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Sigmund Stern Grove
Copyright © 2002 Jacob Pemberton
Excerpted with permission from Mr. Pemberton s paper: Amid the Sand and the Fog: The Development of the Sunset District of San Francisco, 1930-1940
The final aspect that was crucial to the growth of the Sunset as a distinct district was the establishment within the district of a few of the city s premier recreational and cultural institutions, including Fleishhacker Pool and the various attractions in Golden Gate Park. But perhaps most noteworthy among these institutions is Sigmund Stern Grove, located on a parcel of land along Sloat Boulevard that was donated to the city in 1931 by Rosalie Stern, widow of Sigmund Stern and President of the city Playground Commission (later renamed the Recreation Commission). ....

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