Mt. Olympus - Revision history

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

			[[Image:Mount Olympus Nov 1, 1927 opensfhistory wnp27.0595.jpg\|800px]]

			'''The Triumph of Light on Mt. Olympus, Nov. 1, 1927.'''

			''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp27.0595''

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	Over one hundred years later, I sat in UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library (home to rare books and archival papers) reading a pamphlet created to commemorate the event. The thick cover was cracking with age, and its references to civic pomp from so much earlier in San Francisco's history made what was once a cheesy souvenir into a bizarre and mysterious relic. I tried to imagine what it would have been like to stand on a hill in San Francisco and see only sand dunes where my Richmond apartment is now.		Over one hundred years later, I sat in UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library (home to rare books and archival papers) reading a pamphlet created to commemorate the event. The thick cover was cracking with age, and its references to civic pomp from so much earlier in San Francisco's history made what was once a cheesy souvenir into a bizarre and mysterious relic. I tried to imagine what it would have been like to stand on a hill in San Francisco and see only sand dunes where my Richmond apartment is now.

	Describing this long-ago dedication ceremony, the author of the pamphlet wrote, ''"The Monument, with a square of ground one hundred feet each way, is the gift of Adolph Sutro to the People and City of San Francisco . . . Time will spread the city to its base. Within a few decades it will be the center of life and stir. Old men will sit to rest on its steps, and playful children climb to the summit. Generations will fade away, and still that monument will Dally with the wind, and scorn the sun. Yet, while a semblance of its shape remains, the name of Adolph Sutro will linger in the memory of man. Children shall ask: Who built this Monument? And old men shall answer, Adolph Sutro, a pioneer of this fair land, a successful miner, a joyous free American Sovereign, a lover of Light and Liberty, that for all time those who live at its feet may be like him, and love them too!" ''		Describing this long-ago dedication ceremony, the author of the pamphlet wrote,

			<blockquote>''The Monument, with a square of ground one hundred feet each way, is the gift of Adolph Sutro to the People and City of San Francisco . . . Time will spread the city to its base. Within a few decades it will be the center of life and stir. Old men will sit to rest on its steps, and playful children climb to the summit. Generations will fade away, and still that monument will Dally with the wind, and scorn the sun. Yet, while a semblance of its shape remains, the name of Adolph Sutro will linger in the memory of man. Children shall ask: Who built this Monument? And old men shall answer, Adolph Sutro, a pioneer of this fair land, a successful miner, a joyous free American Sovereign, a lover of Light and Liberty, that for all time those who live at its feet may be like him, and love them too!''</blockquote>

	But few people today remember Adolph Sutro, who was among other things one of the City's most anti-corporate mayors. And the City has not only spread to his Monument's base, but has consumed it. After nearly being destroyed by vandals, Sutro's much-celebrated gift was removed to make way for some of San Francisco's most valuable real estate. And yet Sutro's name floats at the edges of San Francisco's cultural and urban geography: Sutro Tower sits atop Sutro Hill; UC San Francisco was built on land that Sutro donated; tourists flock to [[Sutro Heights\|Sutro Heights]] next to Golden Gate Park; and the ruins of [[The Sutro Baths (ruins) \|Sutro's Baths]] decay enigmatically beneath the [[C L I F F H O U S E\|Cliff house]] (also built by Sutro).		But few people today remember Adolph Sutro, who was among other things one of the City's most anti-corporate mayors. And the City has not only spread to his Monument's base, but has consumed it. After nearly being destroyed by vandals, Sutro's much-celebrated gift was removed to make way for some of San Francisco's most valuable real estate. And yet Sutro's name floats at the edges of San Francisco's cultural and urban geography: Sutro Tower sits atop Sutro Hill; UC San Francisco was built on land that Sutro donated; tourists flock to [[Sutro Heights\|Sutro Heights]] next to Golden Gate Park; and the ruins of [[The Sutro Baths (ruins) \|Sutro's Baths]] decay enigmatically beneath the [[C L I F F H O U S E\|Cliff house]] (also built by Sutro).

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2021-04-26T20:17:39Z

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	'''Triumph of Light statue on Mt. Olympus, 1947. Today, only the pedestal still stands, surrounded by new residential buildings.'''		'''[[Triumph of Light\|Triumph of Light statue]] on Mt. Olympus, 1947. Today, only the pedestal still stands, surrounded by new residential buildings.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

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	Perhaps this is why every several decades we have to learn again that the [[The Octopus and the Big Four\|Octopus]] must be destroyed. In the remains of Sutro's Baths, and the populist spirit they embodied, we can find what was forgotten one hundred years ago.		Perhaps this is why every several decades we have to learn again that the [[The Octopus and the Big Four\|Octopus]] must be destroyed. In the remains of Sutro's Baths, and the populist spirit they embodied, we can find what was forgotten one hundred years ago.

