Golden Gate Park in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
The First Public Children's Playground in the United States
The first public children's playground in the United States was established here in 1887 by gift funds received from the Sharon bequest. The east expansion and rehabilitation work of 1977 were funded by Walter and Elise Haas, by Walter and Phyllis Shorenstein, the Fuhrman Bequest, & Friends of Recreation and Parks
Text of second side of marker:
George R. Moscone mayor
Recreation & Park Commission
Eugene L. Friend president
Loris DiGrazia
Peter G. Armstrong
Keith Eichman, Tommy Harris, Lidia LaGarda, Amy Meyer
John J. Spring general manager
Michael Painter & Associates landscape architect
Collishaw Corporation general contractor
Text of third side of marker:
Mary B. Connolly
Children's Playground
A Gift of Love
MCMLXXVIII
Erected 1978.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.
Location. 37° 46.091′ N, 122° 27.474′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Golden Gate Park. Marker can be reached from Kezar Drive north of Martin Luther King Jr Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. San Francisco Lawn Bowling Clubhouse and Greens (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Polytechnic High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dune Stabilization is a Grassroots Effort (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Conservatory (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shakespeare Bust (approx. half a mile away); The de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park (approx. half a mile away); General Pershing Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Migration of the Monastery Stones (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
More about this marker. The marker is on a 3-sided monument in Golden Gate Park, just a few steps away from the Carousel in the Children's Playground.
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