California’s Golden Age comes Alive at Filoli
Ask any number of people on the streets of San Francisco if they know where Filoli is and you will be greeted with a shrug or a shake of the head. “What’s Filoli?” is the standard response. Ah! Filoli! Nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Woodside, California, is a huge estate complete with mansion and formal gardens, orchards and sunken pools. This is Filoli — a magnificent example of California’s Golden Age. Originally created in 1919…