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Neighbors still say Hi in Village of Glen Park

March 23, 2021 by Bonnee Waldstein

If you think this headline was written today, think again.  Think about over twenty years ago, May 26, 2000, when this was the headline in SF Gate, followed by a rundown of the people and places that make our neighborhood cozy and warm.

After you read the SF Gate story, look at the “footnotes” that follow to see the changes that have happened in the past two decades. Also note, updates would be appreciated if anyone has current information.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Neighbors-Still-Say-Hi-In-Village-of-Glen-Park-2776464.php

  1. As everyone knows, Zoanne Nordstrom, who was president of the Glen Park Association, passed away on February 15. Hilary Schiraldi is the new president as of January.
Photo: courtesy of Roger Sanders
  1. The housing price boom continues unabated. It’s more of an explosion. The Glen Park News real estate report in the Winter 2020 issue noted the median selling price was $1,851,500, for a three-bedroom home. The highest sale price was $3,438,000, for a four-bedroom home. A vacant lot (including architectural plans) sold for $1,850,000 in March 2019.

  1. Cesar Ascurrunz, a neighborhood fixture, and famous citywide for always running for mayor with campaign signs on the roof of his car: Up until awhile ago, he’d stand outside his house on Miguel Street and greet passersby.

 

  1. Rick Malouf, owner of the Cheese Boutique, is thankfully still cutting and slicing hunks of cheese and discussing all manner of topics with local patrons. When fifGlenfit bought the building where his shop was, at 666 Chenery, good neighbors, the Daleres, offered their space a couple of doors down, at 660. Rick’s wife Nada is there more than before and their son Michael, a college student, rounds out the family business.

  1. Dentist Dan Gustavson had a new Glen Park Dental office built at 590 Bosworth and then moved his practice out of the Bay Area. It was taken over by husband and wife dentists Carlos Longa and Kimberlee Dickinson.

 

  1. The “hip new” Bird & Beckett Books & Records continues as the cultural anchor of the neighborhood since 1999. In 2007, owner Eric Whittington moved the shop from its original location at 2790 Diamond Street to its present spot at the former Glen Park Library at 653 Chenery Street. He had a lot of help from neighborhood volunteers who did the literal heavy lifting. Prior to the move, to help cover costs, a griddle was set up in front of the store and neighbors lined up to unselfishly eat pancakes and pitch in some funds. Wendy and Ed Ely, who’ve since moved to Antioch, were quoted saying they showed up because “We adore pancakes and books.”

  1. The Pritikin mansion, hidden from street view at 47 Chenery, remains the most mysterious property in Glen Park. Owned for many years by adman Bob Pritikin, it was touted as a museum and event venue. Use your imagination.

 

 

  1. Hong Sing is now Win Garden. In between it was Wok Plus (fact check needed here).

  1. Café? (“Café Questionmark”) became a new coffee shop, Café Bello, in 2004.

  1. The complex of the Canyon Market, Glen Park Library, and condos opened in 2006 at the site of the burned down Diamond Super. This helped usher in a renaissance in Glen Park, turning it from a sleepy neighborhood into a lively bustling place. It encouraged other new businesses, activity and an influx of new neighbors.

These are just a few of the changes Glen Park has undergone since 2000: We now have a remodeled recreation center, improved trails in the park, and a Greenway, to name a few.

What else can you think of?

 

 

 

Filed Under: Bird and Beckett, Businesses, Canyon Market, Editor's Pick, Glen Park History, Neighborhood, Uncategorized

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Glen Park Association is at Glen Park Greenway.
13 hours ago
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Saturday’s Glen Park Greenway Work Party is Cancelled.

“I’m very sorry to say that
we have cancelled our Work Party for this Saturday July 12, along with all organized volunteer activity on the Greenway until further notice.
As you may have read in the news, our fiscal sponsor, San Francisco Parks Alliance (SFPA), has shut itself down. Just as SFPA has shut itself down, the Greenway, as an organized part of SFPA, has also been “shut down.” We are busy looking for a suitable alternative fiscal sponsor that is willing to replace SFPA. That search is going well but it is a slow process. We had hoped to find temporary ways to enable the Greenway project to function responsibly as a community activity without a fiscal sponsor. Sadly, despite our best efforts and the help of many others in Glen Park, we have failed. That is why we must cancel our Saturday Work Party and discontinue future work parties and other organized volunteer activity on the Greenway (like weeding and watering) until further notice. We recognize that the Greenway is public open space and that the organizers of the Greenway project have no control over the activities of you or of anyone else on the Greenway. However, if you do venture onto the Greenway to satisfy your urge for outdoor recreation, please be aware that your activity is not in any way organized or sanctioned by the organizers of the Glen Park Greenway project. I’m well aware of the efforts that many of the
Greenway’s supporters are making to get the Greenway organized with a new fiscal sponsor and I’m confident that this will be arranged within weeks or perhaps a few months.
However long it takes, I will contact you with news of our progress.
Many thanks for all that you do for the Greenway.”

Nicholas Dewar, volunteer Project Director

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Wonder what’s stopping just organizing it separate from that non-profit. It seems like the volunteers largely come from Glen Park.

Glen Park Association is at Laidley Street SFO.
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It was a beautiful day for the annual #july4th celebration on Laidley street!

📷: Photos courtesy of Michael Waldstein

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