George Washington High School: San Francisco
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If you don’t hear giant roars or witness raucous fans at
Washington (San Francisco), it’s for good reason. They might just be gawking at the breathtaking views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Tourists from throughout the world travel to gander at the golden structure, considered a national symbol and tabbed one of the Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. But the Eagles get to stare at it every day at practice.
Built in 1940 in San Francisco’s picturesque Richmond District, the stadium overlooks the Golden Gate, deemed by Frommers Travel Guide as “possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world.”
Called simply Washington High School Stadium, the field is also accented by a beautiful 2,500 square foot frieze with panels that depict both ancient and modern sports in the Olympics. Quotations from Plato and other philosophers are also displayed.
Three years ago, the field was updated with artificial turf, which helped attract the Miami Dolphins, who secretly practiced there in December of 2010 before a game with the Oakland Raiders. School wasn’t in session and no one other than the school’s principal and athletic director were alerted (They were sworn to secrecy). The 1968 Baltimore Colts, who lost to the Jets and Joe Namath in the Super Bowl, also practiced at the stadium.
