Coit Tower - Satellite Oddity - San Francisco, California.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member veritas vita
N 37° 48.172 W 122° 24.358
10S E 552294 N 4184109
At the top of the 210ft tall Coit Tower which Stands on the 285ft high Telegraph Hill is an observation platform with spectacular 360° views over This great American Coastal city of San Francisco. For a better view of the City satellite is best.
Waymark Code: WMJHEX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2013
Views: 17

"Built to fulfill the bequest of Lillie Hitchcock Coit, who left funds to be used to beautify the city she loved, Coit Tower is an icon on the San Francisco skyline, a simple tower crowning Telegraph Hill overlooking the San Francisco waterfront.
Coit Tower visitors come here mostly for the views: sweeping waterfront vistas from the parking lot and observation deck, and for cityscapes best seen from the small park behind the tower.

Not to be missed are the murals decorating the lobby, considered to be one of California's best examples of depression-era public art. Part of a Public Works of Art Project, they were painted in 1934 by 25 artists. Done in Diego Rivera's social realism style, they are sympathetic portrayals of the daily life of working class Californians during the depression.

Because some people felt the murals were subversive and depicted "Communist" themes, the authorities delayed the opening of Coit Tower for several months. Already outraged by the shooting deaths of two strikers during the Longshoremen's Strike of 1934, the working community was upset even further by this delay, adding to the general distrust of authority.

The lobby murals continue behind a door next to the gift shop, up the stairs and around the second floor. This area is closed to the general public, except during free guided Coit Tower tours given by City Guides.

You'll often hear tour guides and others claiming that Coit Tower is supposed to look like the nozzle of a fire hose, but designers Arthur Brown Jr. and Henry Howard always denied it, and in fact, it looks more like the towers at London's Battersea Power Station, completed one year earlier.

Despite the fact that Coit Tower has an elevator, it is not wheelchair accessible because of the steps at its base and a short staircase between the elevator landing and the observation level.

The views from the top of the tower are not significantly better than the ones from the parking lot, so save your money for something else" Text Source: (visit link)


Opening times and fees:
Coit Tower Hours / Admission Prices:
•Hours: 10am - 5pm Daily
•$4.50 Adults
•$3.50 Seniors 65+
•$2.00 Children 6-12
•Children under 6 are free.
Website: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
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