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Inside the new Glen Canyon Rec Center

April 25, 2017 by Heather World

The big news at the last Glen Park Association General Assembly meeting was that our 1930s-era recreation center building is set to re-open Monday, June 5, following a $14 million renovation.

Missed the meeting? You can get a sneak preview of the inside of the building by clicking here to see pictures supplied by Project Manager Brett Desmarais. You can read Corresponding Secretary Bonnee Waldstein’s account of Desmarais’s presentation by clicking here. Finally, you can give feedback to Desmarais by emailing him at brett.desmarais@sfgov.org.

Here are his answers to questions that required some research on his part:

Q: Will there be a pet drinking fountain?
A: Yes, in the plaza by the building entrance.

Q: Will there be benches in the rear of the building?
A: Yes, there are several log benches on the canyon-side of the building.

Q: Will there be picnic tables in addition to the ones by the playground?
A: Yes, there will several in the field under the trees, as well as two more in the plaza on the west side of the building.*

*I am still determining which if any of these will be unpermitted tables.

Filed Under: Glen Canyon Park, Recreation and Parks Department

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Gary McCoy – Monday 5/11 @6:00PM

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Michael Nguyen 5/19 @6:00PM 

Darshini Patel 5/20 @6:00PM 


Arlington Path Weeding Day
100 block of Arlington
Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m. to noon
Meet on Arlington at Charles
Coffee, gloves & tools provided



Birding and History in Glen Canyon Park
With the Golden Gate Bird Alliance
Co-Led by Evelyn Rose, Founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project
Saturday, May 23, 2026, 8 to 11 a.m.
Annual Birdathon fundraiser for the
Golden Gate Bird Alliance
Donation: $100 per person.
Learn more and register here



Yappy Hour at Critter Fritters
with special guest Scott Wiener
Thursday June 11 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
670 Chenery


Monthly cleanup on the Greenway
First Saturday of the Month (usually).
Click here to learn more


Friends of Glen Canyon’s
Glen Canyon Habitat Restoration
Every third Saturday 9:30 a.m to noon
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It was a busy day with @bernalcutsf weeding and mulching Lyell Hill….so that the hill is beautiful in time for the Bosworth/Lyell mural!
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It was a busy day with @bernalcutsf  weeding and mulching Lyell Hill….so that the hill is beautiful in time for the Bosworth/Lyell mural! 
And a big thanks to @sfpublicworks for their support! And thank you to all the volunteers who helped out!! 

#bernalcut #bosworthlyellhill #sfpublicworks #glenparksf
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TUESDAY IS FREE MOVE NIGHT at the Glen Park Rec Center!

Starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in the 1978 American musical romantic comedy film GREASE!

Showing at 6PM at the Glen Park Rec Center, 70 Elk Street ( indoors)

FYI …”In 2020, Grease was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ‘culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant’ “
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TUESDAY IS FREE MOVE NIGHT at the Glen Park Rec Center! 

Starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in the 1978 American musical romantic comedy film GREASE! 

Showing at 6PM at the Glen Park Rec Center, 70 Elk Street ( indoors)

FYI …”In 2020, Grease was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ‘culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant’ “
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