Talk:Presidio of San Francisco

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great pictures. nice article. nice place Thanks Hmains 01:58, 25 July 2006 (UTC)


Apparently Jerry Garcia was stationed at Fort Winfield in the San Francisco Presidio until his discharge for bad behavior.

It seems to me there is very little info in this article about the actual military functions. Since it is sited as having the longest use, it would be nice to know what it was used for all that time, if anyone has info.Rikjoh 04:39, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Good point. Some information can be extracted from this site: Letterman's History jmswtlk 14:21, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Help! I don't get this wiki formatting for a major entry. Below is an historical chronology draft in response to Rikjoh. Also, I'll have the main historical references soon. Any advice or help formatting this? What you see is a cut and paste from a Appleworks file.

Okay, HIstoric Chronology and a brief "References" section have been added. The site still needs much more on historical architecture, which is the key reason the Presidio is a park, and it should have better photographs to illustrate the points made.

Thanks, Presidiopal 07:21, 10 February 2007 (UTC) Presidiopal

[edit] Correction needed

The "Governing Body" entry in the photograph at the top of the page is obsolete. I don't know how to change it because I can't find an "edit" button for that area. The correct entry is "Golden Gate National Recreation Area, National Park Service; and The Presidio Trust" . Can someone help post this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Presidiopal (talkcontribs) 01:03, 15 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Reorganizing Page

What do contributors think of the idea of shifting some of the Letterman Digital Arts Center material to the wiki page for that organization, eliminating it as a separate section, and replacing with a section "Major Organizations Located on the Presidio?" The section would list and describe the half dozen or so largest or more interesting tenants, such as the Presidio Trust, Gordon Moore Foundation, San Francisco Film Institute, Crissy Field Center, and future Walt Disney Family Museum, as well as, of course, the Lucas Center. This section could link to a directory with contact information for all tenant organizations on the Presidio. Your thoughts, please? Presidiopal 01:11, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Okay by me as long as you include the Thoreau Center (and any others that ought to be listed). Perhaps, the long history would be a separate page. And, it would be kept in sync with the LAMC/LAIR history page. jmswtlk 21:15, 27 March 2007 (UTC)