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Everett Lueck

June 14, 2021 03:42PM

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This is a Gordon story from one of our board members at the Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Laura Gates. It also concerns Gordon's T Bird.

During the mid-1970s, when I was working in the Western Regional Office of the National Park Service in San Francisco, Gordon was the regional historian in the same division.

Here’s my Gordon story. In about 1976 federal legislation was in development to turn management of the Presidio in San Francisco over to the National Park Service when/if the US Army decommissioned any portions of that post. The legislative intent was to preserve the Presidio’s natural and cultural resources, and to encourage public recreational use in open land like Crissy Field. Many in the Army resented the legislation, and they resented any NPS presence on the Presidio. The relationship between the NPS and the Army was so contentious that our office was warned to stay out of the Presidio.

Gordon being Gordon hatched a plan with me (an architectural historian), and John Langellier, the director of the Presidio Army Museum. Gordon loaded the three of us into his T-bird (top off the T-Bird, or course, and I think the car was a first year model) and I did a true “windshield survey” of the historic buildings of the Presidio while Langellier added historical commentary and Gordon drove and chimed in more history. I took 35mm photos, hiding the camera when military vehicles were around, and taking copious notes on the dialogue between Gordon and John. I eventually wrote up a quick report for the files. But that was the first and only time I ever got to work out of a convertible. And a T-Bird at that!

Laura Gates

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Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	John West	April 13, 2021 04:44PM
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Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	Jerry474	April 13, 2021 05:06PM
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Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	Chris Webster	April 13, 2021 06:25PM
Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	LOGGERHOGGER	April 14, 2021 05:10AM
Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	JWrinn	April 14, 2021 08:55AM
Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	RDannemann	April 14, 2021 08:57AM
Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	BillGrierson	April 14, 2021 09:21AM
Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	Jerry474	April 14, 2021 09:49AM
Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	Ted miles	April 14, 2021 11:13AM
Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	nickgully	April 14, 2021 11:48AM
Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	Randy Hees	June 14, 2021 05:44PM
A few Gordon recollections	John West	April 14, 2021 11:20PM
Re: A few Gordon recollections	Randy Hees	April 15, 2021 12:20AM
Re: A few Gordon recollections	Tank Smith	April 16, 2021 08:59AM
Re: A few Gordon recollections	Ernie Barney	April 16, 2021 08:14PM
Gordon's Chili Line book	John West	April 17, 2021 12:17AM
Re: Gordon's Chili Line book	Colorado76	April 17, 2021 01:38PM
Re: Gordon's Chili Line book	Jerry474	April 17, 2021 03:07PM
Gordon and his perloined motorcar	John West	June 14, 2021 09:28PM
Re: A few Gordon recollections	Everett Lueck	June 14, 2021 03:42PM
Re: A few Gordon recollections	Earl	June 14, 2021 05:13PM
Gordon's T-bird	John West	June 14, 2021 09:35PM
Re: Gordon's T-bird?	Russo Loco	June 15, 2021 01:25AM
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Re: Gordon's 15 mpq T-bird . . .	Earl	June 17, 2021 09:53PM
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The THUNDERTURTLE	John West	June 17, 2021 10:20PM
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Gordon's very first railroad publication	John West	June 15, 2021 05:10PM
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Re: Russ and Roger's very first business venture . . .	Ted miles	June 16, 2021 05:11PM
Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	K.ITTY	June 17, 2021 03:34PM
Re: Gordon S. Chappell, 1939-2021.	John West	June 17, 2021 05:50PM

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