Blue Heron Lake

Blue Heron Lake circa 1920

Golden Gate Park, Stow Lake (now Blue Heron Lake) and the Rustic Bridge on the south side of Strawberry Hill [SF45 - Rustic Stone Bridge][This beautiful lake was named for W.W. Stow who conceived the idea and interested Collis P. Huntington in the plan. The lake is bordered by a roadway on its inner and outer edges and is crossed by two bridges, one of these being the Rustic Stone Bridge, shown in this view]

Photographer Unknown / Pacific Novelty Co. (Greg Gaar Postcard Collection / Courtesy of Greg Gaar)

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Keywords: postcard color lake park people boat
Neighborhoods: Golden Gate Park

Format: postcard,
Added on Dec 1, 2022

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