Pier 26 was developed from existing piers and wharfs at its current location , along with the rest of the Port of San Francisco . After the fire and earthquake of 1906 , the piers were modernized and the Port of San Francisco adopted its current system of numbered piers with odd numbered piers to the north of the Ferry Building , and even numbered piers to the south . Pier 26 was leased to the American-Hawaii Steamship Company until the Port fell into disuse in the 1950s . Today , all commercial shipping has moved across the bay to the Port of Oakland , and the pier is now used for parking and storage
the fire and earthquake of 1906
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Pier 26 (San Francisco, California)