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t o r y o f A H i s Golden Gate Park Fromm Institute - Fall 2019 - John Freeman October 2 - Golden Gate Park on the National Stage Golden Gate Park in the news. Uninvited Guests at Golden Gate Park Wedding Photo Shoot! Ferries

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Golden Gate Park Fromm Institute - Fall 2019 - John Freeman

October 2 - Golden Gate Park on the National Stage

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Uninvited Guests at Golden Gate Park Wedding Photo Shoot!

Golden Gate Park in the news.

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Ferries & Cliff House R.R. Spur line to Golden Gate Park from California St. along 7th Ave. 1888 ~ 1905? Powell St. R.R. Co. Park Entrance

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First Suspension Bridge in SF - 1892 - 1928

Built for the safety of pedestrians crossing Middle Drive (east) [now Nancy Pelosi Dr.] from Main Drive to the Band Shell and Children’s Quarter. Constructed by the John Roebling Sons & Co., cable contractors for the Brooklyn Bridge (1869-83) and later, the Golden Gate Bridge (1933-37), using 11/2” diameter steel cable.

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Not In Golden Gate Park!

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Quarry Lake would be renamed Lilly Pond. Today it is a secluded body of water, between JFK Drive and Nancy Pelosi Drive. A short cut from Conservatory Valley to the Aids Memorial Dell, Tennis Courts, Lawn Bowling or the Children’s Quarter.

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Second Water Works - 1889

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Exterior pump Current pump/power house

Water works 1889 - 1916

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Sweeney’s Observatory 1891

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Filling Stow Lake - c.1893

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Roman Bridge Sweeney’s Observatory Stark Surroundings of Stow Lake c. 1893

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Rustic Bridge - William Stow’s afterthought use for lake rock 1893

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Rocky Island - then and now.

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