Alex Giualini Plaza
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Alex Giualini Plaza is a park surrounding a vacant building in downtown
Hayward, California
. The building was Hayward's first city hall. It is located on Mission Boulevard
and D Street.
is located at 777 B Street, three blocks away from Giualini Plaza.
A trace
from the Hayward Fault runs directly under the old City Hall building. The building was abandoned due to structural damage caused by aseismic creep
.
Downtown Hayward
Downtown Hayward is the original and current city center of Hayward, California, and is home to the current Hayward City Hall, along with the two previous city halls, Alex Giualini Plaza and The Tower at Hayward City Center...
Hayward, California
Hayward, California
Hayward is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County, California. With a population of 144,186, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 37th most populous municipality in California. It is included in...
. The building was Hayward's first city hall. It is located on Mission Boulevard
California State Route 238
State Route 238 is a north–south highway in the U.S. state of California. The route is a divided multilane surface highway in the southeastern part of the San Francisco Bay Area. SR 238 connects Interstate 580 in Castro Valley and Interstate 680 in Fremont.-Route description:SR 238 goes...
and D Street.
History
The City Hall opened in 1930. A circle-in square design element on the building's facade was used to create the current city logo. It served as Hayward City Hall between 1930-1969. When the Hayward City Center Building opened in October 1969 the city government moved there. The current Hayward City HallHayward City Hall
Hayward City Hall is the third and current Hayward city hall building, located in downtown Hayward, California, USA. next to the Hayward BART Station. The city hall opened in January 1998, replacing the abandoned Hayward City Center Building, which served as Hayward's city hall for 29 years from...
is located at 777 B Street, three blocks away from Giualini Plaza.
A trace
Fault trace
A fault trace is the intersection of a geological fault with the ground surface, leaving a visible mark. The term also applies to a line plotted on a geological map to represent a fault.-Source:*...
from the Hayward Fault runs directly under the old City Hall building. The building was abandoned due to structural damage caused by aseismic creep
Aseismic creep
In geology, aseismic creep is measurable surface displacement along a fault in the absence of notable earthquakes.An example is along the Calaveras fault in Hollister, California. Streets crossing the fault in Hollister show significant offset and several houses sitting atop the fault are notably...
.