In San Francisco , the old Hall of Justice was opposite Portsmouth Square on Kearny Street between Washington and Merchant . A hotel , the Hilton San Francisco Financial District , now stands on this site . The old Hall of Justice was burned down during the 1906 earthquake and rebuilt in 1910 by city architect Newton J. Tharp . The half-circle , fan-shaped windows on the fourth floor appear in numerous police dramas such as '' The Lineup '' in the 1950s and '' Ironside '' , the American television program starring Raymond Burr , in the 1960s . The San Francisco Hall of Justice is also frequently mentioned in the works of Dashiell Hammett and James Patterson . It was demolished in 1968
1906 earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Hall of Justice