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Revision as of 18:06, 3 January 2009
Unfinished History
Lake Merced and Laguna Puerca with the Ocean View racetrack and surrounding farms. In this "bird's-eye view" from 1868 the artist shows the lake draining to the ocean, and small farms sprouting in the surrounding area.
Image: George H. Goddard, Library of Congress
1872 map of Lake Merced showing the Ocean House Race Course and Lake House, which is at the juncture of Lake Merced and the East-West road.
map: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA
File:Sfsuingl$lake-house-1870.jpg
Lake House in 1870.
Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA
Lake Merced in undeveloped landscape, far from nearby roads, c. 1900s.
Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA
