Golden Gate Park was home to a great white shark in 1980 

In the 1980s, San Franciscans captured a great white shark and put it on display in Golden Gate Park. Sandy the shark spent five days in captivity - before the aquarium set it free.
Culture critic Peter Hartlaub dug into the Chronicle archive to learn more about the story that gained international attention.
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