San Mateo's Central Park combines old-fashioned outdoor fun with cultural institutions
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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P The wail of train whistles adds to the charm of Central Park, the pride of downtown San Mateo and only a short stroll from the busy Caltrain station at First and Main. (article 5)
A miniature of the old Southern Pacific Coast Daylight that rattled within earshot into the 1960s, the Central Park train (10-child capacity) has been a lure for generations. (article 5)
Bianchi's train loops past Central Park's 19th century 900-foot-long ornamental ironwork fence on El Camino Real. (article 5)
At one end there's a small farm where kids can nose up to animals, and at the other, nestled in redwoods, is a miniature steam train. (article 4)
Wooded Wildcat Gorge, which divides highly developed Berkeley and the undeveloped hills of Contra Costa County, features a score of choice picnic sites, a historic merry-go-round, pony rides, a botanical garden, a golf course and Lake Anza. (article 4)
There are miles of trails in Tilden Regional Park, considered by many the jewel of the 59-park East Bay Regional Park District. (article 4)
How did this plot of swamps and rocky outcroppings become the most famous park in the world? In 1840, New York Post editor William Cullen Bryant proposed a plan for a new public park. (article 1)
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Story keywords
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Park, Tilden, CENTRAL, GARDEN, Lake |
Source articles
- A GREAT PLACE TO PLAY (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 700 words)
- A LOOK AT UNION SQUARE PARK (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 520 words)
- San Francisco's urban playground offers myriad options for recreation (sfgate.com, 06/04/2008, 1445 words)
- Berkeley's Tilden Regional Park a favorite of kids and hikers (sfgate.com, 06/04/2008, 980 words)
- San Mateo's Central Park combines old-fashioned outdoor fun with cultural institutions (sfgate.com, 06/04/2008, 986 words)
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