Coit Tower Info

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Coit Tower is located atop Telegraph Hill. The money to build it was donated by famous San Franciscan Lillie Hitchcock Coit. Lillie was a Bourbon drinking, cigar smoking card playing heiress who had a passion for fire and firefighters. Her passion for fires came from when she was saved from a burning building as a child. After that point she hardly missed a fire and was known as the official mascot of one of the engine companies.    Her family came to San Francisco as immigrants and she fell in love with the city. Aside from a stay in Napoleons court she spent most of her life in the city she loved. When she died, she wanted to leave something to improve the beauty of the city as well as honor fire fighters. So she left the money to build Coit tower on Telegraph Hill.    The tower is built on one of the most scenic locations in the city and towering 200 feet above the top of the hill, it offers views of the Embarcadero, Pier 39, The Golden Gate Bridge, Mt. Suturo, and the financial district. Since the tower is so tall it can also be seen impressively sticking out into the sky from all over the city as well. The Photo's in this gallery are of Coit Tower. The terrific views of all these places I left in the galleries for those areas.    The inside of the tower also has great art work located with in its walls. Frescoes inspired by Mexican artist Diego Rivera are a highlight a rather impressive ground floor of the tower. There are even guided tours of these murals, though I did not take one. Please e-mail any comments to

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