South San Francisco Hillside Sign - South San Francisco, CA
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ucdvicky
N 37° 39.812 W 122° 25.090
10S E 551315 N 4168643
South San Francisco's sign on the hill.
Waymark Code: WM30VA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2008
Views: 61
"South San Francisco is not known as a tourist destination, but a key landmark of the city is visible to anyone who travels along the San Francisco Peninsula or travels through the nearby San Francisco International Airport. Sign Hill, near San Bruno Mountain State Park has huge letters on its mountainside which read: "SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO THE INDUSTRIAL CITY". The letters are made of concrete and sit flush with the hillside (in contrast to the raised steel letters of the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles). A discontinued tradition involved painting the "c"s on the sign blue and the "s"s red in significance of the annual "Big Game" played by Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. However, a new tradition has replaced it. Every year South San Francisco High School plays their rival El Camino High School (South San Francisco) (both schools are located in South San Francisco) in the Bell game, the last game of the season for both teams. It is said that students from South City paint the "SC" in blue before the start of the Bell Game. South City now holds a 40-6-1 record on El Camino after their 24-8 win this year. (40 wins, 6 losses, and 1 tie)" - Wikipedia
County / Borough / Parish: San Mateo
Year listed: 1996
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Recreation & culture
Current function: Recreation & Culture
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Street address: Not listed
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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