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'''Presidio parade grounds circa 1917.'''
'''Presidio parade grounds circa 1917.'''


''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''
''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''
 
[[Image:Presidio main post 1920s opensfhistory wnp27.6263.jpg|800px]]
 
'''The main post/parade grounds in 1920s filled with tents.'''
 
''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp27.6263''


Presidio Environmental restoration as urban renewal. Photographs of the Presidio parade grounds in 1917 and 1996.
Presidio Environmental restoration as urban renewal. Photographs of the Presidio parade grounds in 1917 and 1996.
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''Photo: Carla Lazer''
''Photo: Carla Lazer''
[[Image:El-Presidio-de-San-Francisco 20210709 211544884.jpg]]
'''The Main Post of the Presidio, with an archaeological dig just beyond the sign and the cannon, 2021.'''
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''
[[Image:Main-post 20210709 211819618.jpg]]
'''Main post structures, home to various museums and nonprofits 2021.'''
''Photo: Chris Carlsson''


[http://www.spur.org/documents/040101_article_04.shtm Analysis] of new (mid-2000s) plans for Presidio's Historic Parade Ground. Most recently Don Fisher, owner of The Gap, has sought permission to build a museum to house his extensive collection of modern art.
[http://www.spur.org/documents/040101_article_04.shtm Analysis] of new (mid-2000s) plans for Presidio's Historic Parade Ground. Most recently Don Fisher, owner of The Gap, has sought permission to build a museum to house his extensive collection of modern art.


[http://library.presidio.gov/archive/documents/MP_Overview.pdf Presidio Trust overview] of parade ground plans (pdf)
[http://library.presidio.gov/archive/documents/MP_Overview.pdf Presidio Trust overview] of parade ground plans (pdf)
[[Image:3rd-Co-USTC-Presidio-Nov-14-1917 300dpi.jpg|800px]]
'''3rd Company, USTC, at the Presidio, Nov. 14, 1917.'''
''Photo: Shaping San Francisco''


[[Image:Troops-mock-battle-1876.jpg]]
[[Image:Troops-mock-battle-1876.jpg]]


'''U.S. troops stage mock battle, c. 1876. Troops from the Presidio were used to subdue natives in northeastern California not long after this training.'''
'''U.S. troops stage mock battle, c. 1876. Troops from the Presidio were used to subdue natives in northeastern California not long before this exercise.'''


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




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Latest revision as of 00:08, 18 January 2023

Unfinished History

Presidio$parade-grounds-1917.jpg

Presidio parade grounds circa 1917.

Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA

Presidio main post 1920s opensfhistory wnp27.6263.jpg

The main post/parade grounds in 1920s filled with tents.

Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp27.6263

Presidio Environmental restoration as urban renewal. Photographs of the Presidio parade grounds in 1917 and 1996.

Presidio$parade-grounds-1996.jpg

The Presidio parade grounds in 1996.

Photo: Carla Lazer

El-Presidio-de-San-Francisco 20210709 211544884.jpg

The Main Post of the Presidio, with an archaeological dig just beyond the sign and the cannon, 2021.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Main-post 20210709 211819618.jpg

Main post structures, home to various museums and nonprofits 2021.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Analysis of new (mid-2000s) plans for Presidio's Historic Parade Ground. Most recently Don Fisher, owner of The Gap, has sought permission to build a museum to house his extensive collection of modern art.

Presidio Trust overview of parade ground plans (pdf)

3rd-Co-USTC-Presidio-Nov-14-1917 300dpi.jpg

3rd Company, USTC, at the Presidio, Nov. 14, 1917.

Photo: Shaping San Francisco

Troops-mock-battle-1876.jpg

U.S. troops stage mock battle, c. 1876. Troops from the Presidio were used to subdue natives in northeastern California not long before this exercise.

Photo: Private Collection


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