Maiden Lane

Maiden Lane, in San Francisco

Maiden Lane is an elegant pedestrian lane near Union Square, in San Francisco. The San Francisco audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this chic passage, which shelters a rare building by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The chic lane with a sulphurous past

Maiden Lane is today a charming and elegant pedestrian lane, a stone's throw from Union Square. Lined with luxury boutiques, galleries and terraces, it charms by its refined atmosphere. Yet, its past was very different: before the great earthquake of 1906, this passage was one of the most disreputable areas of the town. Rebuilt and transformed, the lane now shelters an architectural jewel: a building designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, one of his rare buildings in the town, with an arched brick façade and a spiral interior. Maiden Lane illustrates the transformation and the charm of the centre of San Francisco.

What to see

Here you stroll in the elegant pedestrian lane lined with luxury boutiques and galleries, and you admire the building by Frank Lloyd Wright with an arched brick façade, one of his rare buildings in the town. Maiden Lane illustrates the transformation of the centre of San Francisco. It is a stop for those curious about architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Maiden Lane lies near Union Square, in San Francisco, reachable on foot. It is a public pedestrian lane freely accessible; the boutiques and galleries have their own hours. You discover it during a walk in the city centre.

What is particular about Maiden Lane in San Francisco?

This chic lane, once disreputable before the 1906 earthquake, today shelters a rare building by Frank Lloyd Wright, with an arched brick façade and a spiral interior.

Where is Maiden Lane?

Near Union Square, in San Francisco, in the United States.