San Francisco's Aquatic Park


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Aquatic Park has long been the place where San Franciscans and tourists alike go to enjoy an authentic maritime experience. Along Hyde Street Pier and the sandy strip of beach near the Maritime Museum, this area was once called Black Point Cove. It now hosts a dramatic array of historic ships such as the Balclutha (formerly Star of Alaska) and a graceful curvilinear pier with a sweeping vista of the Golden Gate. For most of its history, this park has seen recreational use of every stripe. Members of the delightful Dolphin Club have braved the chilly bay waters ever since the club was founded in 1877. Then there is the South End Rowing Club, which for many decades has carried on its graceful traditions in the protected lagoon.













Cultural Landscape Report


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Excerpt from Cultural Landscape Report: Aquatic Park, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Aquatic Park is a historic designed landscape located on the San Francisco Waterfront, immediately west Of Fisherman's Wharf. The park is within the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (safr) and has a rich association with maritime history, community and park planning, and the Works Progress Administration. For over a century Aquatic Park has been a popular public recreation area and waterfront park. The designed landscape Of Aquatic Park includes historic circulation systems, Open spaces, planted areas, and several significant structures including piers, retaining walls, unique outbuildings, and the Streamlined Moderne Bathhouse. In 1984, Aquatic Park was listed in the National Register of Historic Places and three years later, in recognition Of its national significance, the park was designated a National Historic Landmark (nhl). The period Of significance for the historic district is between 1920, when initial construction Of the park began, through 1945, marking the end Of World War II and military use Of the site. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




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General Management Plan


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San Francisco


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