Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove
Template:Short description Template:DMCA
Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.
| Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove | |
|---|---|
| Stern Grove | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found. image of Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove | |
| Script error: No such module "Infobox mapframe". | |
| Location | San Francisco |
| Coordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Area | Template:Cvt |
| Created | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
| Operator | SF Recreation and Parks Department |
| Status | Always open |
Public transit | Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content. |
| Website | sfrecpark |
Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".
Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove, locally called Stern Grove, is a 33-acre (130,000 m2) recreational site located on the West Side of the city in the Parkside District. It is administered by the city's Recreation and Parks Department and is the concert setting for the Stern Grove Festival, which has taken place annually since 1938.
History
The site, along Sloat Boulevard between 19th and 34th Avenues about two miles (3 km) south of the Golden Gate Park, was donated to the city in 1931 by Rosalie Meyer Stern.[1] She was the daughter of Marc Eugene Meyer, who named the park for her late husband Sigmund Stern, a philanthropist, nephew of Levi Strauss, and son of David Stern.
The original Stern Grove landscaping and facilities were built by the Works Progress Administration. It consists of several park sections including the Concert Meadow, the West Meadow, and Pine Lake Park. The grove's Pine Lake is one of three natural lakes in the city of San Francisco. In 2005, Stern Grove underwent a $15 million renovation, designed by landscape architect Lawrence Halprin. New features included drainage improvements and erosion control, an expanded outdoor stage and performance facilities, and terraces and additional bleacher-style seating, built of stone walls, along the slope opposite the stage.[2]
Since 1932, the Stern Grove Music Festival has presented weekly concerts and performances in the outdoor amphitheater during the summer months. Supported entirely by contributions, the concerts have always been free to the public.[3] Crowds have often exceeded 20,000 people.
In early 2023, a clubhouse known as the Trocadero House was destroyed due to a tree falling on it. Later, the Parks and Recreation department sent repair crews to repair the damaged house. It was restored and reopened in 2025.
In February 2025, a large eucalyptus tree fell due to a storm, which caused the large entrance sign to fall over and closed the upper entrance to the public for a few weeks. The park reopened in March. As of April, the sign has not been replaced, likely to save funds.
See also
Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 404: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').
Notes
Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chamings, Andrew (2022-01-30). "This notorious bullet-pierced roadhouse is an SF icon". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.David Wiegand (2005-04-13). "For Stern Grove, a rock-solid renovation". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."San Francisco's Stern Grove Festival then and now: Fun photos show changing SF". sfgate.
References
- 1938 Stern Grove from the Harrison Ryker Aerial Survey
- 1948 Stern Grove from the Harrison Ryker Aerial Survey
- A 1953 history of Stern Grove from the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco
- Early history of Stern Grove from the Western Neighborhoods Project
- Renovation of Stern Grove by landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, San Francisco Chronicle article.
External links
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". Media related to Script error: No such module "Commons link". at Wikimedia Commons
- Video tour of park and amphitheater on YouTube
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found.
