Austin KlarVanguard Properties · Lawyer Turned Real Estate Agent

Fun Facts About Salesforce Park in San Francisco You Probably Didn't Know About

Name: Fun Facts About Salesforce Park in San Francisco You Probably Didn't Know About
Uploaded: 2023-07-14T01:00:16+00:00
Duration: 41 s
Channel: Austin Klar
Description: In this brief, upbeat video, Austin Klar highlights two little‑known facts about Salesforce Park, the 5.5‑acre rooftop park in San Francisco’s SoMa…

14 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief, upbeat video, Austin Klar highlights two little‑known facts about Salesforce Park, the 5.5‑acre rooftop park in San Francisco’s SoMa district. He explains that the park’s 1,200‑foot water fountain, with 247 jets, is controlled by motion sensors that detect buses entering the adjacent transit terminal, altering the fountain’s height, frequency, and motion. He then shares a 2012 construction anecdote: a crane operator uncovered a 10‑inch mammoth tooth buried 100 feet below sea level, which was later displayed at the California Academy of Sciences. The video ends with a call‑to‑action to follow for more Bay Area history.

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If you live in San Francisco or visited recently, you probably know about Salesforce Park, a 5.5-acre park suspended across the buildings in San Francisco's SoMa district. But here are some things about the park I bet you didn't know about. First up, the 1,200-foot-long water fountain at the park is equipped with 247 jets that are completely dependent on the movement of buses entering the transit terminal. Motion sensors in the ceiling sense the bus movement and trigger the height, frequency, and motion of the fountain. Another crazy fact is that a crane operator working at the site in 2012 when it was being built unearthed a fossil of a 10-inch-long mammoth tooth had been lodged 100 feet below sea level. The tooth was subsequently put on display at the California Academy of Sciences. Follow me for more Bay Area history. [FOREIGN LANGUAGE]