VIDEO: DroneView7 flies over renovated Alamo Square Park in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- After a year-long renovation, San Francisco's Alamo Square Park is set to reopen. ABC7 News got special permission to fly DroneView7 over the park Wednesday morning.

The city spent $5 million to replace the grass with a drought-resistant type. They also installed new benches, a water bottle filling station and updated bathrooms. The park offers breathtaking views of the city skyline, framed by the famous row of Painted Ladies.

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VIDEO: SF's historic Alamo Square Park reopens after multi-million dollar renovation

It's back in business and accessible to tourists and all of us once again - a little piece of history from which San Franciscans watched their city burn following the 1906 quake.