Coit Tower National Historic Site - Revision history

Lisaruth: updated angel island link on photo looking toward it

2024-07-19T22:03:41Z

updated angel island link on photo looking toward it

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	[[Image:Coit view n angel-isl 9967.jpg]]		[[Image:Coit view n angel-isl 9967.jpg]]

	'''Northerly, Pier 39, [[~~The Curious Ruins of~~ Angel Island\|Angel Island]] and Alcatraz'''		'''Northerly, Pier 39, [[Angel Island ("Wood Island")\|Angel Island]] and Alcatraz'''

	[[Image:Coit view e yb-isl baybrd ti 9950.jpg]]		[[Image:Coit view e yb-isl baybrd ti 9950.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: fixed #5 of common myths as per Jon Golinger and National Historic Register corrections...

2021-02-09T00:13:23Z

fixed #5 of common myths as per Jon Golinger and National Historic Register corrections...

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	Hitchcock Coit, who died in 1929. Coit bequeathed a third of her estate, nearly $100,000, to the		Hitchcock Coit, who died in 1929. Coit bequeathed a third of her estate, nearly $100,000, to the
	City of San Francisco to be used for city beautification. Contrary to many published accounts,		City of San Francisco to be used for city beautification. Contrary to many published accounts,
	Coit Tower was not intended to be a memorial to the City’s firefighters~~, many of whom served as volunteers and some~~ who died in the five major [[FIRE!\|fires]] in San Francisco history, although some have chosen to celebrate it as such over the years. But, as we locals know, the fluted tower was not constructed to resemble a fire hose.		Coit Tower was not intended to be a memorial to the City’s firefighters who died in the five major [[FIRE!\|fires]] in San Francisco history, although some have chosen to celebrate it as such over the years. But, as we locals know, the fluted tower was not constructed to resemble a fire hose.

	4. The present gift shop at the tower served for years as a broom closet		4. The present gift shop at the tower served for years as a broom closet

Ccarlsson: fixed #5 of common myths as per Jon Golinger and National Historic Register corrections...

2021-02-09T00:12:26Z

fixed #5 of common myths as per Jon Golinger and National Historic Register corrections...

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	2. The tower is constructed of three concrete cylinders one inside the other.		2. The tower is constructed of three concrete cylinders one inside the other.

	3. ~~The tower~~ was ~~constructed between 1932 and 1933~~, as a memorial to the ~~volunteer firemen~~ who died in the five major [[FIRE!\|fires]] in San Francisco history. But, as we locals know, the fluted tower was not constructed to resemble a fire hose.		3. Completed in October 1933, Coit Memorial Tower was made possible by the generosity of Lillie
			Hitchcock Coit, who died in 1929. Coit bequeathed a third of her estate, nearly $100,000, to the
			City of San Francisco to be used for city beautification. Contrary to many published accounts,
			Coit Tower was not intended to be a memorial to the City’s firefighters, many of whom served as volunteers and some who died in the five major [[FIRE!\|fires]] in San Francisco history, although some have chosen to celebrate it as such over the years. But, as we locals know, the fluted tower was not constructed to resemble a fire hose.

	4. The present gift shop at the tower served for years as a broom closet		4. The present gift shop at the tower served for years as a broom closet

Ccarlsson: added many new OpenSFHistory photos and categories

2020-01-18T04:50:36Z

added many new OpenSFHistory photos and categories

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 [[Lillie Coit's Tribute to Pyromania|Prev. Document]]   [[Television invented in San Francisco!? |Next Document]]
-[[category:North Beach]] [[category:2000s]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:buildings]] [[category:Telegraph Hill]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:2010s]]
+[[category:North Beach]] [[category:2000s]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:buildings]] [[category:Telegraph Hill]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:2010s]] [[category:Landmarks]] [[category:Monuments]]

Aiobrec13: Changed credits from Greg Garr to Private Collection

2014-06-17T22:07:23Z

Changed credits from Greg Garr to Private Collection

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	'''A juxtaposition of photos from the same spot, taken in 1917 and 1994, at Montgomery Street and Green Street... as you can see the exact spot where the photo was taken in 1917 no longer exists and is now air space!'''		'''A juxtaposition of photos from the same spot, taken in 1917 and 1994, at Montgomery Street and Green Street... as you can see the exact spot where the photo was taken in 1917 no longer exists and is now air space!'''

