San Francisco's Golden Gate Park
San Francisco's Golden Gate Park

Author: Chris Pollock

Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1558685456

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This gorgeous book captures the wonders of this park by the bay. Filled with color photos and historical documents documenting the park's illustrious and colorful past.

Golden Gate Park, An A to Z Adventure
Golden Gate Park, An A to Z Adventure

Author: Marta Lindsey

Publisher: Graphic Arts Books

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1513263021

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Explore California's most visited city park in this A-to-Z adventure! A 2020 Eureka! Honor Award Winner "This book will be an instant classic and resonate with anyone who has ever fallen in love with Golden Gate Park. It is truly gorgeous and really captures the uniqueness of the park." --Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture at the San Francisco Botanical Garden "Did you know that a famous grizzly bear once lived in Golden Gate Park? Or that in 1921, 25 bison escaped their enclosure at night and roamed the streets of the nearby Richmond district? You couldn’t make this stuff up. Written by a GGMG mom of two, this A to Z book will make your family look at GGP with new eyes and will probably inspire you to explore new spots. Fairy doors, anyone." --Golden Gate Mothers Group Magazine "I was quite surprised by how much I enjoyed this little picture book. Reading all these fun facts made me pretty curious about the place and I hope I get to visit it for real one day! I recommend this book for kids ages six and up!" --Kids' BookBuzz (Hannah, age 13) "To celebrate Golden Gate Park's 150th anniversary, the San Francisco Parks Alliance and West Margin Press have collaborated to publish this colorful, alphabetical introduction. . . For San Franciscans, and those planning a visit, especially with children, this book suggests a number of intriguing explorations. Especially useful in the region, but also where there's a general interest in geography and destinations." --School Library Journal From A for Artist Ruth Asawa's hanging wire creations in the de Young Museum, to Z for the Zebra on the carousel in the Koret Children's Quarter, this book leads you around San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Park to reveal a range of fun and surprising facts for tourists and locals alike. Step into art, science, nature, and culture by visiting the park's major attractions, like the serene Japanese Tea Garden; discovering secret destinations, like the magical fairy doors hidden in trees; or just relaxing on the green meadows where the bison roam. Included also at the back of the book is a colorfully illustrated map with extra trivia and details on the park's favorite sights. The board book version of this is available as ABCs of Golden Gate Park.

The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet: Honoring 100 Years of Global Partnerships and Security
The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet: Honoring 100 Years of Global Partnerships and Security

Author: Michael J. Crawford

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780945274667

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Under orders from President Theodore Roosevelt, sixteen battleships of the United States Atlantic Battle Fleet and their consorts made a peace-time circumnavigation of the globe, from December 1907 to February 1909. Text, illustrations, and captions tell the story of this fourteen-month world cruise.

Legendary Locals of San Francisco's Richmond, Sunset, and Golden Gate Park
Legendary Locals of San Francisco's Richmond, Sunset, and Golden Gate Park

Author: Lorri Ungaretti

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 146710177X

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While San Francisco was thriving in the 1800s, the areas that are now the Richmond District, the Sunset District, and Golden Gate Park were primarily made up of sand dunes and considered uninhabitable. This book introduces readers to some of the advocates, educators, performers, builders, and others who contributed to the growth of these areas and to the city of San Francisco. Featured notables include William Hammond Hall and John McLaren, major forces in Golden Gate Park; well-known personalities like actress Barbara Eden, musician Vince Guaraldi, and photographer Ansel Adams; Amy Meyer and Philip Burton, who helped create the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; journalists Sarah Bacon and Paul Kozakiewicz, who write about neighborhoods in western San Francisco; William Gee, who founded On-Lok, a resource for the elderly; and many more famous and unsung heroes.

The New Urban Park
The New Urban Park

Author: Hal Rothman

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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From Yellowstone to the Great Smoky Mountains, America's national parks are sprawling tracts of serenity, most of them carved out of public land for recreation and preservation around the turn of the last century. America has changed dramatically since then, and so has its conceptions of what parkland ought to be. In this book, one of our premier environmental historians looks at the new phenomenon of urban parks, focusing on San Francisco's Golden Gate National Recreation Area as a prototype for the twenty-first century. Cobbled together from public and private lands in a politically charged arena, the GGNRA represents a new direction for parks as it highlights the long-standing tension within the National Park Service between preservation and recreation. Long a center of conservation, the Bay Area was well positioned for such an innovative concept. Writing with insight and wit, Rothman reveals the many complex challenges that local leaders, politicians, and the NPS faced as they attempted to administer sites in this area. He tells how Representative Phillip Burton guided a comprehensive bill through Congress to establish the park and how he and others expanded the acreage of the GGNRA, redefined its mission to the public, forged an identity for interconnected parks, and struggled against formidable odds to obtain the San Francisco Presidio and convert it into a national park. Engagingly written, The New Urban Park offers a balanced examination of grassroots politics and its effect on municipal, state, and federal policy. While most national parks dominate the economies of their regions, GGNRA was from the start tied to the multifaceted needs of its public and political constituents-including neighborhood, ethnic, and labor interests as well as the usual supporters from the conservation movement. As a national recreation area, GGNRA helped redefine that category in the public mind. By the dawn of the new century, it had already become one of the premier national park areas in terms of visitation. Now as public lands become increasingly scarce, GGNRA may well represent the future of national parks in America. Rothman shows that this model works, and his book will be an invaluable resource for planning tomorrow's parks.

San Francisco's Golden Gate Park - West
San Francisco's Golden Gate Park - West

Author: Cody Tolmasoff

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2018-12-05

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9781790823192

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"What are we doing this weekend?" Your child asks this simple question, but you have no idea. "We can use our membership at that science museum," you answer to a frown. "Again?!" Weekends used to be great. An easy day out to the playground, a trip to the kid's museum... ...but now your kids want more. What new and interesting adventure can you put together at the drop of a hat? San Francisco is full of wondrous places to go, but you are drawing a blank. What do you do? "Let's go to Golden Gate Park?" You find that spark of an idea, but what do you choose, where do you go, what are the parking options, and how do you make it interesting? Generations of San Franciscan's have delighted in what Golden Gate Park contains. Reclaimed from the sand dunes, west of San Francisco's city limits 150 years ago in an area called the Outside Lands, San Francisco undertook a massive project of turning 1000 acres of land into a spectacular park that would reach all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Have you ever wondered Why are there two windmills at the west end of the park? Where did all the lakes come from? Are they all man made? Where are the relics from the 1906 earthquake? Did the Polo Fields ever host a Polo match? Are they buffalo or bison, what's the difference? Who sails all the tiny boats? Do the fly fishing anglers catch any fish in the park? Are there old rail lines in the park? Is there a place to practice archery in the park? Where can I get a freshly made (root) beer? Or venture beyond the park and make your way to explore the ruins of Sutro Baths and imagine the swimming palace that burned down behind the Cliff House. Go up the hill a little further to explore the park that was once his estate and gardens. Venture out further and hike the former rail line kids from 100 years ago could ride for a nickel and delight in this cliff-hugging trip followed by a day at Sutro's. Explore several wondrous days out wandering the west end of Golden Gate Park with your family, learning a bit of history along the way. Start creating memories you and your kids will cherish, get to know this city better than before. This book will show you where to go and stories to share. Get it now.