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The Spreckels Family, Then & Today | San Diego Union-Tribune
The Spreckels family reunion is a time to recall staggering success while overlooking bitter rivalries.
MORE: http://bit.ly/SpreckelsReunion
published: 25 Feb 2018
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Who was the first “Sugar Daddy”?
The sweet history of the 'sugar daddy'! 🍭 #KinkyHistory
Originating from the early 20th century, this term was popularized by Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, a woman known for her marriage to sugar magnate Adolph Spreckels. She affectionately called him her 'sugar daddy,' blending love and wealth into a phrase that's lasted over a century.
Alma Spreckels would become a prominent socialite and philanthropist in early 20th century San Francisco. Born in 1881, she gained recognition for her striking beauty and fashion sense. Alma played a significant role in the cultural and artistic scene of San Francisco, supporting various artists and institutions.
For a detailed exploration of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels' life and contributions, check out "Big Alma: San Francisco's Alma Spreckels" b...
published: 09 Apr 2024
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Eric B’s Daily Vlogs #788 - Walking Around Adolph Spreckles Lake In Golden Gate Park
Keeping with the Spreckles theme, today’s adventure is a walk around the lake that was dedicated to him in 1904. I end up doing a little bit more than walking around the lake. Check out today’s adventure walking around Golden Gate Park’s Spreckels lake.
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published: 17 Jun 2020
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Spreckles Mansion | What Really Happened?
Spreckles Mansion | What Really Happened?
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published: 17 Jun 2023
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Exploring Legion Of Honor and Sutro bath with Little Known Truths
The Legion of Honor:
The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum in San Francisco, California. Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,
The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder Adolph B. Spreckels.[2]: 9–10 After some persuading, Alma convinced Adolph to fund a museum project. To acquire more art and financial support, Alma embarked on to Europe and was successful in requesting donations of fine art from the French government and from Queen Marie of Romania, who donated a replica of her Byzantine Golden Room.
The building is a full-scale replica, by George Applegarth and Henri...
published: 27 May 2022
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Eric B’s Daily Vlogs #787 - 55 Rooms Spreckels Mansion That Is Now Occupied By A Famous Novelist
San Francisco is rich in history. Sitting in the Pacific Heights neighborhood is mansion that was built in 1912 is on of San Francisco's landmark #197. The Spreckles Mansion. Join me on this adventure and find out which famous novelist Is the new home owner.
Also please Follow me on Patreon and donate $1 per month to help me out with my Daily Adventure. My Patreon’s will get sneak peaks and behind the scene from all my vlogging locations. And at the end of every month If donate $5 or more I will send you a special gift.
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published: 16 Jun 2020
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Room filled with Auguste Rodin sculptures at the Palace of Legion of Honors
Donated by Alma & Adolph Spreckels in the San Francisco museum that she founded.
http://www.rodin-web.org/collections/major/legion_spreckels.htm
published: 24 Jul 2011
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Beautiful weekend of Spreckel organ concert at Balboa Park in Downtown San Diego
Beautiful weekend of Spreckel organ concert at Balboa Park in Downtown San Diego. Spreckels Organ Pavilion houses the open-air Spreckels Organ in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. The Spreckels Organ is the world's largest pipe organ in a fully outdoor venue. Constructed for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, it is located at the corner of President's Way and Pan American Road East in the park. Marvel at the sight and sound of the amazing Spreckels Organ, which consists of more than 5,000 pipes ranging in length from 12 inches to 32 feet. Housed in an ornate vaulted structure with highly embellished gables, the 100-plus-year-old organ comes to life each Sunday during free weekly concerts.
John D. Spreckels, son of sugar magnate Claus Spreckels, was one of the wealthiest residents in...
published: 03 Apr 2023
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Places to see in ( San Francisco - USA ) Legion of Honor
Places to see in ( San Francisco - USA ) Legion of Honor
The Legion of Honor is a part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The name is used both for the museum collection and for the building in which it is housed. Max Hollein currently serves as its Director and CEO. The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder Adolph B. Spreckels. The building is a full-scale replica, by George Applegarth and H. Guillaume, of the French Pavilion at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, which in turn was a three-quarter-scale version of the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur also known as the Hôtel de Salm in Paris, by Pierre Rousseau (1782). At the close of the exposition, which was located just a few ...
published: 30 Aug 2018
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Legion of Honor San Francisco City
Legion of Honor
Legion of Honor at San Francisco City.
