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Location

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

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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.

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Latest Observations

Id	Date Entered	Park		Location	Condition	Status
12545	06/09/2010	Victoria Manalo Draves Park		Lawn	Mowing Needed	Closed - ParkScan addressed	View
12320	02/25/2010	Victoria Manalo Draves Park		Playground	Graffiti	Closed - ParkScan addressed	View
12319	02/25/2010	Victoria Manalo Draves Park		Playground	Cleanliness	Closed - ParkScan addressed	View

Park Groups

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

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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.

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