Tessi, I appreciate the links. " Franciscan <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscan_Assemblage>" chert <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chert> - it's nice to know the nomenclature of that red rock we grew up with. I like to put names on thing & am always looking for sources of names for our native geology, insects and plants. I never thought of Wikipedia as a source for those. Thanks, Jim Tessi wrote: >ooops forgot this one >http://www.nps.gov/glca/historyculture/index.htm > > >On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 3:10 PM, James R. Smith <jim@historysmith.com> wrote: > > > >>Here's Chuck's response. He's a kid who grew up in the Mission and is >>also an author. I'm tickled that he's using our home area for the >>setting of his book. Can anyone describe the area in the early 50s? >>Sounds like fun! >> >>Thanks! >>Jim >> >>-------- Original Message -------- >>Subject: Red Rock & Glen Park >>Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:00:35 +0000 >>From: grandkee70@comcast.net >>To: jim@historysmith.com >> >> >> >>Thank you all for the nostalgic information you sent me. I have a couple >>of questions about this area that one of you may be able to help me >>with. I've learned it was part of or next to the Glen Park region and it >>was near 29th and Diamond Streets. Was there actually a large red rock >>at Red Rock? What was the place like, i.e. view, environment and >>especially what kind of trees were there if any. >> >>If you're curious, this is for a scene in a middle-grade fantasy >>adventure novel. >>Charles >> >> >>-- >> >>James R. Smith >> >>Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks >> >>ISBN: 1884995446 >> >>www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>----------------------------------------- >>Visit: >>NORCAL LIBRARY http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/norcallib.html<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Eyvonne/norcallib.html> >>NORCAL Genealogy Resource Center >>http://www.sfgenealogy.com/norcal/resourcecenter/toc.htm >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > > >----------------------------------------- >Visit: >NORCAL LIBRARY http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/norcallib.html >NORCAL Genealogy Resource Center http://www.sfgenealogy.com/norcal/resourcecenter/toc.htm >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- James R. Smith Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks ISBN: 1884995446 www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/>