Coit Tower, San Francisco, California
Coit Tower, also known as the Lillian Coit Memorial Tower, is a 210-foottower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The tower, in the city's Pioneer Park, was built in 1933 using Lillie Hitchcock Coit's bequest to beautify the city of San Francisco.
Hitchcock's Films
Vertigo (1958)
Madeleine uses this local landmark to find Scottie's apartment on Lombard Street.
The interior of Scottie's apartment was filmed on a studio set and Hitchcock was keen that the tower appeared prominently in the background through the apartment window. When art director Henry Bumstead questioned this, Hitchcock replied, "Coit Tower is a phallic symbol."[1][2]
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Nearest Locations
- Union Street, San Francisco, California (0.1 miles)
- Ernie's Restaurant, San Francisco, California (0.4 miles)
- Lombard Street, San Francisco, California (0.6 miles)
- Sacramento Street, San Francisco, California (0.6 miles)
- Taylor Street, San Francisco, California (0.6 miles)
- Mason Street, San Francisco, California (0.7 miles)
Film Frames
Selection of film frames: Coit Tower
Image Gallery
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