This tall white tower fits into the San Francisco scene as much as the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz and the TransAmerica Building. It's seen from almost every part of San Francisco and photographs are taken of it from all around the City . And yet not too many people - citizens or tourists - have ever bothered to climb Telegraph Hill and take a closer look.

I remember my mother taking me up that hill to see Coit Tower , more than 60 years ago and I still recalled the wonderful murals inside, done by that famous social reform ... (more)