The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder Adolph B. Spreckels.[1] The building is a three-quarters scale imitation of the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur also known as the Hôtel de Salm in Paris by George Applegarth and H. Guillaume. It was completed in 1924.
The museum building occupies an elevated site in Lincoln Park in the northwest of the city, with views over the Golden Gate Bridge. Most of the surrounding Lincoln Park Golf Course is on the site of a potter's field called the "Golden Gate Cemetery" that the City had bought in 1867. The cemetery was closed in 1908 and the bodies were relocated to Colma. During seismic retrofitting in...
published: 01 Dec 2010
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The Spreckels Family, Then & Today | San Diego Union-Tribune
The Spreckels family reunion is a time to recall staggering success while overlooking bitter rivalries.
MORE: http://bit.ly/SpreckelsReunion
The Spreckels family reunion is a time to recall staggering success while overlooking bitter rivalries.
MORE: http://bit.ly/SpreckelsReunion
https://wn.com/The_Spreckels_Family,_Then_Today_|_San_Diego_Union_Tribune
The Spreckels family reunion is a time to recall staggering success while overlooking bitter rivalries.
MORE: http://bit.ly/SpreckelsReunion
- published: 25 Feb 2018
- views: 1249
1:39
Who was the first “Sugar Daddy”?
The sweet history of the 'sugar daddy'! 🍭 #KinkyHistory
Originating from the early 20th century, this term was popularized by Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, a...
The sweet history of the 'sugar daddy'! 🍭 #KinkyHistory
Originating from the early 20th century, this term was popularized by Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, a woman known for her marriage to sugar magnate Adolph Spreckels. She affectionately called him her 'sugar daddy,' blending love and wealth into a phrase that's lasted over a century.
Alma Spreckels would become a prominent socialite and philanthropist in early 20th century San Francisco. Born in 1881, she gained recognition for her striking beauty and fashion sense. Alma played a significant role in the cultural and artistic scene of San Francisco, supporting various artists and institutions.
For a detailed exploration of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels' life and contributions, check out "Big Alma: San Francisco's Alma Spreckels" by Bernice Scharlach.
#History
https://wn.com/Who_Was_The_First_“Sugar_Daddy”
The sweet history of the 'sugar daddy'! 🍭 #KinkyHistory
Originating from the early 20th century, this term was popularized by Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, a woman known for her marriage to sugar magnate Adolph Spreckels. She affectionately called him her 'sugar daddy,' blending love and wealth into a phrase that's lasted over a century.
Alma Spreckels would become a prominent socialite and philanthropist in early 20th century San Francisco. Born in 1881, she gained recognition for her striking beauty and fashion sense. Alma played a significant role in the cultural and artistic scene of San Francisco, supporting various artists and institutions.
For a detailed exploration of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels' life and contributions, check out "Big Alma: San Francisco's Alma Spreckels" by Bernice Scharlach.
#History
- published: 09 Apr 2024
- views: 741
18:22
Eric B’s Daily Vlogs #788 - Walking Around Adolph Spreckles Lake In Golden Gate Park
Keeping with the Spreckles theme, today’s adventure is a walk around the lake that was dedicated to him in 1904. I end up doing a little bit more than walking a...
Keeping with the Spreckles theme, today’s adventure is a walk around the lake that was dedicated to him in 1904. I end up doing a little bit more than walking around the lake. Check out today’s adventure walking around Golden Gate Park’s Spreckels lake.
Still loving my Sony ZV-1
Also please Follow me on Patreon and donate $1 per month to help me out with my Daily Adventure. My Patreon’s will get sneak peaks and behind the scene from all my vlogging locations. And at the end of every month If donate $5 or more I will send you a special gift.
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Keeping with the Spreckles theme, today’s adventure is a walk around the lake that was dedicated to him in 1904. I end up doing a little bit more than walking around the lake. Check out today’s adventure walking around Golden Gate Park’s Spreckels lake.
