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The area was renamed in honor of San Francisco mayor George Moscone, who was assassinated in 1978. The park includes tennis courts, baseball diamonds, children's playgrounds, basketball courts, and putting greens. [1] The park has been a favorite of San Franciscans since its inception in the 1920s. [2]
Its beach is one of the cleanest in the state. [8] In the park near the corner of Beach and Larkin streets is California Historical Landmark marker No. 236, honoring the Spanish packet ship San Carlos, which on August 5, 1775, was the first known European ship to enter San Francisco Bay. [3] [9]
345 California St. A; East B; West C; 1 California St; 50 California St; 100 California St; 150 California St; 200 California St; 555 California St; 600 California St; 650 California St; Empire Park - 648 Commercial St. Embarcadero Center West 1, 2, & 3; 611 Folsom St; 14 Fremont St; Foundry Square - 400, 405, 500 Howard St; Intercontinental ...
In 2004, the San Francisco Chronicle noted the park's "disrepute despite the view", with stories about crimes "keep[ing] visitors away." [ 17 ] In 2013, the San Francisco Chronicle's urban design critic John King discussed community efforts to revive the park, which "not long ago was known within the city primarily for crime". [ 16 ]
Presidio of San Francisco – a former military reservation and site of the initial Spanish fortification in San Francisco, including: Baker Beach – the birthplace of the Burning Man festival, a popular sunbathing spot that is clothing-optional at its northern end. Located at the southwestern corner of the Presidio
Lafayette Park is an 11.49 acres (4.65 ha) [2] park in San Francisco, California, United States. Originally created in 1936, [3] it is located in the neighborhood of Pacific Heights between the streets of Washington, Sacramento, Gough, and Laguna. Located on a hill, the park offers views of many areas, including the city's Marina district ...
Baker Beach is a public beach on the peninsula of San Francisco, California, United States The beach lies on the shore of the Pacific Ocean in the northwest of the city. It is roughly a 0.5 mi (800 m) long, beginning just south of Golden Gate Point (where the Golden Gate Bridge connects with the peninsula), extending southward toward the ...
It was originally dedicated in 1909 when the park included the land now used by City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus west of I-280 Freeway. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The park is located in the Outer Mission neighborhood group, [ 4 ] and is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Cayuga , Ingleside , Oceanview , and Sunnyside .