▁De pression , ▁and ▁c ement ed ▁the ▁resolve ▁of ▁water front ▁un ions ▁to ▁protest ▁ab use ▁by ▁their ▁super iors . ▁Each ▁year , ▁the ▁International ▁Long sh ore ▁and ▁W are house ▁Union ▁does ▁not ▁work ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁Blo ody ▁Th urs day . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁The ▁San ▁Francisco ▁water front ▁pi ers ▁played ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁the ater ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁With ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁water front ▁became ▁a ▁military ▁log istics ▁center ; ▁troops , ▁equipment ▁and ▁supplies ▁left ▁the ▁Port ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁the ater . ▁Al most ▁every ▁pier ▁and ▁wh arf ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁military ▁activities , ▁with ▁tro op ▁ships ▁and ▁naval ▁vessels ▁tied ▁up ▁all ▁along ▁the ▁Em bar c ad ero . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁military ▁briefly ▁set ▁up ▁ant ia ircraft ▁guns ▁and ▁search light s ▁at ▁pi ers ▁along ▁the ▁water front ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Sh el ton ▁Studios ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Executive ▁Director ▁Matthew ▁Sh el ton ▁le ased ▁the ▁historic ▁building ▁to ▁launch ▁film ▁and ▁the ater ▁projects . ▁The ▁Sh el ton ▁Studios ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁local ▁legend ▁Jean ▁Sh el ton ▁and ▁Robert ▁El ross , ▁both ▁very ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁Area ▁the ater ▁and ▁film ▁communities . ▁Currently ▁Jean ▁Sh el ton ' s ▁photo