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Ken Shattock writes:
Frank Dee was Secretary of the Golden Gate Live Steamers in 1948. Frank was credited with being the individual responsible for convincing the Eastbay Regional Park District to allow the [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]] the use of several acres of land in Oakland's Redwood Regional Park on which to build an outdoor track some 1330-feet in length.  Frank also built a 3/4-inch scale model of an SP 4400 model with the streamlined casing. It was absolutely beautiful.


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File:WalterBrown FrankDee VicShattocksBasement.jpg|(L to R) "Walter Brown" & "Frank Dee", taken in Vic Shattock's basement. Photo provided by Ken Shattock.
File:TomStambaugh FrankDee.jpg|A beloved Live Steamer to many--the late "Tom Stambaugh" along with the late "Frank Dee". From the Harry Dixon collection.  
File:TomStambaugh FrankDee.jpg|A beloved Live Steamer to many--the late "Tom Stambaugh" along with the late "Frank Dee". From the Harry Dixon collection.  
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Revision as of 09:10, 17 June 2013


Ken Shattock writes:

Frank Dee was Secretary of the Golden Gate Live Steamers in 1948. Frank was credited with being the individual responsible for convincing the Eastbay Regional Park District to allow the Golden Gate Live Steamers the use of several acres of land in Oakland's Redwood Regional Park on which to build an outdoor track some 1330-feet in length. Frank also built a 3/4-inch scale model of an SP 4400 model with the streamlined casing. It was absolutely beautiful.