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Golden Gate Gun Batteries Walk
Jun 24, 2012 11:00am-1:00pm (Sunday)
SOLD OUT Retired National Park Service ranger (and longtime WNP member) John Martini will lead a WNP member walk of the historic coastal fortifications around the Golden Gate Bridge. The tour will cover the new Coastal Trail along the Presidio bluffs, the Battery East and Fort Winfield Scott fortifications, and a special visit to the newly restored interior of Battery Godfrey, built in 1896. The walk is for WNP members and their guests and is limited to 30 people. More Info...
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Western Neighborhoods Articles

Maria Fe Picar
Growing up in OMI...
Streetwise - The Sands of Time
Frank Dunnigan tells of St. Ignatius High School's move to the Sunset, and some student high jinks too.
Mark Daniels
Landscape architect of Forest Hill, Sea Cliff and more.
Madie Brown
An ardent nature lover, she was the one who organized a citywide preservation effort to make Mt. Davidson a public park.
Kirkham Shacks Heroes
Some of the people and organizations who helped save the Kirkham Refugee Shacks
Giant Camera
The Jennings Giant Camera was built by Floyd Jennings in 1946

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