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Golden Gate Park Fromm Institute - Fall 2019 - John Freeman
September 11 - Course Overview
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“Silence your phone, we can’t ruin the tranquility of this lovely place….”
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September 11 - Course Overview 1 Silence your phone, we cant ruin - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
September 11 - Course Overview 1 Silence your phone, we cant ruin - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
t o r y o f A H i s Golden Gate Park Fromm Institute - Fall 2019 - John Freeman September 11 - Course Overview 1 Silence your phone, we cant ruin the tranquility of this lovely place. 2 A History of Golden Gate Park -
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A History of Golden Gate Park - Fromm - Fall, 2019 Schedule: Wednesday, 10 am until 11:50*
* There is one holiday,
Yom Kippur, October 9th. Normally we would add the makeup class at the end of the Fall Session
- n November 6th, but I will be out of town that date, so I plan on
adding 10 minutes to each of 7 classes instead of having a makeup class. Class logistics:
- start on time, keep breaks to 10 minutes and end on time.
- feel free to ask questions at any time during presentations.
- Contact me at jtfreeman@usfca.edu if you have questions,
suggestions, or comments.
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10 months old
A lifetime in Golden Gate Park
“Wasn’t I lucky to be born in my favorite city?”
Margaret O’Brien, Meet Me in
- St. Louis.
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Golden Gate Park - 1,017 acres - 3.5% of S.F. land mass
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Central Park
NYC American Model as Urban Oasis
Begun 1858 - completed 1873 Henry Law Olmstead & Calvin Vaux - Greensward Plan
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The Visionaries in what an Urban Park should be
William Hammond Hall Frederick Law Olmstead Superintendent: 1887 - 1943
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- C. 1860
Seal Rock Hotel Future Richmond District and Golden Gate Park
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Referring to the area proposed for Golden Gate Park, Frederick Law Olmstead said it was an area “wholly wanting in grace and cheerfulness.” Task: transform a garden oasis out of sand!
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Conceptional Vision by Planners: Bucolic Retreat from the Stressful City
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Conservatory of Flowers - 1878
First “Anchor” Public Attraction in Golden Gate Park.
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Children’s Playground
- First in Nation: 1887
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Golden Gate Park and Outside Influence Battles
- Politicians
- Wealthy Donors
- Commercial Interests
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1893 - grading for California Midwinter Fair
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California Midwinter International Exposition
January 27 to July 4, 1894 - profit of $67,000
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Transition of the De Young Museum from 1894
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Golden Gate Park’s most enduring Concession
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Buffalo, in original location
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Golden Gate Park Zoo
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The Bicycle Craze of the 1890s “liberated” women & Golden Gate Park.
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Many, Fascinating Stories………
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The Odyssey of the Monastery Stones
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…Almost relocated after the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake damage.
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Lindy-in-the-Park May Pole Celebrating c. 1938 Picnics & parties in the Park
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Bay to Breakers
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Origins of Golden Gate Park: The Why and the Where!
U.S. area acquired by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - February 2, 1848 for $15 million
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1852
~ Divisadero St. ~ Webster St. Great Sand Bank
The Outside Lands
Who had legal jurisdiction over the Outside Lands? Federal Government? State Government? City & County of San Francisco? Beginning in 1852 the case was taken to every jurisdiction to be resolved. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Outside Lands were part of the Pueblo
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carried forward to the jurisdiction of the City & County in 1864. On March 8, 1866, the State of California deeded the Outside Lands to the City & County of San Francisco.
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San Francisco 1861
Charter line of 1851
Charter line of 1851
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U.S. Coast Survey 1869 P
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U.S. Coast Survey 1869
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Visionary for what an Urban Park should be…
Olmsted had designed Central Park in New York City, and was persuaded in 1865 to offer some suggestions for suitable location for a grand urban park in San Francisco. He proposed a swath of park anchored by a large parcel hugging the lower slopes of Buena Vista and Corona Heights, sweeping down to through Hayes Valley and from there turning north to the Bay in a wide, green boulevard along what is now Van Ness Avenue.
Frederick Law Olmsted
John Singer Sargent, 1895
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The politicians chose the political solution over Olmsted’s greensward concepts.
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What was there and who claimed ownership?
Exercising Squatter’s Right
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Approximate Boundaries
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Outside Lands 1868
Frank McCoppin makes deal with“homesteaders”
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William Hammond Hall
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Haggerstown, Maryland Family move to Stockton, CA in 1853
Educated to attend West Point Employed as a surveyor Low bid to survey Golden Gate Park August, 1870 was awarded to this 24 year old August, 1871 - appointed engineer and first Superintendent of Park
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