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hunting wild animals in golden gate park in 1905
A full page, illustrated article in the Sunday, August 27, 1905 edition of the San Francisco Call celebrated the many animals housed in the park at that time. The “head keeper,” William Leland was in charge, and his duties including birthing … Continue reading
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riding the blades: golden gate park’s dutch windmill
Pranks and stunts, close calls and tragedies have become part of the lore of Golden Gate Park over the years! Here’s a report of some incidents involving the Dutch Windmill! (courtesy of Woody LaBounty; posted in The Ocean Beach Bulletin) … Continue reading
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flashback to 1971: 156,000 march to protest the vietnam war
This news flashback is from http://richmondsfblog.com/ “In this month’s issue of The Richmond Review newspaper, the above photo was featured, which shows thousands of citizens . . . in protest against the Vietnam War . . . The photos were … Continue reading
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a spicy spin through the park?
In My Park Book, published in 1898, Annie Nathan Meyer gleefully recorded the joys of spinning through Central Park, New York on her bicycle in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Among the pioneers of women’s cycling, she learned to ride in … Continue reading
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environmental history of golden gate park?
What is “environmental history?” The working definition is: “a branch of scholarship that focuses on studying the interaction between human culture and the environment over time.” By that measure, an environmental history of Golden Gate Park would logically start … Continue reading
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a grizzly story: bear pit long gone!
This bear pit was formerly located at the west end of what is now the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park. It’s one of the more colorful “lost” sites in the park; one that lives on in civic … Continue reading
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hippie hordes turned on, tuned in, dropped out . . . jan. 14, 1967
I found this delightful article on line, commemorating the gathering that ushered in the Summer of Love in Golden Gate Park. A beautiful tribute to the park in the 60s, an era that many of us can vividly recall! This … Continue reading
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common sense standards for a historic park?
Regardless of whether or not Golden Gate Park is officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places, guidelines developed by the National Park Service for historic properties that are listed on the National Register could be useful in debates … Continue reading
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registering a historic landmark in california
What would it take to “officially” designate Golden Gate Park a historic landmark? The process begins at the state level; historic landmarks must be registered by a state first and then they may be considered for national historic landmark designation … Continue reading
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frozen in time?
Frozen in time? If Golden Gate Park were to be given historic-landmark status, the Stow Lake boathouse could be included in the designation. (Examiner file photo) via Entire Golden Gate Park might be deemed historic | San Francisco Examiner. What … Continue reading
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