	''1917 Photo: ~~Greg Gaar~~ Collection, San Francisco; 1994 photo: David Green''		''1917 Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco; 1994 photo: David Green''

	[[Image:Montgomery-south-from-Vallejo-2013-closer 2112.jpg]]		[[Image:Montgomery-south-from-Vallejo-2013-closer 2112.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: swapped flickr embed code

2014-04-06T19:22:21Z

swapped flickr embed code

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	''--originally published [http://www.thd.org/semaphorearchives.html The Semaphore] #182, Winter 2008''		''--originally published [http://www.thd.org/semaphorearchives.html The Semaphore] #182, Winter 2008''

	~~{{#ev~~:~~flickr_slideshow\|~~72157621220874309~~\|700}}~~		[https://www.flickr.com/photos/39999500@N05/sets/72157621220874309/ slide show of views from Coit Tower, 2007]

	~~'''Views~~ from Coit Tower, 2007~~'''~~

	''Photos: Chris Carlsson''		''Photos: Chris Carlsson''

Ccarlsson: added new photo and categories

2013-03-30T22:57:11Z

added new photo and categories

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	[[Lillie Coit's Tribute to Pyromania\|Prev. Document]] [[Television invented in San Francisco!? \|Next Document]]		[[Lillie Coit's Tribute to Pyromania\|Prev. Document]] [[Television invented in San Francisco!? \|Next Document]]

	[[category:North Beach]] [[category:2000s]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:buildings]] [[category:Telegraph Hill]]		[[category:North Beach]] [[category:2000s]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:buildings]] [[category:Telegraph Hill]] [[category:1910s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:2010s]]

Ccarlsson: added new photo

2013-03-30T22:55:23Z

added new photo

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	''1917 Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco; 1994 photo: David Green''		''1917 Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco; 1994 photo: David Green''

			[[Image:Montgomery-south-from-Vallejo-2013-closer 2112.jpg]]

			'''Same view southward on Montgomery from the stairs above Green Street, 2013.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	[[Image:Cushman-Montgomery-south-May-23-1953-P06722.jpg]]		[[Image:Cushman-Montgomery-south-May-23-1953-P06722.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: added Joseph Marty photo

2011-12-20T08:49:21Z

added Joseph Marty photo

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	''Photo: The Semaphore''		''Photo: The Semaphore''

			[[Image:Coit-Tower-1930s.jpg\|450px]]

			'''Coit Tower 1930s.'''

			''Photo: Joseph Marty''

	[[Image:Norbeach%24telegraph-hill-history%24school-street_itm%24school-st1.jpg]]		[[Image:Norbeach%24telegraph-hill-history%24school-street_itm%24school-st1.jpg]]

Lisaruth at 07:19, 24 July 2009

2009-07-24T07:19:07Z

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	''--originally published [http://www.thd.org/semaphorearchives.html The Semaphore] #182, Winter 2008''		''--originally published [http://www.thd.org/semaphorearchives.html The Semaphore] #182, Winter 2008''

			{{#ev:flickr_slideshow\|72157621220874309\|700}}

	'''Views from Coit Tower, 2007'''		'''Views from Coit Tower, 2007'''
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	''Photos: Chris Carlsson''		''Photos: Chris Carlsson''

	~~{{#ev:flickr_slideshow\|72157621220874309\|700}}~~

	[[Image:Coit view w gg 9961.jpg]]		[[Image:Coit view w gg 9961.jpg]]