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Portals of the Past is an unusual little monument at Golden
Gate Park. Standing on the shores of Lloyd Lake (just to the
west of the DeYoung Museum), these columns actually have an
interesting history. During the big earthquake and fire of 1906,
most of Nob Hill was flattened by the destruction. However somehow,
the entranceway to the mansion of A.N. Towne managed to remain
standing. It was later removed and brought over to Golden
Gate Park, where it still stands today, as a symbol of the perserverence
of San Francisco... working towards an optimistic future, regardless
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