Time After Time - Revolver
As regards the title of this post, OK … CitySleuth is a Beatles fan.
Herbert, having nowhere else to go, takes a cable car to the Chartered Bank of London where Amy works. The cable car sign, reading “Presidio Ave, California and Market Streets“, survived into the 1970s even though the line was cut back from Presidio Ave to Van Ness Ave in 1954. The bank, at 465 California, was described in an earlier post when Herbert and Amy first met.
Then … Inside the bank Amy glances over and sees Herbert through a window. Note the Chartered Bank Of London name on the window pane. Across the street there’s a narrow alley between two buildings.
… and Now, He was standing in front of the windows on the right in Leidesdorff Street, around the corner from the bank’s California Street entrance; this view looks south towards Pine Street. The bank name has long since been removed, the windows have been partially frosted for privacy and, across the street, the narrow alley is now closed off with a gate (the building corners on each side of the gate match the movie view of them above).
Then … Through the window he sees Amy grab her purse and dash out. (The added frosting on the windows prevents today’s passers-by from seeing inside.)
… and Now, but taken from just inside the window, here’s the same view. The fine old banking hall is now used as a private gathering and event space.
She invites him out to lunch, her treat, at a place “… with a view”. It’s an offer he can’t refuse.
Then … They head up to the Equinox, a revolving restaurant at the top of the Hyatt Regency Hotel near the Ferry Building in the Financial District. It has views in all directions including this one looking straight down to, at top right, the corner of California and Drumm; Market Street runs diagonally on the left.
… and Now, here’s the same view. The California Street cable car tracks are more visible now at bottom right.
Then … An annular section of the floor inside the outer perimeter of the restaurant forms a slowly moving platform that rotates counter-clockwise taking just under an hour for a complete revolution; diners seated on it experience a leisurely 360 degree tour of the city. (From their vantage point the city (and the windows) appear to rotate to their right.) Down below, the ugly double-decker Embarcadero Freeway runs along the waterfront, hiding and isolating the piers. That’s Angel Island across the bay in the top left corner.
… and Now, this particular view now looks straight out at the 45-story Four Embarcadero Center office building, built in 1982 after the movie was filmed (but you can still glimpse Angel Island). At bottom right the waterfront piers have been visible from here ever since the double-decker freeway was demolished in 1991/92.
Then … Amy babbles away, completely stricken by this fascinating man. This was beyond acting - the two actually fell in love on the set of the movie, marrying the next year in September, 1980. Behind her are Two Embarcadero Center and Three Embarcadero Center; the white structure is one of the hotel’s service shaft vents.
… and Now, note that the lower windows are now uncovered.
Then … Herbert for his part is amazed at how forward she is …
… and Now, behind him the Bay Bridge meets Yerba Buena Island. We see another hotel service shaft vent and beyond it, both Then and Now, is the flag-poled top of the Ferry Building Clock Tower.
This recent aerial photo looks past the Ferry Building Clock Tower along Market Street giving a good perspective of the Equinox restaurant perched atop the hotel. The restaurant closed in 2007 and sat stationary until 2014 when it reopened as the Regency Club operating as an exclusive lounge and event space for preferred hotel guests and members; the restaurant currently revolves just 6 hours per day.