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Patricia Walkup, a tireless community activist and founder of the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association passed away in San
Francisco on June 6, 2006. A committee of volunteers is working with the Arts Commission, Mayor's office, and City landscape
architects to create and install a permanent memorial on "Patricia's Green" in the form of a pylon. Written on the pylon will
be the story of how Patricia and many other San Franciscans worked over a decade to bring down the Central Freeway in the
Hayes Valley District. Today, the beautiful tree-lined Octavia Boulevard and public green at the upper end, replaces the double-decker
freeway that divided the neighborhood -- and is a model for what can be accomplished when ordinary citizens, City and State
officials work together.
Click on the links below to watch the three short videos on YouTube.
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Click Here to Download Memorial Booklet (pdf).
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Click here to play video.
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| La Boulange de Hayes opened in mid-October, 2007 |
French Bakery and Café Opens at Green
La Boulange de Hayes, a cozy French bakery and café, opened across
from Patricia's Green in mid-October, 2007. The sun-filled café specializes in French pastries, desserts, organic
coffee, brunch, sandwiches and salads. The distinctive "green" building at 500 Hayes (@ Octavia) is directly across
from Patricia's Green and Stack's. Welcome to the neighborhood.
CLICK HERE TO PLAY ENCOUNTERS TRAILER.
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| BIG PEACE IV by Tony Labat |
New Art Installation on Patricia's Green
We are delighted to have a new art installation on Patricia's Green.
The "Big Peace IV" sculpture by San Francisco artist Tony Labat was installed just before the New Year. It
will be on Patricia's Green through June, 2009. Mr. Labat has taught at the San Francisco Art Institute since 1985.
He is currently Chair of the New Genres Department. We are grateful to the Hayes Valley Art Coalition, Jill Manton (program director of San Francisco's Public Art Program), and to Mr. Labat. The photo here was taken
by Paul Olsen. See a larger photo and read about "Big Peace IV" by CLICKING HERE. You can learn about Mr. Labat and see examples of his works at his website: www.tonylabat.com
Glass Sculpture Dedicated to Patricia at Cadillac
Hotel
On September 19, 2007, a new glass sculpture was dedicated to
Patricia by her long-time friend - artist Mary Lynn Devereux-Bowman of Dallas, TX.
Mary Lynn and her husband Jim Bowman are the owners and proprietors of a hot glass studio in Dallas called Bowman Glass (www.bowmanglass.com). They received their formal training at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. When Patricia passed
away, Mary Lynn decided that the best way to express her feelings was through her art. In the written commemoration
which hangs on the wall next to the sculpture, Mary Lynn writes: "I give you what I have...my art, my heart,
and a tribute to you for the people of the city you love so dearly, San Francisco..." The sculpture is on display
in the lobby of the Cadillac Hotel where Patricia volunteered in the 70s.
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Click here to download a summary of the Memorial Celebration from the Hayes Valley Voice (pdf).
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Click to play "Clip of the Day".
Spirit in the Dark (Aretha Franklin)
Steinway Piano Donated to Cadillac Hotel in
Memory of Patricia
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On June 21, 2007, the Cadillac Hotel in the Tenderloin received a rare
musical instrument. A fully-restored 1884 Steinway Model D Concert Grand Piano arrived in the lobby. The piano spent
most of its life in a castle in Holyoke, Massachusetts. In April, it was purchased by Lee Walkup, brother of Patricia, and
shipped from New Haven to San Francisco. Click on the photo above for more info. Or, click on this underlined text to see the NBC11 news video segment from June 22, 2007.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD 4-PG BROCHURE ON HISTORY OF PIANO.
Donations Accepted
For Permanent Memorial
If you would like to help with the costs of a permanent memorial for Patricia, please click on the banner above. Donations
are now being accepted through the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association. Please go to the Memorial Fund page
for more information.
SF Recreation and Park Commission Officially
Names Park
The Recreation and Parks Commission voted unanimously on August 17,
2006, to name the park at Octavia Blvd. between Hayes and Fell Streets: Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley.
Thank you to all who worked to support the naming of the green by writing letters, getting signatures, and attending the meetings
of the Commission. Patricia worked with others for over a decade on the Central Freeway/Octavia Blvd. Project. The naming
of the green is a tribute to all who worked to create this beautiful gateway to the City.
Click here to download Rec & Park Minutes from 8/17/06.
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Site last updated on June 29, 2008.
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