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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

Gallagher Square at Petco Park Transforms a Space and Community

Creating a concert venue and year-round community park

What was just a nondescript grassy area outside of Petco Park in San Diego, California, has been transformed into Gallagher Square, a concert venue and year-round community park. This transformation highlights what it can mean for landmarks to cultivate a different type of engagement that attracts residents and visitors in distinct ways. Improved Features and […]

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Pantoja Park Celebrates the Culture and Legacy of San Diego

Connected to the very first map of San Diego

As the oldest green space in the city, Pantoja Park represents one of the most distinct connections to the past in San Diego, California. By featuring such distinct features and monuments, it has become a place that is also inherently connected to the present community, cultivating a legacy set to last into the far future. […]

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The Bill Soberanes Wristwrestling Statue Uses History and Legacy to Transform an Intersection

The Legacy of “Mr. Petaluma” and hitory of Wristwrestling

Commemorating the founder of organized wristwrestling championships, the Bill Soberanes Wristwrestling Statue is a unique feature of downtown Petaluma, California. The landmark celebrates the legacy associated with a person as well as the history of an entire town, transforming what would otherwise be just another intersection into something much more. The Legacy of “Mr. Petaluma” […]

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Monumentous World: The Obscure and Outstanding Monuments in of San Francisco, California

The Fireman’s Memorial, statue of Abraham Lincoln, Pioneer Monument and more

The Ferry Building and Palace of Fine Arts are hardly the only notable monuments San Francisco, California. Experiences enabled alongside the Golden Gate bridge as well as efforts to adapt a larger legacy have ensured that both residents and visitors can engage with the city in notable ways, but there are countless other landmarks that […]

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Coit Tower Adds Beauty to the Skyline of San Francisco and Becomes an Icon of the City

The Legacy of a Gift to San Francisco

Sitting atop Telegraph Hill in Pioneer Park, Coit Tower provides visitors with a remarkable view of San Francisco along with numerous experiences inside and around a one-of-a-kind monument. Funded as the result of a bequest to the city, the tower has become an icon of the San Francisco skyline. It exemplifies what it can mean […]

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The Palace of Fine Arts Blends Landscape and Architecture to Draw Audiences of All Eras

San Francisco's Most Beloved Structure of the Past and Present

A monumentous structure that was intended to be temporary, the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco has become a permanent fixture of the city that blends classical architecture with the natural landscape in a way that has been able to resonate with audiences of multiple eras. This combination has enabled the structure to become […]

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