Buena Vista Park-472' (San Francisco North) (37.7682632, -122.4419157)
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Buena Vista Heights-545' (San Francisco North) (37.7674299, -122.4413601)
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Description : Trips : References : Pictures
Description:
The park’s meandering trails and drainage system are lined in part with headstones. Starting in 1914 and continuing through the 1940s, San Francisco removed all the cemeteries within its limits except the San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio and the cemetery at Mission Dolores. Headstones and monuments of the dead were relocated to Colma, although remains were not always moved with them. Unclaimed headstones were recycled for building sea walls, landfills, and park gutters such as those found in Buena Vista Park. From San Francisco Parks
Mary Burt in The Stairway Walks of San Francisco notes this park was designated as a park in 1870, the same year Golden Gate Park was. Adolph Sutro said this ark was the center of the city.
From GNIS:
- Buena Vista Park: Established in 1867. Present name adopted in 1894. Also called Hill Park
Trips:
- October 26, 2019 - Walking some stairs of San Francisco
Pictures:
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