My little sister was born at Letterman Hospital in 1986. I remember having to get shots there when I was a child as well. I was really scared, and ran away. Somehow I managed to lock myself into one of the pay phone booths in the lobby of Letterman. No one could get me out, until firefighters somehow managed to unlock the booth. I still had to get my shots. I still have great memories of fishing at Torpedo Wharf. Back in the mid 80’s my dad would catch salmon on that pier. I would be able to walk around and explore the Fort under the Golden Gate, Ft. Point. As a kindergartener and first grader, I did so much exploring in and around Baker Beach. Going underground and treasure hunting in the bunkers and cannon batteries. I remember my dad buying me the Original Nintendo at the PX, and the Burger King opening up on the hill behind it, as well as the new commissary opening up next to Chrissy Field (as well as the “old” commissary closing). I remember my mom and her best friend taking me to the Toy Store on base, well, maybe it was a store that sold toys, to buy me toys to help me feel better when I had Chicken Pox. Holy shit! So many memories as I type. Part II has already ended and I’m still going. I remember a hidden tree house that I would go to on The Weeknd’s, way behind South Baker Beach Housing. I was just a wee child, and I remember that tree house being 100 feet up. It was probably only 20 feet up. I remember when they built the brand new playground in South Baker Beach Housing. I remember leaving the park one day, and walking around the fence of the National Guard Armory that’s to the immediate west of Presidio. There were many trips to Ocean Beach, Serramonte Mall, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, Lands End, Golden Gate Park. My mom would walk me to Geary Street and when we passed Sea Cliff, I would always see those mansions and tell her “One day, I’ll be so rich, I will leave there mom, and buy you and dad the house across the street. Nothing else in San Francisco looks, smells, or feels like the Presidio. I miss it being a hustling, bustling tiny military town. I would go on and grow up, and even enlisted in the Marine Corps. The Presidio is the only base I have ever come across that don’t have a closed down base. There were no gates or gate guards. There were no walls and fences that separated San Francisco proper from The Presidio. Man… these videos are being back so many memories and are actually making me cry.
@EllenJohnck4 жыл бұрын
Inspiring presentation and thank you from Ellen Johnck, RPA, recalling some wonderful days digging at El Polin Springs
@user-uj7kd6mb5b4 ай бұрын
Where are the Historical visuals of the way Crissy Field use to be? Not in 1900 or 2000, but 1960's ? Letterman Hospital, The PX the Commissary?
@akbarshoed Жыл бұрын
A colossal waste of time. People pretending to suffer because someone else suffered. 🤮
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My little sister was born at Letterman Hospital in 1986. I remember having to get shots there when I was a child as well. I was really scared, and ran away. Somehow I managed to lock myself into one of the pay phone booths in the lobby of Letterman. No one could get me out, until firefighters somehow managed to unlock the booth. I still had to get my shots. I still have great memories of fishing at Torpedo Wharf. Back in the mid 80’s my dad would catch salmon on that pier. I would be able to walk around and explore the Fort under the Golden Gate, Ft. Point. As a kindergartener and first grader, I did so much exploring in and around Baker Beach. Going underground and treasure hunting in the bunkers and cannon batteries. I remember my dad buying me the Original Nintendo at the PX, and the Burger King opening up on the hill behind it, as well as the new commissary opening up next to Chrissy Field (as well as the “old” commissary closing). I remember my mom and her best friend taking me to the Toy Store on base, well, maybe it was a store that sold toys, to buy me toys to help me feel better when I had Chicken Pox. Holy shit! So many memories as I type. Part II has already ended and I’m still going. I remember a hidden tree house that I would go to on The Weeknd’s, way behind South Baker Beach Housing. I was just a wee child, and I remember that tree house being 100 feet up. It was probably only 20 feet up. I remember when they built the brand new playground in South Baker Beach Housing. I remember leaving the park one day, and walking around the fence of the National Guard Armory that’s to the immediate west of Presidio. There were many trips to Ocean Beach, Serramonte Mall, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, Lands End, Golden Gate Park. My mom would walk me to Geary Street and when we passed Sea Cliff, I would always see those mansions and tell her “One day, I’ll be so rich, I will leave there mom, and buy you and dad the house across the street. Nothing else in San Francisco looks, smells, or feels like the Presidio. I miss it being a hustling, bustling tiny military town. I would go on and grow up, and even enlisted in the Marine Corps. The Presidio is the only base I have ever come across that don’t have a closed down base. There were no gates or gate guards. There were no walls and fences that separated San Francisco proper from The Presidio. Man… these videos are being back so many memories and are actually making me cry.
Inspiring presentation and thank you from Ellen Johnck, RPA, recalling some wonderful days digging at El Polin Springs
Where are the Historical visuals of the way Crissy Field use to be? Not in 1900 or 2000, but 1960's ? Letterman Hospital, The PX the Commissary?
A colossal waste of time. People pretending to suffer because someone else suffered. 🤮