San Francisco Skyline: Telegraph Hill

            The skyline of San Francisco featuring a prominent landmark, Coit Tower.  In 1933 Coit Tower was constructed in Pioneer Park atop Telegraph Hill in San Francisco as a city beautification project, immediately becoming a landmark attracting tourists.  The art deco tower, 210 feet of unpainted reinforced concrete, was designed by architects Arthur Brown, Jr. and Henry Howard.  It was built at the bequest of Lillie Hitchcock Coit who had left one-third of her estate to the City "to be expended in an appropriate manner for the purpose of adding to the beauty of the city which I have always loved".  Contrary to popular opinion, the tower was not designed to resemble a fire hose nozzle. This belief persists in part because of Lillie Hitchcock Coit's affinity with the San Francisco fire fighters of the day.
   

Taken in: United States / California / San Francisco / Telegraph Hill (show map)

Taken on: November 19, 2008

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Camera: Nikon D70, f/14.0, 1/50 sec, 390mm (=585mm), ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

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