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'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>''' | '''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>''' | ||
You can't tell the history of the Haight Ashbury without addressing the development of Golden Gate Park, especially of the [[Panhandle|Panhandle]]. The Panhandle is actually the oldest of the parks; at one time it was John McLaren's arboretum. Every bush, every tree, even the Eucalyptus (now politically incorrect non-native species) were first planted in the Panhandle to see how they survived. Thus the Panhandle has the oldest trees in Golden Gate Park and 21 varieties of Eucalyptus. | You can't tell the history of the Haight Ashbury without addressing the development of Golden Gate Park, especially of the [[Panhandle|Panhandle]]. The Panhandle is actually the oldest of the parks; at one time it was John McLaren's arboretum. Every bush, every tree, even the Eucalyptus (now politically incorrect non-native species) were first planted in the Panhandle to see how they survived. Thus the Panhandle has the oldest trees in Golden Gate Park and 21 varieties of Eucalyptus. | ||
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''Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA'' | ''Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA'' | ||
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'''Just a little over a decade later, the Victorians are beginning to crowd around the Panhandle, gateway to Golden Gate Park.''' | '''Just a little over a decade later, the Victorians are beginning to crowd around the Panhandle, gateway to Golden Gate Park.''' | ||
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''Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA'' | ''Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA'' | ||
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'''Fell Street at Cole, c. 1926.''' | |||
''Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA'' | |||
[[Image:OAKTR933.jpg]] | |||
'''United Railroads trolley lumbers west on Oak Street, c. 1933.''' | |||
''Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA'' | |||
[[Image:Panhandle-w-car-1931.jpg|540px|thumb]] | |||
'''Cars drive up the Panhandle to enter Golden Gate Park, circa 1931.''' | |||
''Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA'' | |||
[[Image:Panhandle 4565.jpg]] | |||
'''Former roadway through the Panhandle is now a series of grassy meadows approaching the park.''' | '''Former roadway through the Panhandle is now a series of grassy meadows approaching the park.''' | ||
''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' | |||
[[Image:Masonic-&Panhandle-1935.jpg]] | |||
'''Masonic looking south through Panhandle, 1935.''' | |||
''Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA'' | |||
[[Image:Masonic-&Panhandle-1994.jpg]] | |||
'''Masonic looking south through Panhandle, 1994.''' | |||
''Photo: David Green'' | |||
[[Image:Panhandle freeway sketch 4182299464 3687674da0 o.png|720px]] | |||
'''Plans for Panhandle Freeway, [[The Freeway Revolt|defeated by concerted citizen activism]] in the 1950s-1960s.''' | |||
''Image: courtesy Eric Fischer'' | |||
[[Image:Eric fischer Looking east toward Fillmore, between Fell and Oak, from the 1948 Transportation Plan for San Francisco 3890829846 8741707330 b.jpg|720px]] | |||
'''1948 vision of easterly view towards Fillmore between Fell and Oak.''' | |||
''Image: courtesy Eric Fischer'' | |||
[[Image:Eric fischer panhandle freeway 3890404604 4106262c2e o.jpg|720px]] | |||
'''Route of proposed Panhandle freeway.''' | |||
''Image: courtesy Eric Fischer'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:09, 30 September 2013
Unfinished History
You can't tell the history of the Haight Ashbury without addressing the development of Golden Gate Park, especially of the Panhandle. The Panhandle is actually the oldest of the parks; at one time it was John McLaren's arboretum. Every bush, every tree, even the Eucalyptus (now politically incorrect non-native species) were first planted in the Panhandle to see how they survived. Thus the Panhandle has the oldest trees in Golden Gate Park and 21 varieties of Eucalyptus.
- Calvin Welch from a lecture at New College in Fall, 1994.
The Panhandle in 1882. Baker and Oak Streets at front right corner of park, dunes still predominant in area.
Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA
Just a little over a decade later, the Victorians are beginning to crowd around the Panhandle, gateway to Golden Gate Park.
Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA
Fell Street at Cole, c. 1926.
Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA
United Railroads trolley lumbers west on Oak Street, c. 1933.
Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA
Cars drive up the Panhandle to enter Golden Gate Park, circa 1931.
Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA
Former roadway through the Panhandle is now a series of grassy meadows approaching the park.
Photo: Chris Carlsson
Masonic looking south through Panhandle, 1935.
Photo: Private collector, San Francisco, CA
Masonic looking south through Panhandle, 1994.
Photo: David Green
Plans for Panhandle Freeway, defeated by concerted citizen activism in the 1950s-1960s.
Image: courtesy Eric Fischer
1948 vision of easterly view towards Fillmore between Fell and Oak.
Image: courtesy Eric Fischer
Route of proposed Panhandle freeway.
Image: courtesy Eric Fischer