588th ENGINEER
BATTALION
(Combat) (Army)
ALUMNIWEBSITE
Second Reunion!
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The 588th Combat Engineer Battalion,
the 388th Engineer Regiment (W.W.II),
and
the 362nd Engineer Company (LE),
will be having their
Second Reunion
on
7 August, 1999
at
The War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
401 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, California 94102
The War Memorial Complex as completed in 1932 consists of the nearly identical pair
of monumental classical structures, the Opera House and Veterans Building. The two
buildings were designed as an identical pair, because neither the opera supporters nor
the Veterans would agree to the other having a more complete, costly or magnificent building.
(Editors note: Can't you just picture the scenarios behind the competition above. I just shake my head and grin.)
The Veteran's Building was built to honor First World War vets, and contains the Herbst Theater and a
thousand-seat lecture hall.
Parking:
The largest parking lots in the area are the Performing Arts Garage on Grove Street at Gough and the Civic Center
Garage on McAllister between Polk and Larkin. The Civic Center BART Station and Van Ness Muni Station are both
within walking distance.
From the Golden Gate Bridge:
After crossing the bridge, take US 101 to Lombard Street and continue south on Van Ness Avenue to the Civic Center.
Turn right on Grove Street, the first street past City Hall. The Opera House is on the right and Davies Symphony
Hall is on the left. Continue on Grove for parking in the Performing Arts Garage.
From the Bay Bridge:
After crossing the bridge, take the Ninth Street/Civic Center Exit onto Harrison Street. Go one block and turn
right onto Ninth. Stay to the left and continue on Ninth across Market Street onto Hayes Street. Take Hayes to
Franklin Street and turn right. Drive one block on Franklin to Grove Street for parking in the Performing Arts
Garage.
From the peninsula via 101:
Take US 101 North and exit at 9th Street. Turn left off the exit ramp onto 9th Street. Stay to the left and continue
on 9th Street across Market Street onto Hayes Street. Take Hayes to Franklin Street and turn right. Drive one block
on Franklin to Grove Street for parking in the Performing Arts Garage.
BART
The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at the United Nations Plaza and Market Street. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: MUNI Metro Lines J-Church, K-Ingleside, L-Taraval, M-Oceanview, and N-Judah at Van Ness and Civic Center Stations; 42-Downtown Loop; 9-San Bruno; 19-Polk; and 71-Haight Noriega. For information about MUNI accessible services call 923-6142.
San Francisco City Maps
Rand Mcnally
Golden Gate
San Francisco Tour Suggestions
San Francisco Visitors Guide
San Francisco Visitors Org
Questions and RSVP to Catherine Morrell tomncathy@columbia-center.org Or to me at 588th@mendonet.com
More info to come ... under construction.
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