▁from ▁existing ▁pi ers ▁and ▁wh ar fs ▁at ▁its ▁current ▁location , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁After ▁the ▁fire ▁and ▁earth qu ake ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁pi ers ▁were ▁modern ized ▁and ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁adopted ▁its ▁current ▁system ▁of ▁number ed ▁pi ers ▁with ▁odd ▁number ed ▁pi ers ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Fer ry ▁Building , ▁and ▁even ▁number ed ▁pi ers ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Pier ▁ 2 6 ▁was ▁le ased ▁to ▁the ▁American - H aw ai i ▁Ste am ship ▁Company ▁until ▁the ▁Port ▁fell ▁into ▁dis use ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Today , ▁all ▁commercial ▁sh ipping ▁has ▁moved ▁across ▁the ▁bay ▁to ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Oak land , ▁and ▁the ▁pier ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁for ▁par king ▁and ▁storage . ▁▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Water front ▁St rike ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁West ▁Coast ▁Water front ▁St rike ▁the ▁long sh orem an ' s ▁un ions ▁organized ▁at ▁Pier ▁ 2 6 . ▁The ▁Blo ody ▁Th urs day ▁ri ots ▁of ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁that ▁killed ▁two ▁union ▁workers ▁occurred ▁outside ▁of ▁Pier ▁ 2 6 . ▁Although ▁the ▁strike ▁was ▁perce ived ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁failure , ▁it ▁helped ▁secure ▁a ▁critical ▁pay ▁raise ▁for ▁the ▁long sh orem en ▁during ▁the ▁dark est ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁Great