Still loving my Sony ZV-1
Also please Follow me on Patreon and donate $1 per month to help me out with my Daily Adventure. My Patreon’s will get sneak peaks and behind the scene from all my vlogging locations. And at the end of every month If donate $5 or more I will send you a special gift.
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- published: 17 Jun 2020
- views: 90
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Spreckles Mansion | What Really Happened?
Spreckles Mansion | What Really Happened?
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I...
Spreckles Mansion | What Really Happened?
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- published: 17 Jun 2023
- views: 76
19:29
Exploring Legion Of Honor and Sutro bath with Little Known Truths
The Legion of Honor:
The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum in San Francisco, California. Locate...
The Legion of Honor:
The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum in San Francisco, California. Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,
The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder Adolph B. Spreckels.[2]: 9–10 After some persuading, Alma convinced Adolph to fund a museum project. To acquire more art and financial support, Alma embarked on to Europe and was successful in requesting donations of fine art from the French government and from Queen Marie of Romania, who donated a replica of her Byzantine Golden Room.
The building is a full-scale replica, by George Applegarth and Henri Guillaume, of the French Pavilion at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, which in turn was a three-quarter-scale version of the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur (also known as the Hôtel de Salm) in Paris, by Pierre Rousseau (1782). At the close of the exposition, which was located just a few miles away, the French government granted Spreckels permission to construct a permanent replica of the French Pavilion. World War I delayed the groundbreaking until 1921. Dedicated as a memorial to California soldiers killed in the war, the museum opened on Armistice Day, November 11, 1924.
The museum building occupies an elevated site in Lincoln Park in the northwest of the city, with views over the nearby Golden Gate Bridge and the distant downtown skyline.
The Sutro Baths
The Sutro Baths was a large, privately owned public saltwater swimming pool complex in the Lands End area of the Outer Richmond District in western San Francisco, California.[1][2]
Built in 1894, the Sutro Baths was located north of Ocean Beach, the Cliff House, Seal Rocks, and west of Sutro Heights Park. The structure burned down to its concrete foundation in June 1966; its ruins are located in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Sutro Historic District.
Once the largest indoor swimming establishment in the world, the Sutro Baths is now an eerie ruin, sitting in one of the most beautiful settings in San Francisco.
On March 14, 1896, the Sutro Baths were opened to the public as the world's largest indoor swimming pool establishment. The baths were built on the western side of San Francisco by wealthy entrepreneur and former mayor of San Francisco (1894–1896) Adolph Sutro.[2][4]
The structure was situated in a small beach inlet below the Cliff House, also owned by Adolph Sutro at the time. Both the Cliff House and the former baths site are now a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, operated by the United States National Park Service. The baths struggled for years, mostly due to the very high operating and maintenance costs. Eventually, the southernmost part of the baths was converted into an ice skating rink, with a wall separating it from the dilapidated swimming pools,[5] until 1964 when the property was sold to developers for a planned high-rise apartment complex.
A fire in 1966 destroyed the building while it was in the process of being demolished. All that remains of the site are concrete walls, blocked-off stairs and passageways, and a tunnel with a deep crevice in the middle. The cause of the fire was determined to be arson. Shortly afterwards, the developers left San Francisco and claimed insurance money.
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https://www.inside-guide-to-san-francisco-tourism.com/sutro-baths.html
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The Legion of Honor:
The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum in San Francisco, California. Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,
The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder Adolph B. Spreckels.[2]: 9–10 After some persuading, Alma convinced Adolph to fund a museum project. To acquire more art and financial support, Alma embarked on to Europe and was successful in requesting donations of fine art from the French government and from Queen Marie of Romania, who donated a replica of her Byzantine Golden Room.
The building is a full-scale replica, by George Applegarth and Henri Guillaume, of the French Pavilion at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, which in turn was a three-quarter-scale version of the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur (also known as the Hôtel de Salm) in Paris, by Pierre Rousseau (1782). At the close of the exposition, which was located just a few miles away, the French government granted Spreckels permission to construct a permanent replica of the French Pavilion. World War I delayed the groundbreaking until 1921. Dedicated as a memorial to California soldiers killed in the war, the museum opened on Armistice Day, November 11, 1924.
