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The San Francisco Zoo is a 100-acre (40 ha) zoo located in the southwestern corner of San Francisco, California, between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean along the Great Highway. The zoo's main entrance (one located on the north side across Sloat Boulevard and one block south of the Muni Metro L Taraval line ) is to the west, on the ocean side.
Wawona and 46th Avenue station (also known as SF Zoo) is a light rail stop on the Muni Metro L Taraval line, located in the Parkside neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The stop opened as the terminus of an extension of the line to the San Francisco Zoo on September 15, 1937.
The wading pool was removed in the 1940s, and was replaced with a children's zoo by the 1960s. [7] Close up of the Saint Francis mosaic by the Bruton sisters Mother's Building interior (1979), as the gift shop for the San Francisco Zoo. The building is a single room that was designed by American architect George W. Kelham. [7]
The westernmost sections of San Francisco's Richmond and Sunset districts are in the tsunami hazard area, including the San Francisco Zoo and Ocean Beach. (California Geological Survey) Treasure ...
The L Taraval was extended south (turning off Taraval at 46th) to the San Francisco Zoo, the line's current outer terminus, on September 15, 1937, [8] leaving a two-block spur line on Taraval, that is used occasionally for temporary storage. [9] Over the next decade, the line's eastern terminus changed a few times.
The oldest male chimpanzee living in an accredited North American zoo died Saturday at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens. The chimpanzee, named Cobby, had been a hand-reared performing chimpanzee ...
It was felt throughout the Bay Area, as far south as San Jose, according to the USGS shake map. ... The epicenter was located about 3 miles northwest of the San Francisco Zoo, placing it just off ...
The Sunset District contains several large park and recreation areas. The San Francisco Zoo is located in the southwestern corner of the neighborhood by Lake Merced, the largest lake within San Francisco. Also within the Lake Merced area are several golf courses: the private Olympic Club and San Francisco Golf Club, and the public TPC Harding Park.