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 Huntingon Park, San Francisco by karenincalifornia
This park is the site of the mansion built by railroad baron Collis P. Huntington. The mansion was destroyed by the fire following he 1906 earthquake. Mrs. Huntington then donated the land to the city of San Francisco to serve as a park in perpetuity.
Across from the park is the exclusive Pacific Union Club (brown brick building). Formerly, it was the residence of James Flood, another railroad magnate. While the other wooden mansions burned in the 1906 fire, the Flood mansion, built of brick, survived.
To the right of th Pacific Union Club in this picture is the Mark Hopkins Hotel. It was built on the site of the Mark Hopkins residence. Mark Hopkins was also a railroad baron and the original residence was also destroyed in the 1906 fire. Leave a Comment
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Located between the Pacific Ocean and Lake Merced, in the southwest corner of the city, the San Francisco Zoo isn't remotely as stellar as many other cities' zoos because it's not particularly well organized, is ever lacking in funds, and seems generally tired ( i admit, I am not a Zoo Person).
Founded at its present site adjacent to the ocean in 1929, the zoo is spread over 125 acres, with 100 acres currently developed and housing 950 mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. The 6-acre Children's Zoo offers kids and their families opportunities for close-up encounters with domestic rare breeds of goats, sheep, ponies, and horses in the Family Farm. Touch and feel small mammals, reptiles, and amphibians along the Nature Trail, and gaze at eagles and hawks stationed on Hawk Hill.
Admission to main zoo and Children's Zoo $8 residents, $11 nonresidents for adults; $4.50 residents, $8 nonresidents for seniors 65 and over and youth 12-17; $2.50 for residents, $5 nonresident for children 3-11
Address: 1 Zoo Road, San Francisco, CA. 94132
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Landmark 226, this park was designed by W. Eddy in 1850 and is the 3rd original park of San Francisco.
Saints Peter and Paul church faces the square on the north. Joe DiMaggio was a North Beach boy, and his funeral was held in this church in 1999.
LOCATION: Stockton Street, Filbert Street, Columbus Avenue, Union Street.
NEIGHBORHOOD: North Beach.
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 In the Basketball court
looking up at BART by mydreamquest, 4 more photos
For those of you who BART from the airport to downtown, you will see this park between Daly City and Balboa Park Stations.
This is where I grew up. Many important "historical events" happened here in the context of my life:
1. I learned how to pitch here.
2. I had my best Basketball games here.
3. This was where I learned the game Stationary.
4. Where I played softball
5. Where I played football, where our friend Jay suffered a concussion after he fell on his head. And during the next play he just standing there staring off to nowhere.
6. Where I accidently knocked out two front teeth from my friend Al because he was trying to steal the basketball from me from behind when my head turned into the direction and smacked him.
7. Where I did my only grafitti tag which still stands there as I look up at it at the Bart line that passes by this park every 5-15 minutes.
8. Where my friend Martin stole champagne from his parent's church on Alemany and we got smashed after two bottles.
9. Where I smoked my first cigarette, and last one after throwing up after the third one when I was 19.
10. Where Joe toppled down the hill when one of us hit a fly ball and all we saw were his legs in the air as he tompled down the hill.
It's a wonderful park to walk your dogs now and the landscaping done here is relatively new, fresh, and eden-isqe. Leave a Comment
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