The museum building occupies an elevated site in Lincoln Park in the northwest of the city, with views over the nearby Golden Gate Bridge and the distant downtown skyline.
The Sutro Baths
The Sutro Baths was a large, privately owned public saltwater swimming pool complex in the Lands End area of the Outer Richmond District in western San Francisco, California.[1][2]
Built in 1894, the Sutro Baths was located north of Ocean Beach, the Cliff House, Seal Rocks, and west of Sutro Heights Park. The structure burned down to its concrete foundation in June 1966; its ruins are located in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Sutro Historic District.
Once the largest indoor swimming establishment in the world, the Sutro Baths is now an eerie ruin, sitting in one of the most beautiful settings in San Francisco.
On March 14, 1896, the Sutro Baths were opened to the public as the world's largest indoor swimming pool establishment. The baths were built on the western side of San Francisco by wealthy entrepreneur and former mayor of San Francisco (1894–1896) Adolph Sutro.[2][4]
The structure was situated in a small beach inlet below the Cliff House, also owned by Adolph Sutro at the time. Both the Cliff House and the former baths site are now a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, operated by the United States National Park Service. The baths struggled for years, mostly due to the very high operating and maintenance costs. Eventually, the southernmost part of the baths was converted into an ice skating rink, with a wall separating it from the dilapidated swimming pools,[5] until 1964 when the property was sold to developers for a planned high-rise apartment complex.
A fire in 1966 destroyed the building while it was in the process of being demolished. All that remains of the site are concrete walls, blocked-off stairs and passageways, and a tunnel with a deep crevice in the middle. The cause of the fire was determined to be arson. Shortly afterwards, the developers left San Francisco and claimed insurance money.
Ref:
https://www.inside-guide-to-san-francisco-tourism.com/sutro-baths.html
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- published: 27 May 2022
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19:38
Eric B’s Daily Vlogs #787 - 55 Rooms Spreckels Mansion That Is Now Occupied By A Famous Novelist
San Francisco is rich in history. Sitting in the Pacific Heights neighborhood is mansion that was built in 1912 is on of San Francisco's landmark #197. The Spre...
San Francisco is rich in history. Sitting in the Pacific Heights neighborhood is mansion that was built in 1912 is on of San Francisco's landmark #197. The Spreckles Mansion. Join me on this adventure and find out which famous novelist Is the new home owner.
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San Francisco is rich in history. Sitting in the Pacific Heights neighborhood is mansion that was built in 1912 is on of San Francisco's landmark #197. The Spreckles Mansion. Join me on this adventure and find out which famous novelist Is the new home owner.
Also please Follow me on Patreon and donate $1 per month to help me out with my Daily Adventure. My Patreon’s will get sneak peaks and behind the scene from all my vlogging locations. And at the end of every month If donate $5 or more I will send you a special gift.
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- published: 16 Jun 2020
- views: 955
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Room filled with Auguste Rodin sculptures at the Palace of Legion of Honors
Donated by Alma & Adolph Spreckels in the San Francisco museum that she founded.
http://www.rodin-web.org/collections/major/legion_spreckels.htm
Donated by Alma & Adolph Spreckels in the San Francisco museum that she founded.
http://www.rodin-web.org/collections/major/legion_spreckels.htm
https://wn.com/Room_Filled_With_Auguste_Rodin_Sculptures_At_The_Palace_Of_Legion_Of_Honors
Donated by Alma & Adolph Spreckels in the San Francisco museum that she founded.
http://www.rodin-web.org/collections/major/legion_spreckels.htm
- published: 24 Jul 2011
- views: 337
5:17
Beautiful weekend of Spreckel organ concert at Balboa Park in Downtown San Diego
Beautiful weekend of Spreckel organ concert at Balboa Park in Downtown San Diego. Spreckels Organ Pavilion houses the open-air Spreckels Organ in Balboa Park, S...
