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JFK Promenade Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California
A car-free route along a portion of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park has existed since 1967, when street closures began every Sunday, on many Saturdays and during holidays and special events, allowing park visitors of all ages and abilities to use the roadway free of car traffic. [from sfrecpark]
"Abstract Art" Mural 2022 "Crosswalk" Street Mural "Humpback Whale" Sculpture Flower Boxes Giant Knucklebones Large Koi Fish Art Moon Seal Triangles Yellow Chairs
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"Abstract Art" Mural 2022, Artist: Matley Hurd, John F. Kennedy Prominade, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Abstract art uses visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.[from wikipedia]

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"Crosswalk" Street Mural, Artist: Seibot, John F. Kennedy Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

For crosswalk safety, in the United States there is not much clarity regarding the need for a crosswalk to be marked or unmarked due to the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches, although each city might have its own rules.[from wikipedia]

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Giant Knucklebones, AKA Jacks, John F. Kennedy Promenade, Golden Gate Park, San Francsico, California

Knucklebones, also known as scatter jacks, snobs, astragaloi (singular: astragalus), tali, dibs, fivestones, jacks, jackstones, or jinks, among many other names, is a game of dexterity played with a number of small objects that are thrown up, caught, and manipulated in various manners.[from wikipedia]

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Large Koi Fish Art, Artist: Jeremy Novy, John F Kennedy Promenade, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Novy's most-established series of koi fish references propaganda posters and anti-authoritarian symbols in Chinese art under communism.[from golden mile project]

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Moon Seal, John F. Kennedy Promenade, Golden Gate Park, San Francsico, California

The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth.[from wikipedia]

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Flower Boxes, John F. Kennedy Promenade, Golden Gate Park, San Francsico, California

A flower box is a type of container in the form of a planter or box that is usually placed outdoors and used for displaying live plants and flowers, but it may also be used for growing herbs or other edible plants.[from wikipedia]

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Triangles, Artist: Unknown, John F Kennedy Promenade, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

A triangle is a polygon with three corners and three sides, one of the basic shapes in geometry.[from wikipedia]

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"Humpback Whale" Sculpture, Artist: Reuben Rude, Made from Reclaimed Wood, John F. Kennedy Promenade, Golden Gate Park, San Francsico, California

Like other large whales, the humpback was a target for the whaling industry. Humans once hunted the species to the brink of extinction; its population fell to around 5,000 by the 1960s. Numbers have partially recovered to some 135,000 animals worldwide, while entanglement in fishing gear, collisions with ships, and noise pollution continue to affect the species.[from wikipedia]

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Yellow Chairs, John F. Kennedy Promenade, Golden Gate Park, San Francsico, California

A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat, and a back-rest.[from wikipedia]


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