experience. Union Square is a collection of the top department and specialty stores as well as luxury Union Square Hotels and restaurants.
Union Square Shopping
When it comes to shopping at Union Square it is Post, Stockton, Geary, Powell, and Sutter streets, which adds tribute to the Union square as a shopping power house. Every major department store is within easy walking distance of the square. It is also a center for exclusive couture and the highest quality fashions, with names like Dior, Armani, Marc Jacobs, and Yves Saint Laurent all opening boutiques in the area. Sutter, Post, and Geary streets are filled with fine art galleries. Some of the union square's fine art galleries are focused on selling work by great artists like Picasso and some of them devoted to exhibiting work by contemporary artists.
Union Square Theater District
San Francisco's main theater district is situated on
Union Square, where traveling Broadway and off-Broadway shows come to
town, usually for limited runs. Some of the Union Square Theaters
present amazing local productions as well. The Geary and Curran theaters
one block west on Geary anchor the "theater district" and border the
Tenderloin. At the end of Powell Street two blocks south, where the
cable cars turn around beside Hallidie Plaza at Market Street, is a
growing retail corridor that leads to the Yerba Buena Gardens, with its
own arts and entertainment centers. Union Square is also the home to
some of the fanciest hotels in San Francisco. The Fairmont Hotel, Nob
Hill Hotel, and the Fitzgerald Hotel are all minutes walk from Union
Square.
The sidewalks around Union Square are lined with flower stands adding a
touch of color to the streets. Many of the Union Square shop windows
display their share of eye candy, which can be quite minimalist at the
high-end boutiques, while cable cars running up and down Powell Street
add a local touch. Views of the Union Square area are best from Harry
Denton's Starlight Room in the Sir Francis Drake Hotel and from some of
the second and third floor galleries and shops surrounding the Union
square