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[[File:Marina Gree Kite Festival.jpg|thumb|Kites at Marina Green.]]The '''Marina Green''' in [[San Francisco]], [[California]] is a {{convert|74|acre|m2|sing=on}} expanse of grass between [[Fort Mason]] and the [[Presidio of San Francisco|Presidio]]. It is adjacent to [[San Francisco Bay]], and this location provides good views of the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], [[Angel Island, California|Angel Island]], [[Alcatraz Island]], and parts of [[Marin County]]. Houses built mostly in the 1920s and 1930s line Marina Boulevard, the southern boundary of the Marina Green. Many of these houses have large bay windows, and [[Herb Caen]], the late San Francisco newspaper columnist, often made references to the immaculate furnishings behind these windows. In the past, a railroad track along the southern edge of the Marina Green allowed the [[State Belt Railroad]] to serve the Presidio. Adjacent to the Marina Green is a marina, home to the St. Francis Yacht Club and the [[Golden Gate Yacht Club]]. |
[[File:Marina Gree Kite Festival.jpg|thumb|Kites at Marina Green.]]The '''Marina Green''' in [[San Francisco]], [[California]] is a {{convert|74|acre|m2|sing=on}} expanse of grass between [[Fort Mason]] and the [[Presidio of San Francisco|Presidio]]. It is adjacent to [[San Francisco Bay]], and this location provides good views of the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], [[Angel Island, California|Angel Island]], [[Alcatraz Island]], and parts of [[Marin County]]. Houses built mostly in the 1920s and 1930s line Marina Boulevard, the southern boundary of the Marina Green. Many of these houses have large bay windows, and [[Herb Caen]], the late San Francisco newspaper columnist, often made references to the immaculate furnishings behind these windows. In the past, a railroad track along the southern edge of the Marina Green allowed the [[State Belt Railroad]] to serve the Presidio. Adjacent to the Marina Green is a marina, home to the St. Francis Yacht Club and the [[Golden Gate Yacht Club]]. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.sftravel.com/mgreen.html San Francisco Marina Guide] |
*[http://www.sftravel.com/mgreen.html San Francisco Marina Guide] |
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[[Category:Parks in San Francisco, California]] |
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Revision as of 04:42, 10 January 2010
37°48′24.05″N 122°26′20.87″W / 37.8066806°N 122.4391306°W
The Marina Green in San Francisco, California is a 74-acre (300,000 m2) expanse of grass between Fort Mason and the Presidio. It is adjacent to San Francisco Bay, and this location provides good views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island, Alcatraz Island, and parts of Marin County. Houses built mostly in the 1920s and 1930s line Marina Boulevard, the southern boundary of the Marina Green. Many of these houses have large bay windows, and Herb Caen, the late San Francisco newspaper columnist, often made references to the immaculate furnishings behind these windows. In the past, a railroad track along the southern edge of the Marina Green allowed the State Belt Railroad to serve the Presidio. Adjacent to the Marina Green is a marina, home to the St. Francis Yacht Club and the Golden Gate Yacht Club.
Prior to the 1906 earthquake, this area was a tidal marsh. After the earthquake, much of the resulting rubble was dumped here. Later, to provide land for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, this site and the adjacent neighborhood (now the present day Marina District) was filled in. A nearby remnant of the Exposition is the restored Palace of Fine Arts.
The San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department administers the Marina Green