Sand Dunes of Early San Francisco - Revision history

Ccarlsson: added lost landscapes video

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added lost landscapes video

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	''Photo: Willard Worden, courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp15.366''		''Photo: Willard Worden, courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp15.366''

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			'''Early gliders being launched over the outside lands when the Sunset was entirely sand dunes, c. 1910s.'''

			''Video: from "Lost Landscapes 10," 2015, courtesy Prelinger Archive''

	Sand has been a symbol for desolate and impermanent landscapes since biblical times, when the apostle Matthew upbraided the "foolish man, who built his house upon the sand." San Francisco's own dunes drew the ire of many early visitors to the young city. "There was absolutely no level ground" above the tide flats of the town's harbor, one forty-niner recalled. "There was here and there a little sheltered valley, but immense sand dunes covered what is now the fairest part of the city." Esteban Richardson, grandson of a Presidio ''comandante'', remembered growing up in the early 1840s among "a wilderness of desolate, forbidding sand dunes, often shifting their positions overnight." The massive dunes, some more than 100 feet tall, were replenished and set in motion by the winds that swept unimpeded across the peninsula from the Pacific seven miles to the west. The wind "carried with it an almost incredible burden of both fine and coarse sand that got into clothes, eyes, nose, mouth--anything that was open in short--besides penetrating the innermost recesses of a household."		Sand has been a symbol for desolate and impermanent landscapes since biblical times, when the apostle Matthew upbraided the "foolish man, who built his house upon the sand." San Francisco's own dunes drew the ire of many early visitors to the young city. "There was absolutely no level ground" above the tide flats of the town's harbor, one forty-niner recalled. "There was here and there a little sheltered valley, but immense sand dunes covered what is now the fairest part of the city." Esteban Richardson, grandson of a Presidio ''comandante'', remembered growing up in the early 1840s among "a wilderness of desolate, forbidding sand dunes, often shifting their positions overnight." The massive dunes, some more than 100 feet tall, were replenished and set in motion by the winds that swept unimpeded across the peninsula from the Pacific seven miles to the west. The wind "carried with it an almost incredible burden of both fine and coarse sand that got into clothes, eyes, nose, mouth--anything that was open in short--besides penetrating the innermost recesses of a household."

Ccarlsson: Ccarlsson moved page The San Francisco Sand Dunes to Sand Dunes of Early San Francisco

2018-06-03T07:25:30Z

Ccarlsson moved page The San Francisco Sand Dunes to Sand Dunes of Early San Francisco

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Lisaruth at 00:12, 13 July 2016

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	'''This newly electrified shovel (in 1907) replaced the steam shovel that had done so much to alter the landscape of San Francisco from the mid-19th century, seen in the video below.'''		'''This newly electrified shovel (in 1907) replaced the steam shovel that had done so much to alter the landscape of San Francisco from the mid-19th century, seen in the video below.'''

	''Photo: ~~courtesy Charles Ruiz~~ collection''		''Photo: C.R. collection''

	<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/ssfSHOVEL" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>		<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/ssfSHOVEL" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Ccarlsson: swapped in better photo

2016-05-30T22:06:34Z

swapped in better photo

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	''by Pete Holloran''		''by Pete Holloran''

	[[Image:~~ecology1$~~dunes~~-1900~~.jpg]]		[[Image:Sand dunes 1910 w windmill Willard Worden wnp15.366.jpg\|720px]]

	'''The Sunset district, c. ~~1900~~ (windmill in Golden Gate Park is near right edge on horizon)'''		'''The Sunset district, c. 1910 (windmill in Golden Gate Park is near right edge on horizon)'''

	''Photo: ~~Private Collection~~''		''Photo: Willard Worden, courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp15.366''

