SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- Gap founder Don Fisher has abandoned plans to build a massive museum in San Francisco's Presidio to house his renowned modern art collection.
Two years ago Fisher and his wife announced plans to revitalize the Presidio parade grounds by building a 100,000 foot museum, sparking one of the fiercest fights over how to develop the former military base.
KCBS' Holly Quan reports
Fisher’s collection—more than a thousand works by Andy Warhol, Gerhart Richter and others—would sit in a largely underground building, a design decision driven by preservationists’ concerns about the historic character of the Presidio.
Public opposition also centered around parking and the traffic a contemporary museum might bring.
The Fishers are now considering other sites the city and possibly outside the Bay Area for their collection.
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