City of White Gold just filmed an interview with Terence Young, PhD, in the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco. Terry is professor of historical geography at Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is also author of the fascinating and intricate book, “Building San Francisco’s Parks, 1850-1930.” We brought him up from Southern California to speak on the Silver Age creation of one of the world’s magnificent urban greenspaces, Golden Gate Park. The interview was fantastic, and the setting of a Victorian conservatory as backdrop enhanced the filming. The Conservatory of Flowers dates to 1878, the oldest structure in the Park.
Dr. Young spoke about the park movement in the United States during the 19th Century, San Francisco’s desire for an unrivaled urban park, and the trials and tribulations of building a greenspace on top of the city’s inhospitable terrain. We can’t wait to share the video with you!
We also spent time filming throughout Golden Gate Park, trying to capture as much of the Victorian essence of the park as possible. We look forward to editing all of this precious footage together. Until then, please take a look at these pictures of the interview. We hope you enjoy! (Thanks to Nilanjan “Neil” Nag for the photography.)
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- Conservatory of Flowers
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- Soundman AJ Jimenez
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- Golden Gate Park
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- Director Geordie Lynch with Dr. Terence Young
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- PA/Grip Amy Puzia sets up
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- City of White Gold Interview #8
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- AJ attaches the mic
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- Inside the Conservatory of Flowers
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- Inside Victorian San Francisco
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- Checking out the film set
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- Interview with Terry Young
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- Interview on Golden Gate Park
