Cayuga Park is a neighborhood park and playground in San Francisco, at the edge of the Cayuga Terrace neighborhood. Its history, location and aesthetics make it unique among the parks of San Francisco.
In 1986, Demetrio Braceros was assigned to the 4-acre (16,000 m2) Cayuga Park, with the mission to "change the atmosphere."[1] He created and installed the landscape art present around the park.[2]
In 2009, Eric Powell was commissioned to create the Cayuga Portal steel art sculpture introduced in 2013.[3][4]
The entrance gates to the park were recreated as a painted steel public art installation by Eric Powell. It was commissioned in 2009 and unveiled in 2013.[3][4]
Landscape artedit
The aesthetics of Cayuga Park is largely the creation of Demetrio Braceros, an employee of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. Braceros worked on the park for over 20 years, transforming a barren landscape into a park that features lush vegetation, trails, "themed gardens" and, most prominently, over 375 figurines, totem poles and statues as well as several observation decks, all carved from wood by Braceros.
After emigrating from the Philippines in 1973, Braceros worked for a San Francisco law firm but soon applied for a job as a gardener at the Recreation and Park Department. In 1986, Braceros was assigned to the park with the mission to "change the atmosphere."[1]
Braceros said about the state of the park when he took it on, "there were prostitutes, drug dealers and crime. People got killed up there ... I thought to myself, how can I help this place?"[2]
Notesedit
^ abJones, Carolyn (March 11, 2005), "Excelsior Gardener creates Eden at playground", San Francisco Chronicle
^ abWhittaker, Richard, , archived from the original on December 13, 2009, retrieved March 14, 2009
^ ab"The Gates of Cayuga Playground – Public Art and Architecture from Around the World". artandarchitecture-sf.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
^ ab"August 21, 2013 | San Francisco Arts Commission". sfgov.org. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
^"Cayuga Playground". San Francisco Recreation and Parks, CA. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
January 01, 1970
cayuga, park, neighborhood, park, playground, francisco, edge, cayuga, terrace, neighborhood, history, location, aesthetics, make, unique, among, parks, francisco, welcome, signlocationsan, francisco, californiacoordinates37, 71389, 45028, 71389, 45028operated. Cayuga Park is a neighborhood park and playground in San Francisco at the edge of the Cayuga Terrace neighborhood Its history location and aesthetics make it unique among the parks of San Francisco Cayuga ParkCayuga Park welcome signLocationSan Francisco CaliforniaCoordinates37 42 50 N 122 27 1 W 37 71389 N 122 45028 W 37 71389 122 45028Operated bySan Francisco Recreation amp Parks Department Contents 1 History 2 Amenities 3 Public art installations 3 1 Cayuga Portal 3 2 Landscape art 4 NotesHistory editIn 1986 Demetrio Braceros was assigned to the 4 acre 16 000 m2 Cayuga Park with the mission to change the atmosphere 1 He created and installed the landscape art present around the park 2 In 2009 Eric Powell was commissioned to create the Cayuga Portal steel art sculpture introduced in 2013 3 4 Amenities editThe park features an accessible children s playground picnic area community rooms bathrooms outdoor basketball court outdoor tennis courts and a multipurpose turf area with a baseball field 5 Public art installations edit nbsp Cayuga Portal in May 2023 Cayuga Portal edit The entrance gates to the park were recreated as a painted steel public art installation by Eric Powell It was commissioned in 2009 and unveiled in 2013 3 4 Landscape art edit The aesthetics of Cayuga Park is largely the creation of Demetrio Braceros an employee of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department Braceros worked on the park for over 20 years transforming a barren landscape into a park that features lush vegetation trails themed gardens and most prominently over 375 figurines totem poles and statues as well as several observation decks all carved from wood by Braceros After emigrating from the Philippines in 1973 Braceros worked for a San Francisco law firm but soon applied for a job as a gardener at the Recreation and Park Department In 1986 Braceros was assigned to the park with the mission to change the atmosphere 1 Braceros said about the state of the park when he took it on there were prostitutes drug dealers and crime People got killed up there I thought to myself how can I help this place 2 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Notes edit a b Jones Carolyn March 11 2005 Excelsior Gardener creates Eden at playground San Francisco Chronicle a b Whittaker Richard Demetrio Braceros New Trail of Hope archived from the original on December 13 2009 retrieved March 14 2009 a b The Gates of Cayuga Playground Public Art and Architecture from Around the World artandarchitecture sf com Retrieved 2023 05 28 a b August 21 2013 San Francisco Arts Commission sfgov org Retrieved 2023 05 28 Cayuga Playground San Francisco Recreation and Parks CA Retrieved 2023 05 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cayuga Park amp oldid 1157530848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
