Starting out.
No one said this Presidio journey was going to be easy. As I begin my 15th year of participation in this fantastic experiment, I can reflect that this has been an historic period for the Presidio of San Francisco. Turbulent. Challenging. Many objectives. Many different interests to satisfy.
No one is his right mind would have started off on this errand knowing the difficulty. And so, beginning anew with year 15, it is fitting to step off into the unknown, fresh, with the wind at my back, ready to take the plunge again, just like the Fool.
What can this place, the Presidio, be? How will it turn out? We’ll try to answer these and other key questions about this important natural and cultural treasure in the days to come. Come on along and enjoy the journey.
– Doug Kern
Tags: vision
Nice job.
This fool is really a wise and adventurous idealist…with the passion and longevity to follow through on a dream for sharing the Presidio as we know it.: Today’s treasure spot: Wisser Court, in the Fort Scott area of the Presidio, named for the first commander of Fort Scott, Colonel John Philip Wisser. His family lived in the home on the main post that became General Pershing’s home, (site of a tragic fire). Wisser built the tennis courts for his two sons. This is in the area that is proposed for the Fisher museum… There are layers of history on the main post….take the time to discover them and then you will understand why a huge modern building is an insult to this already rich landscape!