Hi Jim, I grew up in the Noe Valley/Mission area, and we referred to the hills where Diamond Heights meets Glen Park as "Red Rock". Lots of apartments and condos there now, but there wasn't much of anything up there in the 1960's (uh-oh...my age is showing). Lots of space for kids to climb and explore, and we did! The only really "secret" thing I remember, besides it being a favorite place to play hide and seek, is that it's where kids went to sneak cigarettes. :-) But I'm sure it could have had lots of other "secret" uses for kids, because it wasn't really a place many grownups had reason to go. I'd be interested to hear other answers to your question. Pam Pamela Storm pam@sfgenealogy.com SFGenealogy.com www.sfgenealogy.com At 01:52 PM 6/30/2008, James R. Smith wrote: >A friend asked me about Red Rock as follows: > >As a kid, growing up in SF, I remember a lot of talk about "red rock" >which was discussed in hushed tones, like it was a secret place to meet. >Do you >have any recollection of this place. > >I've never heard of Red Rock in relation to the city. Has anyone else? >Chuck grew up in the Mission. > >Thanks! >Jim >-- >James R. Smith >Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks >ISBN: 1884995446 >www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/>
Hi Pam, That makes sense! Where I was in the late 50's, we hiked up to Bernal Heights. Kids always head for the high ground--but not always the high road. ;o) Thanks! Jim Pamela Storm wrote: > Hi Jim, > > I grew up in the Noe Valley/Mission area, and we referred to the hills > where Diamond Heights meets Glen Park as "Red Rock". Lots of > apartments and condos there now, but there wasn't much of anything up > there in the 1960's (uh-oh...my age is showing). Lots of space for > kids to climb and explore, and we did! > > The only really "secret" thing I remember, besides it being a favorite > place to play hide and seek, is that it's where kids went to sneak > cigarettes. :-) But I'm sure it could have had lots of other "secret" > uses for kids, because it wasn't really a place many grownups had > reason to go. I'd be interested to hear other answers to your question. > > Pam > > Pamela Storm > pam@sfgenealogy.com > SFGenealogy.com www.sfgenealogy.com > > > At 01:52 PM 6/30/2008, James R. Smith wrote: > >> A friend asked me about Red Rock as follows: >> >> As a kid, growing up in SF, I remember a lot of talk about "red rock" >> which was discussed in hushed tones, like it was a secret place to meet. >> Do you >> have any recollection of this place. >> >> I've never heard of Red Rock in relation to the city. Has anyone else? >> Chuck grew up in the Mission. >> >> Thanks! >> Jim >> -- >> James R. Smith >> Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks >> ISBN: 1884995446 >> www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/> > > > -- James R. Smith Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks ISBN: 1884995446 www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/>