Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park is an urban park between the Richmond and Sunset districts on the West Side of San Francisco, California, United States. It is the largest urban park in the city, containing 1,017 acr
Spreckels Temple of Music and Music Concourse as seen from the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park
Temporary shelters after the 1906 earthquake
Kezar Stadium was the home of the San Francisco 49ers for two decades.
Hare Krishna leader Bhaktivedanta Swami in Golden Gate Park, 1967.
Outside Lands
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Outside Lands was the name used in the 19th century for the present-day Richmond District and Sunset District on the West Side of San Francisco. With few roads and no public transportation, the area w
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…Central Park-style park designed by engineer William Hammond Hall. The park was built atop shore and sand dunes in an unincorporated area known as the Outside Lands. Construction centered on planting trees and non-native grasses to stabilize the dunes that covered three-quarters of the park. The park opened in 1870…
“The sand dunes of Golden Gate Park before they were converted into a garden; view from the old Seal Rock House, taken in 1865”
The Outside Lands in 2011 shown from the northwest, with Lands End and the Richmond District in the foreground, then Golden Gate Park (the rectangle) and the Sunset District at center-right
Aerial view of today's Golden Gate Park, which was once known as the Outside Lands