Lillie Coit's Tribute to Pyromania - Revision history

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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillie_Hitchcock_Coit Lillie Coit], San Francisco's most famous fire groupie, had this memorable erection built, supposedly in memory of her husband. But nobody believed her; Mrs. Coit had been separated from her husband after a brief and turbulent marriage, and was well known to be a charming eccentric and general wise-ass. What, people wondered, was she ''really'' commemorating? Two schools of thought grew up, both centering on Mrs. Coit's notorious obsession with [[FIRE! \| fires]] and firemen. According to one, the tower represented a giant fire hydrant. The other, more scurrilous rumor (which we shamelessly repeat here) is that the notable erection represents the stiff, upwardly pointing phallus of Mrs. Coit's favorite fireman, excited by the glories of the blaze he is battling. Indeed, Mrs. Coit's love of fires went beyond the bounds of normalcy. Whenever a fire broke out in the City, she was generally first in line among the rubberneckers~~, drooling with admiration as~~ her ~~heroic firemen manhandled their gigantic~~, ~~turgid, pulsating hoses, ejaculating great gobs~~ of ~~water at the blaze~~.		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillie_Hitchcock_Coit Lillie Coit], San Francisco's most famous fire groupie, had this memorable erection built, supposedly in memory of her husband. But nobody believed her; Mrs. Coit had been separated from her husband after a brief and turbulent marriage, and was well known to be a charming eccentric and general wise-ass. What, people wondered, was she ''really'' commemorating? Two schools of thought grew up, both centering on Mrs. Coit's notorious obsession with [[FIRE! \| fires]] and firemen. According to one, the tower represented a giant fire hydrant. Indeed, Mrs. Coit's love of fires went beyond the bounds of normalcy. Whenever a fire broke out in the City, she was generally first in line among the rubberneckers. The [[Coit Tower National Historic Site\|official documents]] that on her death bequeathed $100,000 for San Francisco beautification belie the oft-repeated claims of Coit Tower being built to resemble a fire hose or to commemorate male anatomy.

	At the tender age of 17, while serving as bridesmaid at a friend's wedding, she saw a fire engine roar by. Lillie completely forgot about the wedding and raced off in hot pursuit of her favorite engine, Knickerbocker No. 5. After many more such scenes, the firemen of the Knickerbocker company made her an honorary member; she later returned the favor by honoring ''their'' members...er, memories...with the tower that bears her name.		At the tender age of 17, while serving as bridesmaid at a friend's wedding, she saw a fire engine roar by. Lillie completely forgot about the wedding and raced off in hot pursuit of her favorite engine, Knickerbocker No. 5. After many more such scenes, the firemen of the Knickerbocker company made her an honorary member; she later returned the favor by honoring ''their'' members...er, memories...with the tower that bears her name.

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			'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

			''by Dr. Weirde''

	[[Image:Coit-tower-1930s.jpg]]		[[Image:Coit-tower-1930s.jpg]]

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	Considering San Francisco's burning infatuation with fires, it should come as no surprise that the City's flag features the phoenix, the legendary bird that burns itself up and is reborn from its own ashes. Weirdly enough, San Francisco adapted this flag in April, 1900 six years ''before'' the Great Fire and subsequent Great Rebirth.		Considering San Francisco's burning infatuation with fires, it should come as no surprise that the City's flag features the phoenix, the legendary bird that burns itself up and is reborn from its own ashes. Weirdly enough, San Francisco adapted this flag in April, 1900 six years ''before'' the Great Fire and subsequent Great Rebirth.

	~~''--Dr. Weirde''~~

	[[Image:norbeach$1906-fire-spectators.jpg]]		[[Image:norbeach$1906-fire-spectators.jpg]]

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	~~Coit Tower~~''', designed by architect Arthur Brown Jr'''.		'''Coit Tower, designed by architect Arthur Brown Jr'''

			''Photo: [http://www.thd.org Telegraph Hill Dwellers Association]''

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			'''Arthur Brown, Jr. examining plans for Coit Tower in front of City Hall, depicted by Lucian Labaudt in his [[Murals at the Beach Chalet\|Beach Chalet murals]].'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillie_Hitchcock_Coit Lillie Coit], San Francisco's most famous fire groupie, had this memorable erection built, supposedly in memory of her husband. But nobody believed her; Mrs. Coit had been separated from her husband after a brief and turbulent marriage, and was well known to be a charming eccentric and general wise-ass. What, people wondered, was she ''really'' commemorating? Two schools of thought grew up, both centering on Mrs. Coit's notorious obsession with [[FIRE! \| fires]] and firemen. According to one, the tower represented a giant fire hydrant. The other, more scurrilous rumor (which we shamelessly repeat here) is that the notable erection represents the stiff, upwardly pointing phallus of Mrs. Coit's favorite fireman, excited by the glories of the blaze he is battling. Indeed, Mrs. Coit's love of fires went beyond the bounds of normalcy. Whenever a fire broke out in the City, she was generally first in line among the rubberneckers, drooling with admiration as her heroic firemen manhandled their gigantic, turgid, pulsating hoses, ejaculating great gobs of water at the blaze.		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillie_Hitchcock_Coit Lillie Coit], San Francisco's most famous fire groupie, had this memorable erection built, supposedly in memory of her husband. But nobody believed her; Mrs. Coit had been separated from her husband after a brief and turbulent marriage, and was well known to be a charming eccentric and general wise-ass. What, people wondered, was she ''really'' commemorating? Two schools of thought grew up, both centering on Mrs. Coit's notorious obsession with [[FIRE! \| fires]] and firemen. According to one, the tower represented a giant fire hydrant. The other, more scurrilous rumor (which we shamelessly repeat here) is that the notable erection represents the stiff, upwardly pointing phallus of Mrs. Coit's favorite fireman, excited by the glories of the blaze he is battling. Indeed, Mrs. Coit's love of fires went beyond the bounds of normalcy. Whenever a fire broke out in the City, she was generally first in line among the rubberneckers, drooling with admiration as her heroic firemen manhandled their gigantic, turgid, pulsating hoses, ejaculating great gobs of water at the blaze.

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	''Photos: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photos: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''

			[[Coit Tower Politics \|Coit Tower loop]]

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	'''1906 fire ~~Spectators.~~'''		'''1906 fire spectators in Washington Square Park'''

	''Photos: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photos: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''

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	'''~~1906 fire Spectators.~~ Well, perhaps '''their''' efforts were not in vain.'''		'''Well, perhaps '''their''' efforts were not in vain.'''

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			'''1906 fire Spectators.'''

			''Photos: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''


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