	''~~--by Annalee Newitz, excerpted~~ from "In Search of Adolph Sutro" in the ''San Francisco Bay Guardian'', January 13, 1999''		''—excerpted from "In Search of Adolph Sutro" in the ''San Francisco Bay Guardian'', January 13, 1999''

			[[Image:Haight-Ashbury real estate map late 19th century.jpg\|800px]]

			'''19th century real estate map promoting the lands of today's Haight-Ashbury and Cole Valley, Mt. Olympus with Triumph of Light at top of illustration.'''

			''Image: provenance unknown, via Facebook

Ccarlsson: put photos in chrono order

2009-08-03T22:22:12Z

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	[[Image:~~Cushman~~-~~March-14-1955-Mt-Olympus-from-22nd-and-Collingwood-P07698~~.jpg]]		[[Image:Triumph of light 1947 AAA-9623.jpg]]

	'''~~View~~ of Mt. Olympus ~~with statue from hilltop at 22nd and Collingwood~~, ~~March 14, 1955~~'''		'''Triumph of Light on Mt. Olympus, 1947.'''

	~~[http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/~~ ''~~Charles Cushman Collection~~: ~~Indiana University Archives (P07698)~~'']		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

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	On a beautiful day in 1887, a large group of people gathered at a San Francisco intersection which no longer exists. At 16th and Ashbury, on the top of a hill known as Mt. Olympus, you would find the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, a band, the entire student body from the Sanchez Street School, and dozens of other onlookers. They came to witness the dedication of a huge statue called Triumph of Light that [[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] had donated to the City. Sutro, an eccentric millionaire entrepreneur and owner of roughly one twelfth of the land in San Francisco (most of it in the Richmond and the Sunset), was giving a mercifully short speech. He praised the view this public statue would command from Mt. Olympus: Marin and Vallejo in the distance; the roofs of the Mission up close.		On a beautiful day in 1887, a large group of people gathered at a San Francisco intersection which no longer exists. At 16th and Ashbury, on the top of a hill known as Mt. Olympus, you would find the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, a band, the entire student body from the Sanchez Street School, and dozens of other onlookers. They came to witness the dedication of a huge statue called Triumph of Light that [[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] had donated to the City. Sutro, an eccentric millionaire entrepreneur and owner of roughly one twelfth of the land in San Francisco (most of it in the Richmond and the Sunset), was giving a mercifully short speech. He praised the view this public statue would command from Mt. Olympus: Marin and Vallejo in the distance; the roofs of the Mission up close.

	[[Image:~~Triumph of light 1947 AAA~~-~~9623~~.jpg]]		[[Image:Cushman-March-14-1955-Mt-Olympus-from-22nd-and-Collingwood-P07698.jpg]]

	'''~~Triumph~~ of ~~Light on~~ Mt. Olympus, ~~1947.~~'''		'''View of Mt. Olympus with statue from hilltop at 22nd and Collingwood, March 14, 1955'''

	''~~Photo~~: ~~San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library~~''		[http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/ ''Charles Cushman Collection: Indiana University Archives (P07698)'']

	Over one hundred years later, I sat in UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library (home to rare books and archival papers) reading a pamphlet created to commemorate the event. The thick cover was cracking with age, and its references to civic pomp from so much earlier in San Francisco's history made what was once a cheesy souvenir into a bizarre and mysterious relic. I tried to imagine what it would have been like to stand on a hill in San Francisco and see only sand dunes where my Richmond apartment is now.		Over one hundred years later, I sat in UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library (home to rare books and archival papers) reading a pamphlet created to commemorate the event. The thick cover was cracking with age, and its references to civic pomp from so much earlier in San Francisco's history made what was once a cheesy souvenir into a bizarre and mysterious relic. I tried to imagine what it would have been like to stand on a hill in San Francisco and see only sand dunes where my Richmond apartment is now.

