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Victoria Manalo Draves Park (Select Another Park)

Location

Folsom St. and between Columbia Square St. and Sherman St

Alternative Names

Park Facilities

Victoria Manalo Draves Park, a two acre park in SOMA, opened in October, 2006. It is located on Folsom Street between 6th and 7th streets.

The park features a ball field, basketball court, bathrooms, a childrens' play area featuring a teepee-style jungle gym and a slide, a community garden, a landscaped area, picnic area, and play field.

Recently featured in the park was a remarkable piece of public art: Stan, Submerging Man. The Friends of VMD Park partnered with Black Rock Arts Foundation to bring the sculpture into the new park for a few months in 2007. The sculpture, designed by Finley Fryer, is a 18-foot-tall sculpture of a bell diver, covered with 45 rpm vintage records. The park also includes a cement lounge furniture that replicates couches and living room furniture.

Draves Park is owned by the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department.

Links

See this park's maintenance grade here:
http://www.sfnpc.org/files/IndividualParkResults.pdf

Source: FY07-08 Parks Annual Report by Controller's Office



Park Map

Map of Victoria Manalo Draves Park

Park Photos


Photo of Victoria Manalo Draves Park

Photo of Victoria Manalo Draves Park

Photo of Victoria Manalo Draves Park

Photo of Victoria Manalo Draves Park

Latest Observations

Id Date Entered Park   Location Condition Status
12228 02/01/2010 Victoria Manalo Draves Park Photo Other Broken/Damaged Open - Added to work order system View
12227 02/01/2010 Victoria Manalo Draves Park Photo Other Graffiti Open - Added to work order system View
12226 02/01/2010 Victoria Manalo Draves Park Photo Other Graffiti Open - Added to work order system View

Park Groups

Friends of Victoria Manalo Draves Park
Jason Ortega, SOMCAN
(415) 348-1945, jortega@somcan.org
or
Troy Christensen
troy@mysustainablecity.org

Group Activities





Additional Information

Muni access:

8X/8AX/8BX-Bayview Express -- Harrison and 6th Streets.

14X-Mission Express -- Harrison and 6th Streets.

12-Folsom, 19-Polk, 27-Bryant and 47-Van Ness -- Harrison and 7th Streets.


The park is named for Victoria Manalo Draves, the first Filipina to compete in the Olympic games. In 1948, she won gold metals in both the springboard and platform diving events. She has been an important role-model in the Asian American community.



To find the staffing schedule for this park, click here. Choose the park name from the alphabetical scroll-down menu on the Staffing page.