Ingleside history

W.E. Dugan assisted by Missionary Laura Sawhill, both of the old 2nd United Presbyterian Church in the Mission District organized the "Ingleside Sabbath School" on June 24th, 1907 to serve the refugees and small neighborhood that was beginning to grow up around the camp.

In 1908, the United Presbyterian Board installed Rev.

In January 1909, ground was broken on the new structure and the cornerstone was laid by Revs Dugan and Russell, along with Revs H.H. Bell and Rev.

On March 10th, 1910, the Ingleside United Presbyterian Congregation was formally organized with 39 charter members.

Ingleside Terraces as an entity goes back only to 1912 -- not a long history, but long enough that few present residents can recall it first hand.

McKnight, Ingleside built a Gymnasium in 1914 as a place for the community youth to avoid the influence of the pool halls and disreputable businesses that still lined Ocean Avenue.

In 1916 a hurricane destroyed many of the buildings that had built up in the town.

Most of the homes in Ingleside Terraces were actually built during the 1920's, and it was a sumptuous residential district until Depression years, when suddenly little was left of luxury living -- even in Ingleside Terraces.

In 1927, Humble Oil built a tank farm at Harbor City or Port Ingleside, and announced plans for a refinery in Ingleside.

More recent -- and more complimentary since they are disinterested views of Ingleside Terraces -- appear in Dobie's San Francisco Pageant (1933) in which he says "Within ten years St Francis Wood, Ingleside Terraces, and Forest Hill have come into being.

However, in 1940 Carl Flemer Jr. had bigger plans and over the years, the estate evolved into Ingleside Plantation Nurseries and later Ingleside Vineyards after stumbling upon the fact that our location and conditions are prime for growing high-quality wine grapes.

When Ingleside was incorporated, in 1951, it had a population of 850; today, it has more than 8,000 citizens.

Charles H. Washburn became Pastor in 1964 and creatively filled the pastorate by beginning many new programs, such as the Ingleside Senior Center and Child Observation Center.

DuPont followed and a local plant was built in 1973.

Bland helped to stabilize the situation, but church membership had dwindled to the point where there were only 10 members present at the annual congregational meeting in 1976.

Opening in 1980, under the direction of Doug Flemer, Ingleside Vineyards is one of Virginia’s oldest and largest wineries and produces over 18 types of wine from its estate-grown grapes.

A highpoint around this time was the Diamond Jubilee, 75th Anniversary Celebration, which occurred on June 27th, 1982.

July 31, 1983 was another important date, as many outstanding persons from our Presbytery and from across the country, joined in celebrating the ordination of our now full-time Pastor, Rev.

G. founded the Ingleside Community Center in September of 1986, with the assistance of Elders Carieta Cain and Earline Furlough.

Gordon founded the Thad Brown Boys Academy in the fall of 1998.

In January 2001, a Lilly Endowment funded nationwide study of local Church excellence identified Ingleside Presbyterian Church among the top three hundred outstanding Protestant Churches in the United States.

Streetwise: Urbano's Racetrack Urbano Drive is an oval laid exactly along the lines of the old Ingleside Racetrack, the last venue for horse racing in San Francisco. ( Jan 1, 2005)

Streetwise: A Boxer's Death Alex Gdovin died from a punch to the chest that stopped his heart in a boxing match. ( Jan 1, 2006)