Ccarlsson: deleted photo of Corona Heights by me

2009-08-03T21:33:27Z

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	~~[[Image:castro1$mount-olympus-view.jpg]]~~

	~~'''View of Corona Heights, just east of Mt. Olympus, from the Castro 1990s'''~~

	~~''Photo: Chris Carlsson''~~

	On a beautiful day in 1887, a large group of people gathered at a San Francisco intersection which no longer exists. At 16th and Ashbury, on the top of a hill known as Mt. Olympus, you would find the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, a band, the entire student body from the Sanchez Street School, and dozens of other onlookers. They came to witness the dedication of a huge statue called Triumph of Light that [[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] had donated to the City. Sutro, an eccentric millionaire entrepreneur and owner of roughly one twelfth of the land in San Francisco (most of it in the Richmond and the Sunset), was giving a mercifully short speech. He praised the view this public statue would command from Mt. Olympus: Marin and Vallejo in the distance; the roofs of the Mission up close.		On a beautiful day in 1887, a large group of people gathered at a San Francisco intersection which no longer exists. At 16th and Ashbury, on the top of a hill known as Mt. Olympus, you would find the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, a band, the entire student body from the Sanchez Street School, and dozens of other onlookers. They came to witness the dedication of a huge statue called Triumph of Light that [[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] had donated to the City. Sutro, an eccentric millionaire entrepreneur and owner of roughly one twelfth of the land in San Francisco (most of it in the Richmond and the Sunset), was giving a mercifully short speech. He praised the view this public statue would command from Mt. Olympus: Marin and Vallejo in the distance; the roofs of the Mission up close.

Ccarlsson: added new photos from library

2009-08-03T21:32:32Z

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	[http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/ ''Charles Cushman Collection: Indiana University Archives (P07698)'']		[http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/ ''Charles Cushman Collection: Indiana University Archives (P07698)'']

			[[Image:Mt olympus 1950 geog ctr of sf AAA-9620.jpg]]

			'''Mt. Olympus, 1950, geographic center of San Francisco.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

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	On a beautiful day in 1887, a large group of people gathered at a San Francisco intersection which no longer exists. At 16th and Ashbury, on the top of a hill known as Mt. Olympus, you would find the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, a band, the entire student body from the Sanchez Street School, and dozens of other onlookers. They came to witness the dedication of a huge statue called Triumph of Light that [[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] had donated to the City. Sutro, an eccentric millionaire entrepreneur and owner of roughly one twelfth of the land in San Francisco (most of it in the Richmond and the Sunset), was giving a mercifully short speech. He praised the view this public statue would command from Mt. Olympus: Marin and Vallejo in the distance; the roofs of the Mission up close.		On a beautiful day in 1887, a large group of people gathered at a San Francisco intersection which no longer exists. At 16th and Ashbury, on the top of a hill known as Mt. Olympus, you would find the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, a band, the entire student body from the Sanchez Street School, and dozens of other onlookers. They came to witness the dedication of a huge statue called Triumph of Light that [[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] had donated to the City. Sutro, an eccentric millionaire entrepreneur and owner of roughly one twelfth of the land in San Francisco (most of it in the Richmond and the Sunset), was giving a mercifully short speech. He praised the view this public statue would command from Mt. Olympus: Marin and Vallejo in the distance; the roofs of the Mission up close.

			[[Image:Triumph of light 1947 AAA-9623.jpg]]

			'''Triumph of Light on Mt. Olympus, 1947.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	Over one hundred years later, I sat in UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library (home to rare books and archival papers) reading a pamphlet created to commemorate the event. The thick cover was cracking with age, and its references to civic pomp from so much earlier in San Francisco's history made what was once a cheesy souvenir into a bizarre and mysterious relic. I tried to imagine what it would have been like to stand on a hill in San Francisco and see only sand dunes where my Richmond apartment is now.		Over one hundred years later, I sat in UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library (home to rare books and archival papers) reading a pamphlet created to commemorate the event. The thick cover was cracking with age, and its references to civic pomp from so much earlier in San Francisco's history made what was once a cheesy souvenir into a bizarre and mysterious relic. I tried to imagine what it would have been like to stand on a hill in San Francisco and see only sand dunes where my Richmond apartment is now.

Ccarlsson: added Cushman photo with link

2009-07-04T20:33:09Z

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

			[[Image:Cushman-March-14-1955-Mt-Olympus-from-22nd-and-Collingwood-P07698.jpg]]

			'''View of Mt. Olympus with statue from hilltop at 22nd and Collingwood, March 14, 1955'''

			[http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/ ''Charles Cushman Collection: Indiana University Archives (P07698)'']

	[[Image:castro1$mount-olympus-view.jpg]]		[[Image:castro1$mount-olympus-view.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: Protected "Mt. Olympus": excerpted essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

2009-01-02T07:46:04Z

Protected "Mt. Olympus": excerpted essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

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Ccarlsson: PC and protected

2009-01-02T07:45:57Z

PC and protected

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

			''by Annalee Newitz''

	[[Image:Triumph of light on mt olympus 1947 AAA-9627.jpg]]		[[Image:Triumph of light on mt olympus 1947 AAA-9627.jpg]]