Beautiful weekend of Spreckel organ concert at Balboa Park in Downtown San Diego. Spreckels Organ Pavilion houses the open-air Spreckels Organ in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. The Spreckels Organ is the world's largest pipe organ in a fully outdoor venue. Constructed for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, it is located at the corner of President's Way and Pan American Road East in the park. Marvel at the sight and sound of the amazing Spreckels Organ, which consists of more than 5,000 pipes ranging in length from 12 inches to 32 feet. Housed in an ornate vaulted structure with highly embellished gables, the 100-plus-year-old organ comes to life each Sunday during free weekly concerts.
John D. Spreckels, son of sugar magnate Claus Spreckels, was one of the wealthiest residents in San Diego County. He supported the Panama-California Exposition, and during its construction, his brother Adolph B. Spreckels and he gave the organ pavilion as a gift to "the people of San Diego" and "the people of all the world" on December 31, 1914.They donated $33,500 ($906,281 today) for the organ and $66,500 ($1,799,035 today) for the pavilion. After Spreckels' announcement, a local orchestra performed Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, which was then followed by a 250-person chorus that sang pieces from Joseph Haydn's oratorio, The Creation.
On July 27, 1915, former President Theodore Roosevelt gave a speech at the organ pavilion in front of nearly 19,000 people. He touched on topics about world peace and his desire for the United States to maintain a minimum of 200,000 military members. He also requested that San Diegans permanently keep the temporary buildings set up for the exposition. Former President William Howard Taft also spoke at the pavilion to over 7,000 people on September 16, 1915. Taft commended the city on the architecture used for the exposition buildings.
John D. Spreckels also donated the services of renowned organist Humphrey John Stewart for the two-year run of the exposition. After the exposition, Spreckels extended Stewart's contract. When Spreckels died in 1926, the pavilion was used for his memorial service.
The U.S. Navy borrowed Balboa Park during World War II, and no organ concerts were played during 1942–1948. During the 1970s and 1980s, the pavilion fell into disuse and risked being demolished. Around $1.1 million were raised for repairs by the early 1980s from the city and a local nonprofit.
The organ was built by Austin Organs, Inc. as their Opus #453. In 1915, it had 48 ranks or 3,400 pipes, in five divisions, ranging in size from 32 feet (9.8 m) down to small pipes that were about the size of a pencil. The console had four manuals, and a pedal keyboard. The electrically powered blower had 20 horsepower, and was situated two floors below the pipes. Working pipes were located behind gilded pipes, most of which (apart from 15) were mute. Today, it has 80 ranks totaling 5,017 pipes and faces north to protect the pipes from the sunlight. The audience, therefore, faces south. Commercial airplane landings at San Diego International Airport occasionally compete with the organ's sound. #balboapark #sandiego #pacificbeach #sandiegoliving #california #oceanbeach #missionbeach #sandiegodogs #pointloma #dogsofsandiego #missionbay #oceanbeachsandiego #oceanbeachdogbeach #sandiegolife #obdogbeach
https://wn.com/Beautiful_Weekend_Of_Spreckel_Organ_Concert_At_Balboa_Park_In_Downtown_San_Diego
Beautiful weekend of Spreckel organ concert at Balboa Park in Downtown San Diego. Spreckels Organ Pavilion houses the open-air Spreckels Organ in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. The Spreckels Organ is the world's largest pipe organ in a fully outdoor venue. Constructed for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, it is located at the corner of President's Way and Pan American Road East in the park. Marvel at the sight and sound of the amazing Spreckels Organ, which consists of more than 5,000 pipes ranging in length from 12 inches to 32 feet. Housed in an ornate vaulted structure with highly embellished gables, the 100-plus-year-old organ comes to life each Sunday during free weekly concerts.
John D. Spreckels, son of sugar magnate Claus Spreckels, was one of the wealthiest residents in San Diego County. He supported the Panama-California Exposition, and during its construction, his brother Adolph B. Spreckels and he gave the organ pavilion as a gift to "the people of San Diego" and "the people of all the world" on December 31, 1914.They donated $33,500 ($906,281 today) for the organ and $66,500 ($1,799,035 today) for the pavilion. After Spreckels' announcement, a local orchestra performed Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, which was then followed by a 250-person chorus that sang pieces from Joseph Haydn's oratorio, The Creation.
