For the first time in my journeys to San Francisco, I have
gone up to Coit Tower. The tower
was originally a place from which arriving ships were identified as they
entered the harbor. The person
charged with this duty then using a flag system advised the others below just
what visitors the city could expect.
This system worked until the telegraph replaced its function. The views from this location of the
city are spectacular. Murals within the tower present a glimpse of the people and times of San Francisco.
Nearby we looked for the famous “Painted Ladies” Victorian
homes and found them. Sadly, two
of them were wrapped in protective cloths draped over scaffolding as they were
indeed being painted. I’ll have to
buy a post card and photograph it for my photo collection!
We drove the mandatory tourist route down serpentine Lombard
Street and enjoyed the crowds standing with cameras watching from the street
below. The adjacent homeowners
want to limit the time the street is open, but so far the city has acquiesced to
the tourists.
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