I walked around the central campus of University of San Francisco/Lone Mountain. From the 1850's to the 1940's, Lone Mountain was at the heart of a complex of City cemeteries. Its original inhabitants -- all 47,000 of them -- were disinterred by the 1940s and moved to Colma. A lot of the granite and marble markers were "repurposed" into the City's various seawalls. The area became Lone Mountain College For Women, and ultimately absorbed into the Jesuit USF campus. Centrally located within San Francisco, but high enough you can clearly see the container ships parked on the bay as they await unloading in Oakland.
The school was locked up tight. Here are some things I saw.
Detail of the Ecliptic Armillary Sphere that sits on campus near the Lo Schiavo Science Building. Based on the sun, it can accurately determine the time of day, and the trajectory of constellations and other astronomical bodies.
Not a good thing to see anywhere. But this homeless person's bedding was nestled in an outside corner of St. Ignatius Church at USF. Below a large banner on the wall proclaiming the biblical quote: "I was a stranger, and you welcomed me." What would Jesus do?
The campus architecture ranges from classical to wavy-bendy.
Shrine to "Our Lady of Lourdes," built against the side of St. Ignatius Church at USF.
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