On July 27, 1915, former President Theodore Roosevelt gave a speech at the organ pavilion in front of nearly 19,000 people. He touched on topics about world peace and his desire for the United States to maintain a minimum of 200,000 military members. He also requested that San Diegans permanently keep the temporary buildings set up for the exposition. Former President William Howard Taft also spoke at the pavilion to over 7,000 people on September 16, 1915. Taft commended the city on the architecture used for the exposition buildings.
John D. Spreckels also donated the services of renowned organist Humphrey John Stewart for the two-year run of the exposition. After the exposition, Spreckels extended Stewart's contract. When Spreckels died in 1926, the pavilion was used for his memorial service.
The U.S. Navy borrowed Balboa Park during World War II, and no organ concerts were played during 1942–1948. During the 1970s and 1980s, the pavilion fell into disuse and risked being demolished. Around $1.1 million were raised for repairs by the early 1980s from the city and a local nonprofit.
The organ was built by Austin Organs, Inc. as their Opus #453. In 1915, it had 48 ranks or 3,400 pipes, in five divisions, ranging in size from 32 feet (9.8 m) down to small pipes that were about the size of a pencil. The console had four manuals, and a pedal keyboard. The electrically powered blower had 20 horsepower, and was situated two floors below the pipes. Working pipes were located behind gilded pipes, most of which (apart from 15) were mute. Today, it has 80 ranks totaling 5,017 pipes and faces north to protect the pipes from the sunlight. The audience, therefore, faces south. Commercial airplane landings at San Diego International Airport occasionally compete with the organ's sound. #balboapark #sandiego #pacificbeach #sandiegoliving #california #oceanbeach #missionbeach #sandiegodogs #pointloma #dogsofsandiego #missionbay #oceanbeachsandiego #oceanbeachdogbeach #sandiegolife #obdogbeach
- published: 03 Apr 2023
- views: 417
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Places to see in ( San Francisco - USA ) Legion of Honor
Places to see in ( San Francisco - USA ) Legion of Honor
The Legion of Honor is a part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The name is used both for the...
Places to see in ( San Francisco - USA ) Legion of Honor
The Legion of Honor is a part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The name is used both for the museum collection and for the building in which it is housed. Max Hollein currently serves as its Director and CEO. The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder Adolph B. Spreckels. The building is a full-scale replica, by George Applegarth and H. Guillaume, of the French Pavilion at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, which in turn was a three-quarter-scale version of the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur also known as the Hôtel de Salm in Paris, by Pierre Rousseau (1782). At the close of the exposition, which was located just a few miles away, the French government granted Spreckels permission to construct a permanent replica of the French Pavilion, but World War I delayed the groundbreaking until 1921.
The museum building occupies an elevated site in Lincoln Park in the northwest of the city, with views over the Golden Gate Bridge. Most of the surrounding Lincoln Park Golf Course is on the site of a potter's field called the "Golden Gate Cemetery" that the City had bought in 1867. The cemetery was closed in 1908 and the bodies were relocated to Colma. During seismic retrofitting in the 1990s, however, coffins and skeletal remains were unearthed.
"Between March 1992 and November 1995—its seventy-first anniversary—the Legion underwent a major renovation that included seismic strengthening, building systems upgrades, restoration of historic architectural features, and an underground expansion that added 35,000 square feet. Visitor services and program facilities increased, without altering the historic façade or adversely affecting the environmental integrity of the site. The architects chosen to accomplish this challenging feat were Edward Larrabee Barnes and Mark Cavagnero."
The plaza and fountain in front of the Palace of the Legion of Honor is the western terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first improved road for automobiles across America. The terminus marker and an interpretive plaque are located in the southwest corner of the plaza and fountain, just to the left of the Palace. Dominating the classical plaza is "Pax Jerusalemme," a modern sculpture by Mark di Suvero.
The Legion of Honor displays a collection spanning more than 6,000 years of ancient and European art and houses the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts in a neoclassical building overlooking Lincoln Park and the Golden Gate Bridge. The museum contains a representative collection of European art, the largest portion of which is French. Its most distinguished collection is of sculpture by Auguste Rodin.
