Laurel Heights - Revision history

Lisaruth at 22:46, 12 June 2020

2020-06-12T22:46:33Z

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	By 1941, the Laurel Hill [[Old Cemeteries in the City\|Cemetery]] was gone. The top of the hill was set aside for the future Lowell High School, but later rezoned for commercial use. In 1953, Firemen's Fund Insurance Company bought the land and constructed a four-story office building, which today serves as the Laurel Hill campus of the University of California (neighbors have bitterly contested U.C. plans to convert the facility into a biomedical research laboratory). The slopes of Laurel Heights were developed in the 1940s and '50s with houses, flats, and small apartment buildings. These modern buildings contrast with the earlier Queen Anne and Stick style dwellings built in the same area.		By 1941, the Laurel Hill [[Old Cemeteries in the City\|Cemetery]] was gone. The top of the hill was set aside for the future Lowell High School, but later rezoned for commercial use. In 1953, Firemen's Fund Insurance Company bought the land and constructed a four-story office building, which today serves as the Laurel Hill campus of the University of California (neighbors have bitterly contested U.C. plans to convert the facility into a biomedical research laboratory). The slopes of Laurel Heights were developed in the 1940s and '50s with houses, flats, and small apartment buildings. These modern buildings contrast with the earlier Queen Anne and Stick style dwellings built in the same area.

	The ~~two~~ blocks now known as Jordan Park were purchased by James Clark Jordan in 1891. The park was used by the military during the Spanish-American War in 1898 and was subsequently developed by Jordan, from 1900 to 1920, into an area of wide streets with large homes set on spacious lots with lawns and gardens.		The eno blocks now known as Jordan Park were purchased by James Clark Jordan in 1891. The park was used by the military during the Spanish-American War in 1898 and was subsequently developed by Jordan, from 1900 to 1920, into an area of wide streets with large homes set on spacious lots with lawns and gardens.

	[[Image:California-st-looking-east-at-Lyon-St-1926-SFPL.jpg\|720px]]		[[Image:California-st-looking-east-at-Lyon-St-1926-SFPL.jpg\|720px]]

Lisaruth: changed credit on 1926 SFPL photo which came from C.R. collection

2016-09-20T23:56:31Z

changed credit on 1926 SFPL photo which came from C.R. collection

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	'''California Street looking east at Lyon Street, 1926.'''		'''California Street looking east at Lyon Street, 1926.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library, courtesy ~~Charles Ruiz~~ collection''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library, courtesy C. R. collection''

Lisaruth: changed category from Richmond to Richmond District

2014-08-28T06:22:38Z

changed category from Richmond to Richmond District

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	[[McAllister Street 1909 \|Prev. Document]] [[Old Cemeteries in the City \|Next Document]]		[[McAllister Street 1909 \|Prev. Document]] [[Old Cemeteries in the City \|Next Document]]

	[[category:Western Addition]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Jordan Park]] [[category:Richmond]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:cemeteries]] [[category:The Argonaut]]		[[category:Western Addition]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Jordan Park]] [[category:Richmond District]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:cemeteries]] [[category:The Argonaut]]

Ccarlsson: added Charles Ruiz photo

2014-07-21T05:14:18Z

added Charles Ruiz photo

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	''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''

	By 1941, the Laurel Hill [[~~San Francisco~~ Cemeteries~~: A Brief History~~\|Cemetery]] was gone. The top of the hill was set aside for the future Lowell High School, but later rezoned for commercial use. In 1953, Firemen's Fund Insurance Company bought the land and constructed a four-story office building, which today serves as the Laurel Hill campus of the University of California (neighbors have bitterly contested U.C. plans to convert the facility into a biomedical research laboratory). The slopes of Laurel Heights were developed in the 1940s and '50s with houses, flats, and small apartment buildings. These modern buildings contrast with the earlier Queen Anne and Stick style dwellings built in the same area.		By 1941, the Laurel Hill [[Old Cemeteries in the City\|Cemetery]] was gone. The top of the hill was set aside for the future Lowell High School, but later rezoned for commercial use. In 1953, Firemen's Fund Insurance Company bought the land and constructed a four-story office building, which today serves as the Laurel Hill campus of the University of California (neighbors have bitterly contested U.C. plans to convert the facility into a biomedical research laboratory). The slopes of Laurel Heights were developed in the 1940s and '50s with houses, flats, and small apartment buildings. These modern buildings contrast with the earlier Queen Anne and Stick style dwellings built in the same area.

