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A FREEWAY THROUGH THE PANHANDLE? IT ALMOST HAPPENED, UNTIL THESE HEROES STOPPED
IT

Peter Hartlaub
Aug. 26, 2023Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 2:33 p.m.

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Feb. 24, 1966: San Francisco citizens rallying against the proposed Panhandle
Freeway sit in the front row at a Board of Supervisors committee meeting.Bill
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The words “Panhandle Freeway” sound nonsensical in 21st century San Francisco.

In a city where citizens last year overwhelmingly voted to permanently close
John F. Kennedy Drive to car traffic, who would dare suggest adding a highway
through Golden Gate Park?

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