The 12 statues have been mired in controversy since they were installed by helicopter 40 years ago.
of late. But even before the streets felt eerily abandoned, a dozen faceless ghosts in pale robes watched over the bustling streets from the black roof of 580 California.
Since they were first lowered onto their lofty plinths by helicopter in 1984, the statues have been described as godly, deathly, ominous and cloudlike. But what exactly do they mean, and who put them there?The construction of the 23-story office tower on the corner of California and Kearny was controversial from the start.
“What are they? What is their meaning, if they have meaning?” Planning Commissioner Susan Bierman remarked at a hearing in 1982. “Can’t you think of anything else? A ball? An orb?” Others joked that the strange statues represented the 11 city supervisors and Mayor Dianne Feinstein. AnDespite the one-liners and critiques, Johnson’s design was approved. And even before ground was broken on California Street, the building was creating a buzz.
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