	The two blocks now known as Jordan Park were purchased by James Clark Jordan in 1891. The park was used by the military during the Spanish-American War in 1898 and was subsequently developed by Jordan, from 1900 to 1920, into an area of wide streets with large homes set on spacious lots with lawns and gardens.		The two blocks now known as Jordan Park were purchased by James Clark Jordan in 1891. The park was used by the military during the Spanish-American War in 1898 and was subsequently developed by Jordan, from 1900 to 1920, into an area of wide streets with large homes set on spacious lots with lawns and gardens.

			[[Image:California-st-looking-east-at-Lyon-St-1926-SFPL.jpg\|720px]]

			'''California Street looking east at Lyon Street, 1926.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library, courtesy Charles Ruiz collection''

Aiobrec13: Changed credits from Greg Garr to Private Collection

2014-06-17T21:59:56Z

Changed credits from Greg Garr to Private Collection

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	'''Laurel Hill Cemetery during the 1890s.'''		'''Laurel Hill Cemetery during the 1890s.'''

	''Photo: ~~Greg Gaar~~ Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''

	By 1941, the Laurel Hill [[San Francisco Cemeteries: A Brief History\|Cemetery]] was gone. The top of the hill was set aside for the future Lowell High School, but later rezoned for commercial use. In 1953, Firemen's Fund Insurance Company bought the land and constructed a four-story office building, which today serves as the Laurel Hill campus of the University of California (neighbors have bitterly contested U.C. plans to convert the facility into a biomedical research laboratory). The slopes of Laurel Heights were developed in the 1940s and '50s with houses, flats, and small apartment buildings. These modern buildings contrast with the earlier Queen Anne and Stick style dwellings built in the same area.		By 1941, the Laurel Hill [[San Francisco Cemeteries: A Brief History\|Cemetery]] was gone. The top of the hill was set aside for the future Lowell High School, but later rezoned for commercial use. In 1953, Firemen's Fund Insurance Company bought the land and constructed a four-story office building, which today serves as the Laurel Hill campus of the University of California (neighbors have bitterly contested U.C. plans to convert the facility into a biomedical research laboratory). The slopes of Laurel Heights were developed in the 1940s and '50s with houses, flats, and small apartment buildings. These modern buildings contrast with the earlier Queen Anne and Stick style dwellings built in the same area.

Ccarlsson: added new category The Argonaut

2010-12-28T03:42:33Z

added new category The Argonaut

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	'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''		'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''

			''--by Deanna L. Kastler''

			''excerpted from "Lone Mountain & Laurel Hill: From Necropolis to Residential, Commercial, & University Neighborhoods", originally published in ''The Argonaut'', Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 1993''

	[[Image:westaddi$laurel-hill-cemetery-1890s.jpg]]		[[Image:westaddi$laurel-hill-cemetery-1890s.jpg]]
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	The two blocks now known as Jordan Park were purchased by James Clark Jordan in 1891. The park was used by the military during the Spanish-American War in 1898 and was subsequently developed by Jordan, from 1900 to 1920, into an area of wide streets with large homes set on spacious lots with lawns and gardens.		The two blocks now known as Jordan Park were purchased by James Clark Jordan in 1891. The park was used by the military during the Spanish-American War in 1898 and was subsequently developed by Jordan, from 1900 to 1920, into an area of wide streets with large homes set on spacious lots with lawns and gardens.

