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John McLaren Park is a park in southeastern San Francisco. At 312.54 acres (126.48 ha), McLaren Park is the third largest park in San Francisco by area, after Golden Gate Park and the Presidio . The park is surrounded mostly by the Excelsior , Crocker-Amazon , Visitacion Valley , Portola and University Mound neighborhoods.
Statue of John McLaren, Golden Gate Park. John Hays McLaren (December 20, 1846 – January 12, 1943) was a Scottish-born American horticulturalist. For 53 years (1890–1943 [1]) he served as superintendent of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California.
The Jerry Garcia Amphitheater is an outdoor concert venue located in McLaren Park in San Francisco, California, [2] [3] opened in 1971. [1] Its maximum capacity (as of 2022) is 1,200 people. [1] It is named after Jerry Garcia of the rock band Grateful Dead, [1] and is the site of the annual Jerry Day event, at which various musical groups ...
Philosopher's Way, San Francisco is a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) loop trail around the perimeter of John McLaren Park created by artists Peter Richards and Susan Schwartzenberg, [1] [2] staff artists at the Exploratorium.
In 1911 Alma de Bretteville Spreckels and her husband Adolph B. Spreckels, park commissioner and namesake of Spreckels Lake, wanted M. Earl Cummings to capture McLaren's likeness. The San Francisco Examiner reported in 1911 that McLaren had modeled for Cummings, and the statue was to be shown at a Bohemian Club art exhibition. [6]
McLaren Lodge is an historic building within Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, U.S..Built in 1896, the building served dual use; as the home of the superintendent of the park department John McLaren, until his death in 1943; and also serves as the headquarters for the San Francisco Parks Department (now known as San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department).
Lafayette Park (San Francisco) Lake Merced; Larsen Park; McLaren Park (John McLaren Park) Marina Green; Mount Davidson Park; Mount Olympus; Mountain Lake Park; Palace of Fine Arts; The Panhandle; Park Presidio Boulevard (roadway maintained by Caltrans) Pine Lake Park, including Pine Lake; Pink Triangle Park; Pioneer Park, including Coit Tower ...
In 1777, Spanish friars and soldiers on their way to the Presidio stopped at a valley between the present day San Bruno Mountain and John McLaren Park to celebrate the Catholic feast day of the Visitacion of the Blessed Virgin.