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Since Covid-19 disrupted our use of the 518 Valencia Street gallery for our Public Talks after March 2020, we have started hosting outdoor "Urban Forum: Walk and Talks" which turned out to be as or more popular than our original Public Talks series.. This page has the Walk & Talks from 2023 and if we get to hold some indoor Talks later this year, we'll add them here too.
Since Covid-19 disrupted our use of the 518 Valencia Street gallery for our Public Talks after March 2020, we have started hosting outdoor "Urban Forum: Walk and Talks" which turned out to be as or more popular than our original Public Talks series.. This page has the Walk & Talks from 2023 and if we get to hold some indoor Talks later this year, we'll add them here too.
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<font size=4>Journey to the Highest Peak: Mt. Davidson</font size>
This Urban Forum: Walk'n'Talk began at O'Shaughnessy and Portola and headed past the century-old reservoir to reach an old entry to Mt. Davidson. Up we went, spending some time at the top enjoying the views, as well as paying a visit to the old cement cross which has a large restoration project taking shape next to it. Down the the long steep street on the southwest side of the mountain, we eventually made our way to the Edgehill Mountain Open Space, walking through the forest where many trees fell in recent storms. The top of Edgehill features a number of remarkable homes, and after circumambulating the hill we made our way back to the beginning spot.
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<span id="v_mar18-23"><font size=4>March 18, 2023 </font size></span>
<font size=4>Journey to the Highest Peak: Mt. Davidson</font size>
This Urban Forum: Walk'n'Talk began at O'Shaughnessy and Portola and headed past the century-old reservoir to reach an old entry to Mt. Davidson. Up we went, spending some time at the top enjoying the views, as well as paying a visit to the old cement cross which has a large restoration project taking shape next to it. Down the the long steep street on the southwest side of the mountain, we eventually made our way to the Edgehill Mountain Open Space, walking through the forest where many trees fell in recent storms. The top of Edgehill features a number of remarkable homes, and after circumambulating the hill we made our way back to the beginning spot.
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Shaping San Francisco hosts Public Talks on a variety of topics on Wednesday nights, about 18 times a year. Our topic themes vary, but we've grouped them over time into these categories: Art & Politics, Ecology, Historical Perspectives, Literary, and Social Movements.

Since Covid-19 disrupted our use of the 518 Valencia Street gallery for our Public Talks after March 2020, we have started hosting outdoor "Urban Forum: Walk and Talks" which turned out to be as or more popular than our original Public Talks series.. This page has the Walk & Talks from 2023 and if we get to hold some indoor Talks later this year, we'll add them here too.


March 18, 2023

Journey to the Highest Peak: Mt. Davidson

This Urban Forum: Walk'n'Talk began at O'Shaughnessy and Portola and headed past the century-old reservoir to reach an old entry to Mt. Davidson. Up we went, spending some time at the top enjoying the views, as well as paying a visit to the old cement cross which has a large restoration project taking shape next to it. Down the the long steep street on the southwest side of the mountain, we eventually made our way to the Edgehill Mountain Open Space, walking through the forest where many trees fell in recent storms. The top of Edgehill features a number of remarkable homes, and after circumambulating the hill we made our way back to the beginning spot.

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January 28, 2023

Bernal Cut to Diamond Heights

Starting at the Richland Avenue overpass at the Bernal Cut, we ascended Fairmont Heights to Laidley Street to see the Poole-Bell Mansion and a number of whimsical architectural statements along that street. The Harry Steps took us to Beacon Street above Billy Goat Hill where we heard about the original Gray Bros. quarry that carved the hill that became a park. Traversing the new path to Haas Playground we continued up to the top of Diamond Heights before following a winding route through the west and southern edges of the neighborhood, along the rim of Glen Canyon at one point. Finally we returned to the starting point.

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