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Places to see in ( San Francisco - USA ) Legion of Honor
The Legion of Honor is a part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The name is used both for the museum collection and for the building in which it is housed. Max Hollein currently serves as its Director and CEO. The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder Adolph B. Spreckels. The building is a full-scale replica, by George Applegarth and H. Guillaume, of the French Pavilion at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, which in turn was a three-quarter-scale version of the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur also known as the Hôtel de Salm in Paris, by Pierre Rousseau (1782). At the close of the exposition, which was located just a few miles away, the French government granted Spreckels permission to construct a permanent replica of the French Pavilion, but World War I delayed the groundbreaking until 1921.
The museum building occupies an elevated site in Lincoln Park in the northwest of the city, with views over the Golden Gate Bridge. Most of the surrounding Lincoln Park Golf Course is on the site of a potter's field called the "Golden Gate Cemetery" that the City had bought in 1867. The cemetery was closed in 1908 and the bodies were relocated to Colma. During seismic retrofitting in the 1990s, however, coffins and skeletal remains were unearthed.
"Between March 1992 and November 1995—its seventy-first anniversary—the Legion underwent a major renovation that included seismic strengthening, building systems upgrades, restoration of historic architectural features, and an underground expansion that added 35,000 square feet. Visitor services and program facilities increased, without altering the historic façade or adversely affecting the environmental integrity of the site. The architects chosen to accomplish this challenging feat were Edward Larrabee Barnes and Mark Cavagnero."
The plaza and fountain in front of the Palace of the Legion of Honor is the western terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first improved road for automobiles across America. The terminus marker and an interpretive plaque are located in the southwest corner of the plaza and fountain, just to the left of the Palace. Dominating the classical plaza is "Pax Jerusalemme," a modern sculpture by Mark di Suvero.
The Legion of Honor displays a collection spanning more than 6,000 years of ancient and European art and houses the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts in a neoclassical building overlooking Lincoln Park and the Golden Gate Bridge. The museum contains a representative collection of European art, the largest portion of which is French. Its most distinguished collection is of sculpture by Auguste Rodin.
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Legion of Honor San Francisco City
Legion of Honor
Legion of Honor at San Francisco City.
The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and Th...
Legion of Honor
Legion of Honor at San Francisco City.
The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder Adolph B. Spreckels.[1] The building is a three-quarters scale imitation of the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur also known as the Hôtel de Salm in Paris by George Applegarth and H. Guillaume. It was completed in 1924.
The museum building occupies an elevated site in Lincoln Park in the northwest of the city, with views over the Golden Gate Bridge. Most of the surrounding Lincoln Park Golf Course is on the site of a potter's field called the "Golden Gate Cemetery" that the City had bought in 1867. The cemetery was closed in 1908 and the bodies were relocated to Colma. During seismic retrofitting in the 1990s, however, coffins and skeletal remains were unearthed.[2]
The plaza and fountain in front of the Palace of the Legion of Honor is the western terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America. The terminus marker and an interpretive plaque are located in the southwest corner of the plaza and fountain, just to the left of the Palace.
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Legion of Honor
Legion of Honor at San Francisco City.
The Legion of Honor was the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate and Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder Adolph B. Spreckels.[1] The building is a three-quarters scale imitation of the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur also known as the Hôtel de Salm in Paris by George Applegarth and H. Guillaume. It was completed in 1924.
The museum building occupies an elevated site in Lincoln Park in the northwest of the city, with views over the Golden Gate Bridge. Most of the surrounding Lincoln Park Golf Course is on the site of a potter's field called the "Golden Gate Cemetery" that the City had bought in 1867. The cemetery was closed in 1908 and the bodies were relocated to Colma. During seismic retrofitting in the 1990s, however, coffins and skeletal remains were unearthed.[2]
The plaza and fountain in front of the Palace of the Legion of Honor is the western terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America. The terminus marker and an interpretive plaque are located in the southwest corner of the plaza and fountain, just to the left of the Palace.
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