	''--by Deanna L. Kastler, excerpted from "Lone Mountain & Laurel Hill: From Necropolis to Residential, Commercial, & University Neighborhoods", originally published in ''The Argonaut'', Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 1993''


	[[McAllister Street 1909 \|Prev. Document]] [[Old Cemeteries in the City \|Next Document]]		[[McAllister Street 1909 \|Prev. Document]] [[Old Cemeteries in the City \|Next Document]]

	[[category:Western Addition]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Jordan Park]] [[category:Richmond]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:cemeteries]]		[[category:Western Addition]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Jordan Park]] [[category:Richmond]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:cemeteries]] [[category:The Argonaut]]

Ccarlsson: PC

2009-01-18T21:17:41Z

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			'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''

	[[Image:westaddi$laurel-hill-cemetery-1890s.jpg]]		[[Image:westaddi$laurel-hill-cemetery-1890s.jpg]]

Ccarlsson at 23:03, 6 August 2008

2008-08-06T23:03:12Z

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	[[McAllister Street 1909 \|Prev. Document]] [[Old Cemeteries in the City \|Next Document]]		[[McAllister Street 1909 \|Prev. Document]] [[Old Cemeteries in the City \|Next Document]]

	[[category:Western Addition]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:Jordan Park]] [[category:Richmond]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:cemeteries]]		[[category:Western Addition]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:Jordan Park]] [[category:Richmond]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:cemeteries]]

Ccarlsson at 23:02, 6 August 2008

2008-08-06T23:02:47Z

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	[[McAllister Street 1909 \|Prev. Document]] [[Old Cemeteries in the City \|Next Document]]		[[McAllister Street 1909 \|Prev. Document]] [[Old Cemeteries in the City \|Next Document]]

	[[category:Western Addition]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:Jordan Park]] [[category:Richmond]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]]		[[category:Western Addition]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:Jordan Park]] [[category:Richmond]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:cemeteries]]

Ccarlsson: categories and links

2008-08-06T23:01:08Z

categories and links

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	'''Laurel Hill Cemetery during the 1890s.'''		'''Laurel Hill Cemetery during the 1890s.'''

	By 1941, the Laurel Hill Cemetery was gone. The top of the hill was set aside for the future Lowell High School, but later rezoned for commercial use. In 1953, Firemen's Fund Insurance Company bought the land and constructed a four-story office building, which today serves as the Laurel Hill campus of the University of California (neighbors have bitterly contested U.C. plans to convert the facility into a biomedical research laboratory). The slopes of Laurel Heights were developed in the 1940s and '50s with houses, flats, and small apartment buildings. These modern buildings contrast with the earlier Queen Anne and Stick style dwellings built in the same area.		''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''

			By 1941, the Laurel Hill [[San Francisco Cemeteries: A Brief History\|Cemetery]] was gone. The top of the hill was set aside for the future Lowell High School, but later rezoned for commercial use. In 1953, Firemen's Fund Insurance Company bought the land and constructed a four-story office building, which today serves as the Laurel Hill campus of the University of California (neighbors have bitterly contested U.C. plans to convert the facility into a biomedical research laboratory). The slopes of Laurel Heights were developed in the 1940s and '50s with houses, flats, and small apartment buildings. These modern buildings contrast with the earlier Queen Anne and Stick style dwellings built in the same area.

	The two blocks now known as Jordan Park were purchased by James Clark Jordan in 1891. The park was used by the military during the Spanish-American War in 1898 and was subsequently developed by Jordan, from 1900 to 1920, into an area of wide streets with large homes set on spacious lots with lawns and gardens.		The two blocks now known as Jordan Park were purchased by James Clark Jordan in 1891. The park was used by the military during the Spanish-American War in 1898 and was subsequently developed by Jordan, from 1900 to 1920, into an area of wide streets with large homes set on spacious lots with lawns and gardens.
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	''--by Deanna L. Kastler, excerpted from "Lone Mountain & Laurel Hill: From Necropolis to Residential, Commercial, & University Neighborhoods", originally published in ''The Argonaut'', Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 1993''		''--by Deanna L. Kastler, excerpted from "Lone Mountain & Laurel Hill: From Necropolis to Residential, Commercial, & University Neighborhoods", originally published in ''The Argonaut'', Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 1993''

	~~Contributors to this page include:~~

	~~''Gaar Collection,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer ''~~

	~~Kastler,Deanna - Writer~~		[[McAllister Street 1909 \|Prev. Document]] [[Old Cemeteries in the City \|Next Document]]

	[[~~McAllister Street 1909 \|Prev. Document~~]] [[~~Old Cemeteries in the City \|Next Document~~]]		[[category:Western Addition]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:Jordan Park]] [[category:Richmond]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1890s]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1920s]]