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Balloons, Monkeys, Lions, and Camels: The Long-Lost Magic of San Francisco’s Woodward’s Gardens

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Think P.T. Barnum’s Museum or the pleasure grounds of Starin’s Glen Island. In the 1800s, Woodward’s Gardens played a monumental role in the leisure time of San Franciscans.

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