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Unfinished History

A horse-drawn omnibus near 2nd and Harrison, heading to the Willows in the 1860s.

The Willows, a popular resort "out in the country" in the Mission District, in the 1860s. It was near today's 18th between Valencia and Mission, and the willows of its name are growing around the now-buried Mission Creek.

Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp26.592

From the Diary of John "Don Juan" Riley Robinson, Silver Magnate of Batopilas, Mexico:

August 18, 1861 I purchased some clothes, as I am about as seedy as I ever was in this life. Was busily employed all the morning in my room, showing [silver] specimens and talking of Mexico. In the afternoon I went to the Willows and spent an hour in looking at the crowds who spend their pleasant times in that beautiful retreat. It is 3 miles from the city by rail, and Sundays the cars run every 15 minutes, and are crowded with happy faces going and returning from this really beautiful place for recreation. It is beautifully fitted up with books and machinery for amusement for the children, and shooting, and innocent games for the grownups.

The Merry-Go-Round at the Willows, 1864.

Photo: OpenSFHistory.org GGNRA-Behrman GOGA 35346, wnp71.2195

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+'''[[18th St Gulch, The Willows, Valencia St Hotel|The Willows]], a popular [[The Mission Becomes a Resort, 1850s |resort]] "out in the country" in the Mission District, in the 1860s. It was near today's 18th between Valencia and Mission, and the willows of its name are growing around the now-buried Mission Creek.'''
+''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp26.592''
-== In the 1860's what today is Mission and 16th was a country resort called The Willows, named for the trees growing along the now-buried Missiom Creek. Two period photgraphs of The Willows. ==
+<font size=4>From the Diary of John "Don Juan" Riley Robinson, Silver Magnate of Batopilas, Mexico:</font size>
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+'''August 18, 1861'''
+I purchased some clothes, as I am about as seedy as I ever was in this life.  Was busily employed all the morning in my room, showing [silver] specimens and talking of Mexico.  In the afternoon I went to the Willows and spent an hour in looking at the crowds who spend their pleasant times in that beautiful retreat. It is 3 miles from the city by rail, and Sundays the cars run every 15 minutes, and are crowded with happy faces going and returning from this really beautiful place for recreation.  It is beautifully fitted up with books and machinery for amusement for the children, and shooting, and innocent games for the grownups.
-'''The Willows, a popular [[The Mission Becomes a Resort, 1850s resort]] "out in the country" in the Mission District, in the 1860s. It was near today's 16th and Mission, and the willows of its name are growing around the now-buried Mission Creek which drained the Dolores Lagoon.'''
+[[Image:The Willows Merry-go-round 1864 WI-1 Located between Mission and Valencia on 18th St. F810 WG-000a GGNRA-Behrman GOGA 35346 wnp71.2195.jpg|800px]]
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+'''The Merry-Go-Round at the Willows, 1864.'''
-''Gaar Collection,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer ''
+''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org GGNRA-Behrman GOGA 35346, wnp71.2195''
-Gaar Collection,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer
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