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A downtown shortcut just disappeared
One small change says a lot about what’s happening downtown. BART has sealed the Powell Street Station entrance that used to funnel riders straight into the San Francisco Centre.
For years, it was the easy, weatherproof shortcut from train to shopping. Now it’s literally walled off, and that visual lands hard. When transit agencies start closing connectors, it usually means the destination isn’t coming back soon.
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The mall that once anchored Market Street is closing
San Francisco Centre, formerly Westfield San Francisco Centre, was scheduled to permanently close on January 26, 2026, capping a long public decline that accelerated after the pandemic.
But reporting now shows the mall shut its doors earlier than planned, with an employee at Ecco, the final retail tenant, confirming the closure…