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 can’t ruin the tranquility of this lovely place….” 2
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 on 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. 3
A lifetime “Wasn’t I lucky to in Golden be born in my favorite city?” Gate Park Margaret O’Brien, Meet Me in St. Louis. 10 months old 4
Golden Gate Park - 1,017 acres - 3.5% of S.F. land mass 5
Central Park NYC American Model as Urban Oasis Begun 1858 - completed 1873 Henry Law Olmstead & Calvin Vaux - Greensward Plan 6
Frederick Law Olmstead William Hammond Hall The Visionaries in what an Urban Park should be Superintendent: 1887 - 1943 7
Future Richmond District and Golden Gate Park C. 1860 Seal Rock Hotel 8
Task: transform a garden oasis out of sand! Referring to the area proposed for Golden Gate Park, Frederick Law Olmstead said it was an area “wholly wanting in grace and cheerfulness.” 9
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Conceptional Vision by Planners: Bucolic Retreat from the Stressful City 11
Conservatory of Flowers - 1878 First “Anchor” Public Attraction in Golden Gate Park. 12
Children’s Playground - First in Nation: 1887 13
Golden Gate Park and Outside Influence Battles - Politicians - Wealthy Donors - Commercial Interests 14
1893 - grading for California Midwinter Fair 15
California Midwinter International Exposition January 27 to July 4, 1894 - profit of $67,000 16
Transition of the De Young Museum from 1894 17
Golden Gate Park’s most enduring Concession 18
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Buffalo, in original location 21
Golden Gate Park Zoo 22
The Bicycle Craze of the 1890s “liberated” women & Golden Gate Park. 23
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Many, Fascinating Stories……… 28
The Odyssey of the Monastery Stones 29
…Almost relocated after the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake damage. 30
May Pole Celebrating c. 1938 Lindy-in-the-Park Picnics & parties in the Park 31
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Bay to Breakers 33
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 34
Who had legal jurisdiction over 1852 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 ~ Webster St. ruled the Outside Lands were part of the Pueblo ~ Divisadero St. of San Francisco, thus carried forward to the The Outside Lands jurisdiction of the City & County in 1864. On March 8, 1866, the State of California Great Sand Bank deeded the Outside Lands to the City & County of San Francisco. 35
San Francisco 1861 Water source for downtown San Francisco Charter line of 1851 Charter line of 1851 36
U.S. Coast Survey U.S. Coast Survey Lone Mt. Cemetery 1869 1869 (Laurel Hill) 1854 Calvary Cemetery 1860 Odd Fellows Cemetery 1865 a d t L o b o s T o l l R o P o i n Masonic ( 1 8 6 3 ) Cemetery 1864 37
Frederick Law Olmsted 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 Visionary now Van Ness Avenue. for what an Urban Park should be… John Singer Sargent, 1895 38
The politicians chose the political solution over Olmsted’s greensward concepts. 39
What was there and who claimed ownership? Exercising Squatter’s Right 40
Outside Lands 1868 ........................................... . Approximate . . . Boundaries . . . of future . . . . Golden Gate . . . Park . ............................................. . . . . Frank McCoppin makes deal with“homesteaders” 41
William Hammond Hall b. Feb. 12, 1846 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 42
Chain of Lakes Mallard Lake Strawberry Hill Botanical Garden Lake (now pumps) D e L a v e a g a D e l l ( A i d s M e m o r i a l G r o v e ) ( fi l l e d ) C h i l d r e n ’ s P l a y g r o u n d ( fi l l e d ) 43
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