Holly Park (San Francisco)
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| Park in San Francisco | ||
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| place | San Francisco | |
| Created | 1920s | |
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| Parking area | 33,000 m² | |
37 ° 44 '13.8 " N , 122 ° 25' 14.9" W
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Holly Park is a public park in San Francisco , California, in the Bernal Heights neighborhood. It is known for its excellent views of the city and San Francisco Bay .
One of San Francisco's oldest urban parks, it was donated to the city by James Graham Fair in 1862 , from land that was part of the Bernal Land Scholarship, also known as Rancho Rincon de las Salinas y Potrero Viejo. In the 1920s, the property was then improved with the help of the City Park Office and, from the 1950s, urban planning and financing increased. There are hiking trails around the summit of Holly Hill, hiking signposts, public art, picnic areas, basketball and tennis courts, gardens, and a children's playground.
The kinetic sculpture Odonata (Latin for dragonfly) by Joyce Hsu is located in the park near the playground.
The name of the park and Holly Hill probably comes from the hollyleaf cherry or Islais cherry, which was once abundant near Islais Creek to the south of the hill.
Web links
- Official site on the side of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Holly Park San Francisco . 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ↑ Jeanne Alexander: Holly Park . 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ↑ Bernal Heights - Odonotoa . Public Art and Architecture from Around the World. October 7, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ↑ Sharon Reeve: Bullet Proof and Blingy! Holly-leafed Cherry - Another Excellent California Native . December 13, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2017.