An Unnatural History of Golden Gate Park

The Studio for Urban Projects

This audio tour in seven episodes strolls through Golden Gate Park exploring the history of the park and the role that this evolving landscape plays in the social and ecological life of San Francisco.

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Orientation: An Unnatural History of Golden Gate Park

An Unnatural History of Golden Gate Park

09/25/08 • 1 min

An introduction to the An Unnatural History of Golden Gate Park audio tour.

Botanical Gardens/The Dawn Redwood

An Unnatural History of Golden Gate Park

09/25/08 • 8 min

The San Francisco Botanical Garden is an outdoor museum and a repository for the conservation of plants from around the world. This chapter involves a hunt to find a botanical treasure, the Dawn Redwood.

Children's Playground

An Unnatural History of Golden Gate Park

09/25/08 • 9 min

The Children’s Playground in Golden Gate Park is the oldest public play area reserved exclusively for children in the United States. Since it opened in 1888 it has existed in three distinct iterations.

Introduction: Deceptive Artifice

An Unnatural History of Golden Gate Park

09/25/08 • 5 min

At the base of the statue of President Garfield listen to this episode on the original vision behind Golden Gate Park.

Conservatory of Flowers

An Unnatural History of Golden Gate Park

09/25/08 • 5 min

This chapter explores the history of greenhouses and the origins of the Conservatory of Flowers.

Carpet Beds Break the Illusion

An Unnatural History of Golden Gate Park

09/25/08 • 8 min

What were the design criteria that the park designers used to create the pastoral look of Golden Gate Park? This chapter takes you on a walk between the carpet beds at the foot of the Conservatory of Flowers to Rhododendron Dell.

Victory Garden

An Unnatural History of Golden Gate Park

09/25/08 • 5 min

In WWII San Francisco citizens were invited to tend vegetable plots in Golden Gate Park as park of the city’s Victory Garden program. Today there is a resurgence of interest in gardening, urban agriculture, and expanding the local food shed.

Green Roof

An Unnatural History of Golden Gate Park

09/25/08 • 5 min

As you stand in front of the De Young Museum you can see the Academy of Sciences currently under construction. This installment explores the history of the Academy as a natural history museum and the green roof of its new building.

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