	Sand has been a symbol for desolate and impermanent landscapes since biblical times, when the apostle Matthew upbraided the "foolish man, who built his house upon the sand." San Francisco's own dunes drew the ire of many early visitors to the young city. "There was absolutely no level ground" above the tide flats of the town's harbor, one forty-niner recalled. "There was here and there a little sheltered valley, but immense sand dunes covered what is now the fairest part of the city." Esteban Richardson, grandson of a Presidio ''comandante'', remembered growing up in the early 1840s among "a wilderness of desolate, forbidding sand dunes, often shifting their positions overnight." The massive dunes, some more than 100 feet tall, were replenished and set in motion by the winds that swept unimpeded across the peninsula from the Pacific seven miles to the west. The wind "carried with it an almost incredible burden of both fine and coarse sand that got into clothes, eyes, nose, mouth--anything that was open in short--besides penetrating the innermost recesses of a household."		Sand has been a symbol for desolate and impermanent landscapes since biblical times, when the apostle Matthew upbraided the "foolish man, who built his house upon the sand." San Francisco's own dunes drew the ire of many early visitors to the young city. "There was absolutely no level ground" above the tide flats of the town's harbor, one forty-niner recalled. "There was here and there a little sheltered valley, but immense sand dunes covered what is now the fairest part of the city." Esteban Richardson, grandson of a Presidio ''comandante'', remembered growing up in the early 1840s among "a wilderness of desolate, forbidding sand dunes, often shifting their positions overnight." The massive dunes, some more than 100 feet tall, were replenished and set in motion by the winds that swept unimpeded across the peninsula from the Pacific seven miles to the west. The wind "carried with it an almost incredible burden of both fine and coarse sand that got into clothes, eyes, nose, mouth--anything that was open in short--besides penetrating the innermost recesses of a household."

Ccarlsson: moved video and photo of steam and electric shovel here

2014-09-29T22:27:58Z

moved video and photo of steam and electric shovel here

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	Builders and real estate speculators could not stop the wind, but by 1849 they began employing huge steam shovels to level the sand hills and fill in the extensive tidal marshes. In the decades that followed, thousands of tons of San Francisco sand was dumped into the bay along the shoreline to "create" additional land for sale. Recent earthquakes have confirmed ancient injunctions against building houses in the sand: filled lands such as the Marina district sustained considerable damage during the 1989 earthquake.		Builders and real estate speculators could not stop the wind, but by 1849 they began employing huge steam shovels to level the sand hills and fill in the extensive tidal marshes. In the decades that followed, thousands of tons of San Francisco sand was dumped into the bay along the shoreline to "create" additional land for sale. Recent earthquakes have confirmed ancient injunctions against building houses in the sand: filled lands such as the Marina district sustained considerable damage during the 1989 earthquake.

			[[Image:Electric-shovel-dec-11-1907.jpg\|720px]]

			'''This newly electrified shovel (in 1907) replaced the steam shovel that had done so much to alter the landscape of San Francisco from the mid-19th century, seen in the video below.'''

			''Photo: courtesy Charles Ruiz collection''

			<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/ssfSHOVEL" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>

			'''Video of steam shovel digging tunnel, 1917.'''

			''Video: Prelinger Archive''

