East Bay residents, people walking on the Embarcadero and those entering San Francisco on the Bay Bridge last night were met with an unusual, dazzling display — an imposing light show, reminiscent of an ’80s video game, spanning one whole side of the Transamerica Pyramid.

The spectacle, which began at 8:30 p.m., featured more than 1 kilowatt of high-powered, multicolor lasers, and was just one part of the grand reopening of the emblem of the city. Those in attendance were also privy to a show by the San Francisco-based electronic music duo Thievery Corporation, according to a press release.

Completed in 1972, the Transamerica Pyramid is a bit late in celebrating its 50 years of dominating San Francisco’s skyline — it was the tallest building in the city until 2018, when Salesforce Tower took the crown — but it’s made a shining return after a costly renovation that now brings some art accessible to the........

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