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Outside Lands Podcast Episode 370: Monuments of Golden Gate Park (Classic Episode)

Our Monumental Golden Gate Park event has been postponed. But to whet your appetite, we present a Classic Episode where David and Woody chat about their five favorite Golden Gate Park statues.
Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast - Mar 20, 2020

Outside Lands Podcast Episode 370: Monuments of Golden Gate Park (Classic Episode) Outside Lands Podcast Episode 370: Monuments of Golden Gate Park (Classic Episode)

(above) Golden Gate Park, Sep 4, 1908

Goethe and Schiller statue on original location on Music Concourse. Two carriages with passengers. It was installed with donations from the German community on the west side of the Music Concourse, (current site of the de Young Museum Sculpture Garden) on August 11, 1901. It would be moved to the current east side of the Concourse in the early 1920s [cropped version of wnp71.0145.jpg]

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