Alex Giuliani Plaza

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Alex Giuliani Plaza
Alex Giuliani Plaza
General information
Statusabandoned
TypeCity Hall (1930-1969)
LocationMission Blvd
Hayward, CA 94541
Coordinates 37°40′15″N122°04′55″W / 37.6708°N 122.082°W / 37.6708; -122.082 Coordinates: 37°40′15″N122°04′55″W / 37.6708°N 122.082°W / 37.6708; -122.082
Construction startedlate 1920s
Completed1930
Opening1930
OwnerCity of Hayward
Technical details
Floor count3

Alex Giuliani 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. [1]

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History

Hayward 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 and 1969. When the City Center Building opened in October 1969 the city government moved there. The current Hayward City Hall is located at 777 B Street, three blocks away from Giuliani 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.

The Hayward 9/11 Memorial, located adjacent to the city hall building, a small memorial featuring 5 black granite columns, was dedicated May 30, 2016, to the first responders who died, and to the city's own fallen first responders, and the city's fallen soldiers [2]

Renaming

In 1999 the City of Hayward renamed the building and surrounding park Alex Giualini Plaza after the former mayor. [3]

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  2. "Hayward: 9/11 Memorial nears completion". 19 May 2016.
  3. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Gilmour to Givot".