Lloyd Lake (San Francisco)

Lloyd Lake, also known as Mirror Lake or Kissane Lake, is a clay-lined lake in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, named in memory of Reuben Hedley Lloyd, the park commissioner.[3] It is home to a wide variety of non-native, non-migratory birds. Birds to be found within the lake area include geese, Pekin ducks, Muscovy ducks, Campbell ducks, mallards, gulls and pigeons.[4]

Lloyd Lake
Location of Lloyd Lake in California, USA.
Location of Lloyd Lake in California, USA.
Lloyd Lake
Location of Lloyd Lake in California, USA.
Location of Lloyd Lake in California, USA.
Lloyd Lake
LocationGolden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°46′13″N 122°28′56″W[1]
Basin countriesUnited States

Architecture

The lake is home to some early San Francisco architecture: the remains of Alban Nelson Towne's 1101 California Street, Nob Hill house can be found by the lake, between JFK Drive and Crossover Drive.[5] After the 1906 earthquake and fire devastated the building, his wife presented the portico, popularly known as "Portals to the Past", to the park in 1909.[4] All that remains of the mansion are the ionic columns of the entrance, which stand in isolation.[6]

The site is mentioned in Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo (1958) as a place where Madeleine Elster (Kim Novak) enters a trance and becomes possessed. "Portals to the Past" also play a significant role in the novel License to Ensorcell (2011) by Katharine Kerr.

See also

References
  1. "Lloyd Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Lloyd Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. Pollock, Chris; Katz, Erica (2001). San Francisco's Golden Gate Park: A Thousand and Seventeen Acres of Stories. Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-55868-545-1.
  4. "Lloyd Lake". Goldengatepark.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  5. Myrick, David F. (2007). Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California: More on the northern roads. University of Nevada Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-87417-701-5.
  6. Fodor's San Francisco 2003: The Guide for All Budgets, Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore on and Off the Beaten Path. Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc., Univ. Press of Mississippi. 1 October 2002. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-4000-1051-6.
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