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Stow Lake
Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, United States, is a large urban park consisting of of public grounds. It is administered by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, which began in 1871 to oversee the development of Golden Gate Park. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape to but 20 percent larger than Central Park in New York City, to which it is often compared. It is over three miles () long east to west, and about half a mile () north to south. With 24 million visitors annually, Golden Gate is the third most-visited city park in the United States after Central Park and the Lincoln Memorial. History Development In the 1860s, San Franciscans began to feel the need for a spacious public park similar to Central Park, which was then taking shape in New York City. Golden Gate Park was carved out of unpromising sand and shore dunes that were known as the Outside Lands, in an unincorporated area west of San Francisco's then-current borders. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stow Lake Boathouse
The Stow Lake Boathouse is a recreational facility in San Francisco. Location The boathouse is located at Stow Lake, which is on the easternmost side of Golden Gate Park. Frederick Law Olmsted laid the groundwork for the creation of Golden Gate Park in what was the Outside Lands in the western end of San Francisco. The park was built from east to west, with Strawberry Hill and Stow Lake being among some of the first constructions. History and Architecture The original Stow Lake Boathouse was built in 1893 in preparation for the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 held in Golden Gate Park. The original rustic style boathouse was designed by Arthur Page Brown, an American architect who is best known for his design of the San Francisco Ferry Building. The first boathouse was much larger than the structure there today and had a gabled window above the roof and a wrap-around porch. After a fire destroyed the building in 1937, it was rebuilt in 1946 – 1949 from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
