I am a little behind on post processing of photos so I have retrieved these photos from the archives.

The arrangements that frame the Arguello Avenue entrance to Golden Gate Park have long been favorites of mine. It is only recently that I became aware that they were created by Bliss & Faville.

They were created for the 1915 Golden Gate Exposition in part because Arguello was a primary route from the Fair venue in what is now the Marina District to the Park.

There has been some damage to the sandstone and the terra cotta is murky with auto exhaust. It would be wonderful if they could be restored for their centennial.

Perhaps I should write the mayor.

Intermission - Arguello Gate

One of the things I most loved about my years in San Francisco was studying some of its history and the contributions of many gifted architects, especially those who restored and embellished the city in the years following the cataclysm of 1906.

Here are the works of a few of my favorites.

And While We're on the Subject...