Shopping+Weekend+Downtown(7/2/06)

Weekend shopping in downtown(7/2/06) Here are some pics of Union Square in Downtown San Francisco taken sunday 7/2/06 by blueberry at SSP. From the Top of Macy's Women's store, Saks, Tiffany & Co, Bullock & Jones, Levi's Store,The Grand Hyatt Beautiful day to be out-65F, sunny with a sea breeze People are out and about the Union Square area Public galleries are a mainstay of Union Square The Venerable Westin St. Francis Hotel Maiden Lane is an infamous alley now home to many couture boutiques, YSL, Escada, Chanel, Marc Jacobs etc Looking down Maiden Ln towards Grant Av Maiden Lane is also home to the only FLW designed building, the Xanadu Gallery Neiman Marcus on Geary and Stockton Macy's Flagship Union Square is 2nd in size to Macy's Herald Square in NYC, the store is spread out over several adjacent buildings-you can take pics from the top! Grant, O'Farrell and Market is where you find Emporio Armani, housed in a splendid building that was once a bank The Tiffany & Co Building on Post St Powell and Market, Forever 21 Flagship used to be a Wells Fargo Bank(the people are waiting in line for the cable cars) Stockton and Market(Stockton becomes 4th St)-Virgin Megastore(I havent been inside there in years) Stockton looking towards Market, Barney's NY is opening a flagship next to Cody's Books(cant see it in this pic) H&M West Coast Flagship(always packed) Dior, Loro Piano, Gucci and Jessica McClintock on Stockton at Geary Looking up Grant Av Across the street(Grant Av) Looking further up Grant, Banana Republic Flagship, you can see the Gateway to Chinatown in the distance! Diesel Flagship, Largest in North America on Post and Kearny Post Street Three streetscape views of Post Street, the northern spine of Union Square. Home to two SakÂ's Fifth Ave department stores, Tiffany, William & Sonoma flagship, LeviÂ's Nike, Armani, Burberry, Pink, Zara, Ann Taylor, Brookstone, SakÂ's for Men, Shreve & Co., Max Mara, Bvlgari, Cartier, Piaget, Rockport, GumpÂ's (an SF institution), Talbots, Elizabeth Arden, Sharper Image, Northface, Brooks Bros., Diesel, GAP, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Versace. Post Street Post Street Geary looking up towards the square Powell St Last but but not least, one parting shot >