San Francisco, Almost the Capital of the World
The City's Campaign to Host the United Nations Failed, But Left a Legacy You Can See Today
In today’s San Francisco, there are traces of the dream that gripped the city in the spring of 1945, when diplomats from around the world gathered to draft a charter for the United Nations, the organization envisioned for preserving peace in the wake of two world wars. The War Memorial Opera House, where the charter conference convened on April 25, 1945, retains its glorious interior, and commemorative plaques and paintings of the charter signing in June can be found in the Veterans Building next door.
With its accommodating Civic Center buildings …
