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Dennis Patton's metal sculpture is huge, and represents explorer Sir Francis Drake who discovered this area we call Marin, although nobody can prove exactly where Drake first came ashore.
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source: Wikipedia
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral (1540 – 27 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He also carried out the second circumnavigation of the world, from 1577 to 1580. He died of dysentery in January 1596 after unsuccessfully attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico.
His exploits were legendary, making him a hero to the English but a pirate to the Spaniards to whom he was known as El Draque, Draque being the Spanish pronunciation of "Drake". His name in Latinised form was Franciscus Draco (Francis the Dragon). King Philip II was said to have offered a reward of 20,000 ducats, about £4 million (US$6.5M) by modern standards, for his life.
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For moving people and freight, trains just make good sense. A BIG mistake to let them fall into disrepair in favor of our individual gas-guzzlers.
But construction of a 38 mile segment for the new SMART train route from Santa Rosa to San Rafael is expected to be nearing completion in 2016. A total of 70 miles will open eventually with a route from Cloverdale to the north and the Larkspur Ferry Terminal to the south. It will co$t a bundle.
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Big secret here--I've never ridden on a Golden Gate Ferry. When I admit that to a "local" they look at me like I am some kind of a nut.
That's San Quentin Prison in lower left.
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I think the ferry terminal has nice tubular architecture. I spiced the colors up a bit in Photoshop.
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