Room 25’s Route�Fort Mason, Palace of Fine Arts, �Presidio & Golden Gate Park

By Ali and Co.

Fort Mason

Our home base for this trip.

There are historic buildings,

a community garden, and lawns.

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The canons remain

from many wars

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open space from Fort Mason to �the Presidio

Palace of Fine Arts

The Palace of Fine Arts is 635 acres with more than 1,500 sculptures from artists all over the world, from Roman to Renaissance to modern.

In the palace there are paths and gardens and a lake.

�It was the location of the 1933�Pacific Fair, celebrating the�opening of the Panama Canal.

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Gabi & Yorsabell

Letterman District of Presidio

Avi & Khael

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What can you do? Take a photo with Yoda, who sits just outside the entrance to the main entrance at Building B.

Visit the lobby of Building B (open weekdays during normal business hours) to see vintage movie memorabilia, including items from the Star Wars series.

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LukasArts & I.L.M. Lobby

We can go in and

look at things…

quietly.

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Main Post of Presidio

Marks the site of a spanish garrison established in 1776

The main post of presidio is considered the heart of San Francisco.

The big lawn in the center was for drills and parades.

Now there is a visitor center, theatre, inn, transit center, and even a bowling alley

Sean & Jax & Luka

Planning the Future of the Presidio

The Presidio Trust is getting public input and making plans for the next big (!) project

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One building has models

and diagrams of the land

area towards the bay.

Officer’s Club

Adobe building has exhibits, meeting rooms, and a restaurant.

We will tour the exhibits and do some writing in the large room.

Presidio Cemetery☠💀(maya and livi)

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• Address~

1 Lincoln Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94129

• Over 30.000 soldiers and families
• 29 acres
• The cemetery is so full now that they are only

accepting soldiers

• established 1884
• opens at six am, ends at six pm

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Presidio Go Bus

Operates from 5:45am - 9-30pm on weekdays. �The shuttle runs 2 continues loops for 30 minutes. Crissy Field Route & Presidio Hills Route. �We might take this cool bus or�we might just walk the whole way.

Fort Point

• Fort Point protected the Golden Gate (exit/entrance to SF) over 150 years since the gold rush
• Fort point was called the pride of the Pacific and the Gibraltar of the West Coast
• There is big big cannons in there (cause cannons are cool)
• In its place was once the Castillo de San Joaquin built by the Spanish
• Built on the narrowest entrance to the bay.
• Was used in the civil war to protect against an enemy that never came
• Golden Gate Bridge was built over it, Fort Point came first
• In the 1930 the plans for the Golden Gate bridge involved plans for the destruction of fort point but the chief engineer designed an arch which would go over the fort
• The walls are about 5-7 feet thick

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This is it

By: Ali, Lukas and Joaquin

Golden Gate Br dge by Adom (not taddie!)

The bridge is 1.7 miles long and takes about an hour to walk from one end to the other (depending on how many stops you take)

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-It is the most popular suicide by jumping spot in the world.

-Over 1,200 people have killed themselves jumping off it.

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Bus 28 By Paola and Hannah ❤

• Bus 28 is inbound to Ft. Mason and outbound to Daly City BART.
• Bus 28 carries about 15,000 customers each day, so it can be crowded.
• We ride from GGB to GGP.

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Rose Garden & Redwood Grove

GGP Stow Lake

Stow Lake is man-made and has an island in the middle.

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We will rent boats;

either paddle boats or row boats.

Four kids per boat.

GGP Botanical Gardens

The Botanical Gardens is a living museum showcasing about 8,000 different kinds of plants from around the world. It recreates conditions of the

forests of Central,

South America �& Southeast Asia.�Tuisku

The Haight

A region of SF east of the GG Park

It was a big hippie spot in the ‘60s

Now it is just confused (eg McD’s & Whole Foods)

We meet bus 43 there.

Bus 43

• We take this bus from �Golden Gate Park to Marina School
• The route goes along the park, through the Haight, and through the east part of the Presidio.
• Founded in 1912, Muni is one of America's oldest public transits and carries over 200 million riders per year.

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Alcatraz Island

1. Alcatraz Island is located in the bay, �1.5 miles offshore from San Francisco
2. The small Island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison and a federal prison from 1933 until 1963. (Vaibhav)

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