	A few astute visitors to early San Francisco noticed that "the [[From the Great Sand Waste to the Richmond\|Great Sand Waste]]" featured both vegetated and unvegetated dunes. In some areas, particularly on the eastern edge of the peninsula, geologist William P. Blake noted that the "high and steep" sand hills were "covered in most places by a low growth of vegetation, principally shrubs and evergreen and dwarf oaks," referring to stunted forms of the ''Quercus agrifolia'' ([[Coast Live Oaks (Quercus agrifolia) \|coast live oak]]). On the Pacific side, he wrote, the sand dunes were more open. "This sand is moved about by the wind and is constantly progressing inland, being thrown into wave-like hills, which move forward and bury shrubs and trees that lie in their path." Many sand hills, though, were remarkably stable, where thick dune scrub helped minimize the effects of scouring winds. If this scrub was removed, however, as firewood gatherers were doing near the young city, Blake surmised that "the motion of the sand is rapid, and a large hill is soon carried away."		A few astute visitors to early San Francisco noticed that "the [[From the Great Sand Waste to the Richmond\|Great Sand Waste]]" featured both vegetated and unvegetated dunes. In some areas, particularly on the eastern edge of the peninsula, geologist William P. Blake noted that the "high and steep" sand hills were "covered in most places by a low growth of vegetation, principally shrubs and evergreen and dwarf oaks," referring to stunted forms of the ''Quercus agrifolia'' ([[Coast Live Oaks (Quercus agrifolia) \|coast live oak]]). On the Pacific side, he wrote, the sand dunes were more open. "This sand is moved about by the wind and is constantly progressing inland, being thrown into wave-like hills, which move forward and bury shrubs and trees that lie in their path." Many sand hills, though, were remarkably stable, where thick dune scrub helped minimize the effects of scouring winds. If this scrub was removed, however, as firewood gatherers were doing near the young city, Blake surmised that "the motion of the sand is rapid, and a large hill is soon carried away."

Aiobrec13: Changed credits from Greg Garr to Private Collection

2014-06-16T23:31:05Z

Changed credits from Greg Garr to Private Collection

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	'''The Sunset district, c. 1900 (windmill in Golden Gate Park is near right edge on horizon)'''		'''The Sunset district, c. 1900 (windmill in Golden Gate Park is near right edge on horizon)'''

	''Photo: ~~Greg Gaar~~ Collection''		''Photo: Private Collection''

	Sand has been a symbol for desolate and impermanent landscapes since biblical times, when the apostle Matthew upbraided the "foolish man, who built his house upon the sand." San Francisco's own dunes drew the ire of many early visitors to the young city. "There was absolutely no level ground" above the tide flats of the town's harbor, one forty-niner recalled. "There was here and there a little sheltered valley, but immense sand dunes covered what is now the fairest part of the city." Esteban Richardson, grandson of a Presidio ''comandante'', remembered growing up in the early 1840s among "a wilderness of desolate, forbidding sand dunes, often shifting their positions overnight." The massive dunes, some more than 100 feet tall, were replenished and set in motion by the winds that swept unimpeded across the peninsula from the Pacific seven miles to the west. The wind "carried with it an almost incredible burden of both fine and coarse sand that got into clothes, eyes, nose, mouth--anything that was open in short--besides penetrating the innermost recesses of a household."		Sand has been a symbol for desolate and impermanent landscapes since biblical times, when the apostle Matthew upbraided the "foolish man, who built his house upon the sand." San Francisco's own dunes drew the ire of many early visitors to the young city. "There was absolutely no level ground" above the tide flats of the town's harbor, one forty-niner recalled. "There was here and there a little sheltered valley, but immense sand dunes covered what is now the fairest part of the city." Esteban Richardson, grandson of a Presidio ''comandante'', remembered growing up in the early 1840s among "a wilderness of desolate, forbidding sand dunes, often shifting their positions overnight." The massive dunes, some more than 100 feet tall, were replenished and set in motion by the winds that swept unimpeded across the peninsula from the Pacific seven miles to the west. The wind "carried with it an almost incredible burden of both fine and coarse sand that got into clothes, eyes, nose, mouth--anything that was open in short--besides penetrating the innermost recesses of a household."

