14 7 / 2008
Save the Historic Heart of the Presidio
The Fisher family proposal for a contemporary art museum on the Main Post of the Presidio is so grotesquely out of character as to be an insulting project of pure vanity. If they could possibly refrain from desecrating our National Historic Landmark public park and the birthplace of San Francisco, that would be great. Kthx.
(I’m not opposed to the cultural value of such a museum, even in the Presidio where there is arguably some room for such a development. But the Presidio Trust is bound to observe federal guidelines for historic structures and they have limits on adding to the building stock within the park. Demolishing existing historic fabric to build this hideous ass Wal Mart Lite is just offensive.)
I’ll probably be at the hearing, tonight 6:30PM at 385 Moraga Ave in the Presidio. I don’t expect anyone I know to be interested in joining me, but if you’re feeling civically inclined…
