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'''1930s gaze north from McLaren Park to Glen Canyon, Excelsior District in foreground, Twin Peaks at upper right.'''
''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''


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''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
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''Little Boxes,'' a song by the great songstress Malvina Reynolds, composed "in honor" of the box-like homes crisscrossing the slopes of [[San Bruno Mountain|San Bruno Mountain]], visible in most of these photos.


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'''Continuing to a westward view from same spot in McLaren Park, 2007.'''
'''Continuing to a westward view from same spot in [[Philosopher's Way at McLaren Park|McLaren Park]], 2007.'''


''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
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[[Image:March 1 1926 McLaren Park (originally called Mission Park) looking north toward Glen Park; Fairmount Heights to the left, Holly Park and Bernal Heights at right wnp14.0077.jpg|792px]]
 
'''March 1, 1926: View from McLaren Park (originally called Mission Park), looking north toward Glen Park, Fairmount Heights at left, Holly Park and Bernal Heights at right.'''
 
''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp14.0077''
 
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 10 January 2020

Unfinished History

Excelvis$mclaren-park-n-1930s.jpg

1930s gaze north from McLaren Park to Glen Canyon, Excelsior District in foreground, Twin Peaks at upper right.

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

Excelvis$mclaren-park-west-view.jpg

Looking westward from McLaren Park, 1997

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Little Boxes, a song by the great songstress Malvina Reynolds, composed "in honor" of the box-like homes crisscrossing the slopes of San Bruno Mountain, visible in most of these photos.

Mclaren-vw-sw1186.jpg

Looking southwesterly, Daly City homes crisscross slopes beneath San Bruno County park.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Mclaren-vw-west1187.jpg

Continuing to a westward view from same spot in McLaren Park, 2007.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Mclaren-view-nw-excelsior1188.jpg

Looking across Excelsior district and beyond to OMI/Ingleside.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Mclaren-vw-nw-mt-davidson-and-glen-canyon1192.jpg

View to northwest, Mt. Davidson at left, dense forest pouring out of Glen Canyon in center.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Bernal-from-mclaren-looking-north1196.jpg

View north/northeast towards Bernal Heights with downtown and Bay Bridge in background.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

March 1 1926 McLaren Park (originally called Mission Park) looking north toward Glen Park; Fairmount Heights to the left, Holly Park and Bernal Heights at right wnp14.0077.jpg

March 1, 1926: View from McLaren Park (originally called Mission Park), looking north toward Glen Park, Fairmount Heights at left, Holly Park and Bernal Heights at right.

Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp14.0077

Tours-habitat.gif -->Open Space Habitat tour continues

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