Telegraph Hill (elevation 275Ã, ft (84 m)) is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is one of 44 hills in San Francisco, and one of the original "Seven Hills".
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The San Francisco Chronicle defines the Chinatown, North Beach, and Telegraph Hill areas as constrained by Sacramento Street, Taylor Street, Bay Street, and water.
The neighborhood is bordered by Vallejo Street to the south, Sansome Street to the east, Francisco Street to the north and Powell Street and Columbus Avenue to the west, where the southwest corner of Telegraph Hill overlaps with the North Beach neighborhood.
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History
Originally named Loma Alta ("Bukit Tinggi") by the Spaniards, the hill was later known as Goat Hill by early San Franciscans, and became the neighborhood of choice for many Irish immigrants. From 1825 to 1847, the area between Sansome and Battery, Broadway and Vallejo streets was used as a burial place for non-Catholic foreign sailors.
The hill owes its name to a semaphore, a windmill-like structure established in September 1849, for the purpose of signaling to the entire city the nature of the ship entering the Golden Gate. On top of a newly built house, the marine telegraph consists of a two-armed pole that can lead to a variety of configurations, each corresponding to a special meaning: steamers, sailing boats, etc. This information is used by observers who operate for investors, traders, wholesalers. and speculators. Knowing the nature of the cargo carried by ships, they can predict future (generally lower) local prices for goods and commodities brought. Those who do not have advanced information about the cargo may be paying too high a price from a trader who unloads his commodity stock - the price will fall. On October 18, 1850, the ship Oregon motioned to the hill upon entering the Golden Gate news about California's newly acquired status.
The polar and arm signals on Telegraph Hill's semaphore become so well known to the townspeople who, according to one story, while playing in the San Francisco theater, an actor holding his arm and shouting, "God, what does this mean?", Prompting naughty at the gallery to scream , "Sidewheel steamboat!", Which tore down the house.
Sailing vessels carry cargo to San Francisco, but require weights when departing. Rocks for reply were dug from the side of Telegraph Hill bay. The exposed stone of the excavation is still visible from Filbert Steps and from Broadway, where there was a major landslide on February 27, 2007 that damaged property and forced the evacuation of many residents.
The second semaphore system was built at Point Lobos in 1853, communicated with Telegraph Hill. However, with the advent of the electric telegraph in 1862, both became obsolete. Telegraph Hill retains its name and is now listed as California Historical Landmark # 91, marking the location of the original signal station.
In the 1920s, Telegraph Hill became with North Beach a destination for poets and bohemian intellectuals, dreaming of turning it into the West Coast West Village.
Attractions and characteristics
Telegraph Hill is basically a residential area, much quieter than North Beach adjacent to a lively cafe and nightlife. In addition to Coit Tower, the gardens are famous along the Filbert road to Plaza Levi.
Parrots
Today Telegraph Hill is known for supporting flocks of wild parrots, especially red winged parakeets ( Aratinga erythrogenys ), breeds of pets that are released or released. The flock was popularized by a book and the next documentary (2003), both titled The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill .
The birds, known in the bird trade as the cherry-headed Conroy, are from Peru and Ecuador; they have set up a breeding colony, with the support of some residents, as reported in The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, and through the help of volunteers with Mickaboo's Maid Rescue Rescue. They range widely, including throughout The Embarcadero and in the Presidio.
A controversial San Francisco city law passed on 5 June 2007, banning parrot feeding in public spaces. The food ban was championed by Mark Bittner, the most vocal supporter of birds who fed them for years and wrote The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. Other local conservationists also support the ban, although some residents continue to object.
See also
References
External links
- Surrounded by Votes: Completely Exploring the Barbary Coast in En Fuego magazine
- JB Monaco Telegraph Hill and North Beach Photo Gallery
- 10 Animal Appearances in a Non-Native Area
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