Well, here it is, or what you can see these days, after the Alcoa Building got surrounded by Embarcadero Center.
Nevertheless, it remains:
“One of earliest examples of expressed seismic bracing using external trusses and X-braces.“
See?
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But check out how she looked back in the Mad Men era, back in the 1960s.
Anyway, it sure looks strong – I’m sure it will ride out the next Big One with aplomb.
Bon Courage, 1 Maritime Plaza!
