Alex Giualini Plaza
| Alex Giualini Plaza | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | abandoned |
| Type | City Hall (1930-1969) |
| Location |
Mission Blvd Hayward, CA 94541 |
| Coordinates | 37°40′15″N 122°04′55″W / 37.6708°N 122.082°WCoordinates: 37°40′15″N 122°04′55″W / 37.6708°N 122.082°W |
| Construction started | late 1920s |
| Completed | 1930 |
| Opening | 1930 |
| Owner | City of Hayward |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
Alex Giualini 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]
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 1930-1969. 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 Giualini 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]