Texteradmin at 03:59, 21 August 2009

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	[[Image:Tours-habitat.gif]] [[Animals of the Dunes\| Begin Habitat/Species Tour]]		[[Image:Tours-habitat.gif\|link=Animals of the Dunes]] [[Animals of the Dunes\| Begin Habitat/Species Tour]]

	[[Planet Drum Foundation \| Prev. Document]] [[Animals of the Dunes \| Next Document]]		[[Planet Drum Foundation \| Prev. Document]] [[Animals of the Dunes \| Next Document]]

	[[category:Ecology]] [[category:geology]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:Sunset]] [[category:Golden Gate Park]]		[[category:Ecology]] [[category:geology]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:Sunset]] [[category:Golden Gate Park]]

Texteradmin at 04:07, 20 August 2009

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	[[Image:Tours-~~shoreline~~.gif]] [[Animals of the Dunes\| Begin Habitat/Species Tour]]		[[Image:Tours-habitat.gif]] [[Animals of the Dunes\| Begin Habitat/Species Tour]]

	[[Planet Drum Foundation \| Prev. Document]] [[Animals of the Dunes \| Next Document]]		[[Planet Drum Foundation \| Prev. Document]] [[Animals of the Dunes \| Next Document]]

	[[category:Ecology]] [[category:geology]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:Sunset]] [[category:Golden Gate Park]]		[[category:Ecology]] [[category:geology]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:Sunset]] [[category:Golden Gate Park]]

Texteradmin at 04:07, 20 August 2009

2009-08-20T04:07:01Z

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	A few astute visitors to early San Francisco noticed that "the [[From the Great Sand Waste to the Richmond\|Great Sand Waste]]" featured both vegetated and unvegetated dunes. In some areas, particularly on the eastern edge of the peninsula, geologist William P. Blake noted that the "high and steep" sand hills were "covered in most places by a low growth of vegetation, principally shrubs and evergreen and dwarf oaks," referring to stunted forms of the ''Quercus agrifolia'' ([[Coast Live Oaks (Quercus agrifolia) \|coast live oak]]). On the Pacific side, he wrote, the sand dunes were more open. "This sand is moved about by the wind and is constantly progressing inland, being thrown into wave-like hills, which move forward and bury shrubs and trees that lie in their path." Many sand hills, though, were remarkably stable, where thick dune scrub helped minimize the effects of scouring winds. If this scrub was removed, however, as firewood gatherers were doing near the young city, Blake surmised that "the motion of the sand is rapid, and a large hill is soon carried away."		A few astute visitors to early San Francisco noticed that "the [[From the Great Sand Waste to the Richmond\|Great Sand Waste]]" featured both vegetated and unvegetated dunes. In some areas, particularly on the eastern edge of the peninsula, geologist William P. Blake noted that the "high and steep" sand hills were "covered in most places by a low growth of vegetation, principally shrubs and evergreen and dwarf oaks," referring to stunted forms of the ''Quercus agrifolia'' ([[Coast Live Oaks (Quercus agrifolia) \|coast live oak]]). On the Pacific side, he wrote, the sand dunes were more open. "This sand is moved about by the wind and is constantly progressing inland, being thrown into wave-like hills, which move forward and bury shrubs and trees that lie in their path." Many sand hills, though, were remarkably stable, where thick dune scrub helped minimize the effects of scouring winds. If this scrub was removed, however, as firewood gatherers were doing near the young city, Blake surmised that "the motion of the sand is rapid, and a large hill is soon carried away."

	[[Image:~~Habitat~~-~~tour-button~~.~~jpg~~]] [[Animals of the Dunes\|~~-->~~ Begin Habitat/Species Tour]]		<hr>

			[[Image:Tours-shoreline.gif]] [[Animals of the Dunes\| Begin Habitat/Species Tour]]

	[[Planet Drum Foundation \| Prev. Document]] [[Animals of the Dunes \| Next Document]]		[[Planet Drum Foundation \| Prev. Document]] [[Animals of the Dunes \| Next Document]]

	[[category:Ecology]] [[category:geology]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:Sunset]] [[category:Golden Gate Park]]		[[category:Ecology]] [[category:geology]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:Sunset]] [[category:Golden Gate Park]]

Ccarlsson: Protected "The San Francisco Sand Dunes": finished essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

2009-01-03T04:57:05Z

Protected "The San Francisco Sand Dunes": finished essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

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