Cayuga Park
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Cayuga Park is a small park and playground in San Francisco
, located at the edge of the Cayuga Terrace neighborhood. The history, location and aesthetics of the park make it unique among the parks
of San Francisco.
The current aeshetics of Cayuga Park is largely the creation of Demetrio Braceros, an employee of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. Demetrios has worked on the park for over twenty years, transforming a barren landscape into a park that features lush vegetation, several trails and "themed gardens" and, most prominently, over 100 figurines, totem poles and statues as well as several observation decks, all carved from wood by Braceros himself.
After emigrating from the Philippines
in 1973, Braceros originally worked for a San Francisco law firm, but soon applied for a job as a gardener at the Recreation and Park Department. In 1986, Braceros was assigned to the 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) Cayuga Park, with the mission to "change the atmosphere"
.
Braceros himself said about the state of the park when he took it on, "there were prostitutes, drug dealers and crime. People got killed up there ... I thought to myself, how can I help this place?"
.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, located at the edge of the Cayuga Terrace neighborhood. The history, location and aesthetics of the park make it unique among the parks
Parks in San Francisco, California
-Federal:National Park Service*Golden Gate National Recreation Area , including**Alcatraz**China Beach**Fort Funston**Fort Mason**Fort Miley **Lands End**Ocean Beach**The Presidio, including***Baker Beach***Crissy Field***Fort Point...
of San Francisco.
The current aeshetics of Cayuga Park is largely the creation of Demetrio Braceros, an employee of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. Demetrios has worked on the park for over twenty years, transforming a barren landscape into a park that features lush vegetation, several trails and "themed gardens" and, most prominently, over 100 figurines, totem poles and statues as well as several observation decks, all carved from wood by Braceros himself.
After emigrating from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in 1973, Braceros originally worked for a San Francisco law firm, but soon applied for a job as a gardener at the Recreation and Park Department. In 1986, Braceros was assigned to the 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) Cayuga Park, with the mission to "change the atmosphere"
.
Braceros himself said about the state of the park when he took it on, "there were prostitutes, drug dealers and crime. People got killed up there ... I thought to myself, how can I help this place?"
.