San Francisco — Yujung Cho of Seoul photographs herself in front of Victor Arnautoff's mural "City Life" at Coit Tower in San Francisco. Mineral blooms on the pillar's interior walls have marred the Depression-era frescoes.
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San Francisco — The tower atop Telegraph Hill was built in 1933, thanks to a vague bequest from Lillie Hitchcock Coit.
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San Francisco — Former state librarian Kevin Starr, left, and UC San Diego professor Bram Dijkstra view the mural "Department Store."
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San Francisco — Bernard Zakheim's mural "Library" features news items from the Depression era. His daughter deplores the neglect of the murals.
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San Francisco — Visitors walk past the mural "Industries of California" by artist Ralph Stackpole, which was patterned after a Diego Rivera mural at Rockefeller Center that had been destroyed.
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San Francisco — The mural "City Life" by artist Victor Arnautoff depicts a Depression-era street scene in San Francisco.
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San Francisco — A visitor to Coit Tower explores the monument's interior murals, which were painted in 1934 and depict life in California during the Great Depression.
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San Francisco — Bernard Zakheim's mural "Library" depicts his daughter, Ruth Gottstein, center left.
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San Francisco — A visitor to Coit Tower views the mural "City Life" by artist Victor Arnautoff in San Francisco.
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San Francisco — Local residents oppose a city plan to host private parties on top of Coit Tower to raise funds for the Recreation & Parks department budget. A neighborhood association has drafted a ballot initiative that would strictly limit commercial activity and private events at the landmark art deco structure and prioritize all revenues raised there for the tower’s upkeep.
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San Francisco — The mural "Picking Oranges" by artist Maxine Albro.
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San Francisco — A tour group led by Richard Rothman, left, of City Guides views the first-floor murals inside Coit Tower in San Francisco.
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San Francisco — Detail of the mural "City Life" by artist Victor Arnautoff depicts a child witnessing a robbery. Also evident are scratches and scuffs to the surface of the fresco.
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San Francisco — The mural "Department Store" by artist Frede Vidar shows evidence of damage from a phenomenon known as efflorescence, wherein evaporating water leaves behind salt deposits.
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San Francisco — Detail of the second-floor mural "Sports" by artist Edward Terada.
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San Francisco — Detail of the second-floor mural "Home Life" by artist Jane Berlandina shows wear inflicted by visitors.
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San Francisco — Overlooking San Francisco's famous ferry terminal, Coit Tower stands in stark relief atop Telegraph Hill. Inside the Tower, Depression-era murals have fallen into disrepair. A city plan to raise money for the Recreation & Parks department budget by hosting private parties at the tower has upset local residents who believe revenues should flow to the icon’s upkeep.
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San Francisco — San Francisco's iconic skyline is characterized by the city's famous bridges, the distinctively-shaped Transamerica building and Coit Tower, which stands alone atop Telegraph Hill.
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