(KRON) – San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park turned 154 right now. The park’s birthday is particularly important, because it ranked nineteenth amongst USA Today’s record of the most effective parks in the nation.

“What better way to celebrate a birthday than by being nominated as one of the best parks in the nation,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed stated in a celebration occasion on Thursday.

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Breed, together with different metropolis officers and group members, have been seen celebrating the park’s birthday close to the Conservatory of (*20*), the park’s oldest constructing. Celebrations included a mountaineering wall, a birthday cake, and extra. 

“This park is part of the cultural fabric of San Francisco. It’s a place to celebrate, relax, play sports, bird watch, see bison, catch a concert, and even swing dance!” Recreation and Park General Manager Phil Ginsburg stated.

Before Golden Gate Park, the park was initially named Outside Lands when the Park’s first Superintendent, William Hammond Hall, first started designing it in 1870. 

During the 1906 earthquake, the park additionally served as a campsite for some 200,000 displaced San Franciscans.

Since then, the 1,017-acre park has been remodeled from pure sand dunes right into a world-class park with areas for picnics and relaxations, athletic fields, artwork installations, 1.5 miles of car-free promenade, reside music, festivals, sporting occasions, museums, lakes, gardens, bison, monuments, memorials, kids’s play areas, and extra.

Today, an estimated 25 million folks go to the park yearly. The park boasts a number of distinctive gardens, together with the San Francisco Botanical Garden, the Japanese Tea Garden, Queen Wilhelmina Garden, the Conservatory of (*20*), the Rose Garden, and the Shakespeare Garden, amongst others. 

At the birthday celebration, the Mayor joined Rec and Park General Manager Phil Ginsburg to encourage all San Franciscans to vote for the park on-line. 

Anyone can vote as soon as per day till polls shut on Monday, April 8, at 9 a.m. PST. The top 10 successful parks will likely be introduced on April 17.

“Golden Gate Park is the City’s crown jewel, drawing San Franciscans, people from across the Bay Area and around the world to enjoy in its splendor,” Breed stated.

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