Westwood Park's gateway pillars are now adorned with a bit more decoration.
The Department of Public Works purchased and installed two San Francisco historic landmark plaques Tuesday on the residence park's pillars located on Miramar Avenue at Ocean Avenue and Monterey Boulevard.
"Designed by Louis Christian Mullgart (known for his work at the 1916 Panama-Pacific International Exposition), these pillars welcome residents and visitors alike to our beautiful neighborhood," Westwood Park Association President Pauline Jue told The Ingleside Light.
The pillars were designated as Historic San Francisco landmarks in February 2024, but not without controversy.
When the landmarking proposal was before the Board of Supervisors' Land Use and Transportation Committee, it was advanced without recommendation because one supervisor took issue with Westwood Park's racial exclusions during the 1910s. The full board later passed the legislation.
District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar's Participatory Budget Program funded the plaques. Melgar also initiated the legislation to launch the landmarking process.
