Custom Back Gate

Here’s Mary Revelli, Sunnyside resident and metalsmith, standing in front of her one-off custom gate for the back Joost Ave. entrance to the Conservatory.  She is pictured with then-Supervisor Mark Leno at the Gate Dedication Ceremony on September 15, 2001.  San Francisco Beautiful provided a grant that was matched by Mary’s in-kind donation design and metal smithing.… Read More

Timeline

Here’s a digital version of the historical interpretive board that greets visitors as they pass through the Conservatory’s porte-cochere.

Sunnyside Conservatory Interpretive Exhibit… Read More

Oldest Photo of the Conservatory

Look to upper portion of the photograph in the distance–about 1/4 of quarter down from the top edge–and see the oldest known image of octagonal Sunnyside Conservatory (with its original two wings). Just to the left of the Conservatory (in this detail) is Merrall’s original home (now 258 Monterey Boulevard). Our thanks to Greg Gaar for sharing this photograph with us.… Read More

Brown Bag Talks

Coming soon…

Featured Post Photo: Jeffrey Beall, A Brown Bag Lunch Sack. No Staple, 2010. Flickr via Creative Commons License.… Read More

Community Meetings

Three free public community meetings are permitted at the Conservatory each month.  Rental Fee Waived, but $20/hour staffing fee still required. Rental Information.… Read More