http://kalw.org en http://kalw.org/post/give-hand-golden-gate-park-band <p>Few civic institutions in San Francisco pre-date the 1906 earthquake. One is the cable car, invented here in 1873. Another one is <a href="http://www.goldengateparkband.org/Home.html">The Golden Gate Park Band</a>. It dates from 1882, when it was a support unit of the California National Guard. Now it’s a Sunday afternoon mainstay at The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_Gate_Park_-_Spreckels_Temple_of_Music_01.jpg">Spreckles Temple of Music</a> in Golden Gate Park.</p> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:32:50 +0000 Steven Short 15489 at http://kalw.org Give a hand to the Golden Gate Park Band