Wikipedia Excerpt:
"The section of Fulton Street between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets has been pedestrianized and re-developed into a monument for the United Nations and the signing of the UN Charter in 1975, when the Bay Area Rapid Transit subway was constructed under Market Street. The 2.6-acre pedestrian mall was designed by Lawrence Halprin. It was rededicated in June 1995, by visiting members of the UN General Assembly as part of its 60th anniversary, and renovated and rededicated again in 2005 during the World Environment Day event."
Based on this Wikipedia description San Francisco does not need a UN Plaza. The plaza is inspired by the signing of a document not the presence of the UN; the inspiration is lacking. In New York there is a nice UN building and plaza. In San Francisco it's small and not much to look at; the fountain is shaped by oddly arranged slabs of stone and appear to be operated by drunks with garden hoses turned into jets by their thumbs. I've never looked down, but that's the impression.
Mid-Market Boom Blog Proposal: Get rid of the fountain or make it into a real fountain.
Plaza Name Change Proposal : Indie Culture Plaza.
Indie Culture Plaza makes more sense. It won't gentrify the area too much and will possibly bring a flow of people along Market Street as related businesses develop.
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