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Article #290: An Introduction to Coit Tower

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Coit Tower is a typical San Francisco San Francisco, as Lillie Coit was a
landmark located on Telegraph Hill to the lifelong enthusiast of the fire
north side of the Financial District. department. However, in spite of the
Coit Tower could be seen from many places tower's similarity to a fire nozzle, many
of the city, and is reachable via a steep historians agree that Coit Tower was just
road and from the usual walking path. built to improve the beauty of the city.
Coit Tower stands 180 feet tall, and many Coit Tower is as well surrounded by steep
visitors like to contact the top of the sceneries grounds which are as well
tower for eye-catching looks of San pretty pleasant to be walked through.
Francisco and the nearby areas. Coit Visitors to Coit Tower could take a
Tower as well features a series of murals pulley to the top, appreciating the mind
painted in the Works Progress blowing murals along the way. The murals
Administration, portraying local have been reinstated and as well
occupations and neighborhoods. particularly treated so that they would
Coit Tower was built with funds provided always remain integral, and are
by Elizabeth Wythe considered a very vital part of the
Lillie Hitchcock Coit, who donated a history of San Francisco. Among other
third of her fortune upon her death things, the murals portray farmers in the
during 1929 to smarten the city of San fields, a bank robbery, and a view into
Francisco. Lillie Coit was a world the port, a busy city street, and a lot
voyager, and brought back many relics of variety of other scenes as well. San
from her experiences, but in fact Francisco Shuttle Tours are accessible of
regarded San Francisco as her true home Coit Tower in which the murals are
and desired to stay a permanent legacy to explained in detail. The walk is
the city. The funds were used to build extremely physically demanding, and space
two memorials: Coit Tower, and a for cars is also limited. Getting to Coit
sculpture in Washington Square that Tower is well values the attempt,
depicts three firemen. however, as visitors are content with a
It is generally believed that Coit Tower peaceful setting and the striking views
was built as a memorial to the firemen of of a beautiful city.






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