Rev. Roland Gordon
On July 27, 2003, Ingleside Presbyterian Church celebrated the 25th anniversary of Reverend Roland Gordon s arrival. Reverend G. , who was recently honored as the 2003 Distinguished Alum of San Francisco Theological Seminary, remembers what things were like when he arrived: This church had died off to four members, the property was the eyesore of the community, the community called it the pink elephant. Our presbytery pretty much had given up on the Presbyterian witness here at this site. So a few of my friends called me in to preach on Sundays, two ministers that knew about me. I was already a young preacher. I was in the seminary for two months and came over here to preach on Sunday morning to keep the worship service going, but I saw a bigger picture that the Higher Power was calling me to at this site. I liked the community. I saw the potential of the building, although it was outdated. The bathroom was so dilapidated, the women wouldn t even go do
All Outside Lands News
January 2007 - Lafayette Elementary School, old and new, and a Then and Now look at 38th and Balboa. We pay some attention to the architectural gems of the Sunset, starting with Pinehurst Lodge and the Trocadero Inn.
November 2006 - John Freeman tells us about the Richmond district s Beer Town, a Then and Now look at 20th and Taraval, and pages for Parkside markets past and present: 22nd and Taraval, 555 Taraval (16th Avenue Foods), and 1201 Vicente (Pinelake Market). Plus, Alamo Elementary School.
October 2006 - St. Paul s Presbyterian Church in the Oceanside is 100 years old (check out the old basketball photos!) and Argonne School photos. (Did you know the first idea for a name was Park-Presidio School?)