The Drum Barracks...
Named after Lt. Col. Richard Coulter Drum, Adjutant General of the Department of the Pacific in San Francisco.

The camel is a whimsical memorial to the U.S. Army's pre-Civil War (failed) experiment
at using camels in the Southwest instead of horses...
(Across the street is a recently opened camel-themed playground for kids)

Septemeber 26, 2013