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Gardener Knew Artists Who Made Park Mecca (Part 11)
Tuesday, January 26, 1943 The Call-Bulletin presents, herewith, the eleventh of a series of articles describing the life and work of Uncle John McLaren, “father” of Golden Gate Park, who died here recently. The articles were written by the late J. Lawrence Toole. By J. Lawrence Toole As John McLaren entered the ninth decade of this life, those who knew him best and had known him longest agreed that if he ever could be persuaded to discuss the philosophy of his life he’d say simply: “I’ve always managed to be happy in my work and I’ve always done it the best I could.” Or he would say, as he has…