Balboa Park is a public park in the Mission Terrace neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It was originally dedicated in 1909 when the park included the land now used by City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus west of I-280 Freeway.[1][2][3] The park is located in the Outer Mission neighborhood group,[4] and is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Cayuga, Ingleside, Oceanview, and Sunnyside. The park covers about 25 acres and includes among its facilities: Balboa Park Swimming Pool, Balboa Park Playground, Matthew J. Boxer Stadium (soccer), Sweeney Field (baseball), Balboa Skate Park, an off-leash dog area, a picnic area, tennis courts, and a basketball court.
Balboa Park is bounded on the north by Havelock Street, on the east by San Jose Avenue, on the west side by the I-280 Freeway, and on the south by Ocean Avenue. Located at the center of the park on the west side is the Ingleside Police Station, built about the same time the park was dedicated.[5]
Balboa Park was originally dedicated in 1909 and named after the explorer and conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa. The City stated plans to develop the park to serve the residents of the Outer Mission district. At that time the dedicated park included the entire 100-acre House of Refuge lot, which included the current City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus, on the west side of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks (now I-280 Freeway).[2][3][6]
The presence of the Ingleside Jail complex on the original park land retarded development or improvement of Balboa Park from 1910 until the jail was removed in 1934.[7] In 1936 the portion of the park on the west of the railroad tracks was given to City College, and the remaining portion, about 26 acres east of the freeway line, became Balboa Park as it is known today.[8][9]
^Kuchar, Sally (October 23, 2013). "Mapping 46 of San Francisco's Best Public Parks". Curbed. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ ab"Landers Succeeds Col. Kirkpatrick". San Francisco Examiner. 12 Aug 1909. p. 3.
^ ab"To Extend Line in the Mission". San Francisco Chronicle. 7 Aug 1909. p. 10.
^"San Francisco Neighborhood Groups Map". City and County of San Francisco.
^"Clubs to Dedicate New Police Station". San Francisco Call. 24 Aug 1910. p. 3.
^"Improvements by Parks Commission". San Francisco Call. 12 Jun 1910. p. 52.
^"A New Jail Site". The Recorder (San Francisco CA). 12 Mar 1932. p. 10.
^"Junior College Site". San Francisco Examiner. 3 Jun 1936. p. 5.
^"Construction Begun at Junior College Site". San Francisco Examiner. 26 Apr 1937. p. 5.
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balboa, park, francisco, balboa, park, public, park, mission, terrace, neighborhood, francisco, california, originally, dedicated, 1909, when, park, included, land, used, city, college, francisco, ocean, campus, west, freeway, park, located, outer, mission, ne. Balboa Park is a public park in the Mission Terrace neighborhood of San Francisco California It was originally dedicated in 1909 when the park included the land now used by City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus west of I 280 Freeway 1 2 3 The park is located in the Outer Mission neighborhood group 4 and is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Cayuga Ingleside Oceanview and Sunnyside The park covers about 25 acres and includes among its facilities Balboa Park Swimming Pool Balboa Park Playground Matthew J Boxer Stadium soccer Sweeney Field baseball Balboa Skate Park an off leash dog area a picnic area tennis courts and a basketball court Balboa ParkBalboa Park Playground entrance Jan 2021TypePublic parkLocationSan Francisco CaliforniaCoordinates37 43 30 N 122 26 42 W 37 72500 N 122 44500 W 37 72500 122 44500Established1909 115 years ago 1909 Operated bySan Francisco Recreation amp Parks Department Balboa Park is bounded on the north by Havelock Street on the east by San Jose Avenue on the west side by the I 280 Freeway and on the south by Ocean Avenue Located at the center of the park on the west side is the Ingleside Police Station built about the same time the park was dedicated 5 Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editBalboa Park was originally dedicated in 1909 and named after the explorer and conquistador Vasco Nunez de Balboa The City stated plans to develop the park to serve the residents of the Outer Mission district At that time the dedicated park included the entire 100 acre House of Refuge lot which included the current City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus on the west side of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks now I 280 Freeway 2 3 6 The presence of the Ingleside Jail complex on the original park land retarded development or improvement of Balboa Park from 1910 until the jail was removed in 1934 7 In 1936 the portion of the park on the west of the railroad tracks was given to City College and the remaining portion about 26 acres east of the freeway line became Balboa Park as it is known today 8 9 Gallery edit nbsp Off leash dog area January 2021 nbsp Boxer Stadium January 2021 nbsp Balboa Park Playground January 2021 nbsp Sweeney Field January 2021 nbsp Balboa Skate Park January 2021 nbsp Tennis courts January 2021 nbsp Balboa Park viewed from Diamond Heights March 2018 nbsp nbsp See also edit nbsp San Francisco Bay Area portal Balboa Park station Balboa High SchoolReferences edit Kuchar Sally October 23 2013 Mapping 46 of San Francisco s Best Public Parks Curbed Retrieved August 5 2020 a b Landers Succeeds Col Kirkpatrick San Francisco Examiner 12 Aug 1909 p 3 a b To Extend Line in the Mission San Francisco Chronicle 7 Aug 1909 p 10 San Francisco Neighborhood Groups Map City and County of San Francisco Clubs to Dedicate New Police Station San Francisco Call 24 Aug 1910 p 3 Improvements by Parks Commission San Francisco Call 12 Jun 1910 p 52 A New Jail Site The Recorder San Francisco CA 12 Mar 1932 p 10 Junior College Site San Francisco Examiner 3 Jun 1936 p 5 Construction Begun at Junior College Site San Francisco Examiner 26 Apr 1937 p 5 External links editBalboa Park History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balboa Park San Francisco amp oldid 1157305677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
