Burnham proposed the land ( from the hill extending to the Bay ) should be set aside as a park he named '' ' Visitacion Park ' '' in a report submitted to the Board of Supervisors in September 1905 . In the wake of the April 1906 earthquake and fire , however , Burnham 's plans were shelved . The park was created in 1915 . Burnham 's plans also called for a neighboring University Mound Park , which became John McLaren Park in 1926
April 1906 earthquake and fire
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Bayview Park, San Francisco