The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission on Wednesday settled on a final name for the new park that recently replaced the Upper Great Highway.
After about an hour of deliberation and public comment, the commission chose “Sunset Dunes” as the new name with four yeses and two noes.
Commissioners had five names to pick from: Fog Line, Plover Parkway, Great Parkway, Playland Parkway and Sunset Dunes.
Those names were selected from a list of more than 3,200 possibilities offered by the public. Criteria included evaluating the names’ connection to nature, history and the surrounding community.
Some names that didn’t make the final cut included Tan Line, Dune’s Day Park, Sandy Bottom and Drifting Dunes.
Out of the five final choices, most public commenters preferred Sunset Dunes because of its nod to the Sunset District where the park is located and the sand dunes that sit between the park and Ocean Beach.
Commissioners dwindled down the five names to three: Fog Line, Playland Park and Sunset Dunes. Playland Parkway was modified to Playland Park in the final vote.
Commissioner Larry Mazzola and Vice President Joe Hallisy voted for Playland Park as their favorite choice.
Hallisy wanted Playland Park because the name honors a former amusement park that was located along the Great Highway.
“Anyone that grew up in San Francisco in the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and 60’s had the opportunity to visit Playland at the beach,” Hallisy said. “It’s even more of a reason to salute that bit of history in our city.”
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