Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Tag: Windmills

  • Windmills of Portola

    Windmills of Portola

    Palega Park 500 Felton Portola District In November of 2013 eighty year old Palega Park underwent a $21.2 million Restoration. The Park’s new clubhouse features a mosaic mural by Kelly Ording commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission through the city’s two-percent-for-art ordinance. Located behind the clubhouse’s portico windows and visible from the street, Windmills pays homage…

  • Golden Gate Park – Windmills

    Golden Gate Park Windmills  The North Windmill  Queen Wilhelmina Park  The Murphy Windmill The Murphy Windmill Today There are two windmills in Golden Gate Park that served a valuable purpose when they were built.  When the park was first being developed the focus was on planting trees  to stabilize the ocean dunes that covered three-quarters…