Panhandle (San Francisco)
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Panhandle | |
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San Francisco) | |
Location | San Francisco |
Created | 1870 |
Status | Open all year |
Parking | Street parking |
The Panhandle is a
Two paved walking paths, one allowing bicycles, run the entire length of the Panhandle from east to west, and several shorter ones criss-cross it north to south. In its western section, between Stanyan and Masonic, the Panhandle contains
The Panhandle forms the southern boundary of the
History
An 1853 map of San Francisco labels the area that the Panhandle and Golden Gate Park presently occupy the "Great Sand Bank". In 1870, the Panhandle's footprint occupied large, shifting sand-dunes with little vegetation in between it and the Pacific Ocean known as the "Outside Lands". The large hills of sand, semi-arid conditions, and powerful winds generated by the Golden Gate effect conspired to make agriculture and gardening nearly impossible—except for in a few small valleys protected from the constant winds.
After Hall tamed the dunes, the Panhandle was ready to accept planting of hundreds of tree varietals, representing regions from all over the world, including such species as Bailey's
In 1899, a proposal was considered for an expansion of the Panhandle due eastward, across
In the 1950s, a freeway was proposed that would have run through the Panhandle, taking the place of a road running through the park known as The Avenue Drive,
The popular bike and walking path along the north side of the Panhandle, along with the Fell and Oak Street Bikeways,
References
- ^ "Court profile of Panhandle basketball court". courtsoftheworld.com.
- ^ "McKinley Memorial, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "The San Francisco Call". April 26, 1899. p. 9. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "1938 aerial view of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Panhandle". 1938. Retrieved Mar 30, 2013.
- ^ "Instead of Bikes, the Panhandle Used to Allow Cars - Then & Now - Curbed SF". Dec 7, 2012. Retrieved Mar 31, 2013.
- ^ "The "Chevalier" Commercial, Pictorial and Tourist Map of San Francisco From Latest U.S. Gov. and Official Surveys. Designed-Engraved And Copyrighted By Aug. Chevalier, Lithographer Publisher, San Francisco ... copyrighted 1911 ... - David Rumsey Historica". 1911. Retrieved Mar 31, 2013.
- ^ Adams, Gerald (2003-03-28). "Farewell to freeway: Decades of revolt force Fell Street off-ramp to fall". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Lekach, Sasha (16 October 2012). "SFMTA Approves Plan To Slow Traffic Along Fell And Oak Streets". SF Appeal. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Bialick, Aaron (17 October 2012). "SFMTA Board Approves Fell and Oak Bikeways, Work to Begin This Month". Streetsblog San Francisco. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
External links
- "Golden Gate Park", Encyclopedia of San Francisco
- North of Panhandle Neighborhood Association
- Planned route of the Panhandle Freeway