Coit Tower was built in 1933 atop Telegraph Hill ... Workmen repairing the elevator recently chipped some frescoes. Those problems have prompted residents of Telegraph Hill to start gathering ...

Currently, the city receives more than $633,000 a year from revenue such as the fees visitors pay to ride the elevator to the top of Coit Tower, but puts just 7 percent of those funds back into ...

“The elevators were dirty ... said that though the Arts Commission has been working to maintain the Coit Tower frescoes, resources are limited. Just two staffers are responsible for the upkeep ...

Fred Lo, the longtime concessionaire at Coit Tower, said Wednesday that while ... who operate the elevator, sell drinks and candy, and run the gift shop. While the city is looking for a new ...

Postcards are on display in Coit Tower's new gift shop (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED) The murals weren't the only thing to get a face-lift during the six-month renovation. A new gift shop was added; the ...

Coit Tower, which is a National Historic Site ... Tickets will be sold for elevator rides to the tower's observation deck which allows for a 360-degree view of the city and the Bay.

When was the last time you went to Coit Tower? During a fourth grade field trip ... And to mark the occasion, SF Rec & Parks is waving the elevator fee (which is $5 bucks for residents). So go take a ...

Coit Tower, high atop Telegraph Hill ... there's a new gift shop, and the elevator that takes crowds to the top for million-dollar views has been upgraded. But the most spectacular facelift ...

“If you were in Coit Tower two years ago,” said Jon Gollinger ... Even the building’s original elevator, which carries visitors on a one-minute, six-second ride to the top of the tower ...

In its 90 years as an attraction on San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill, Coit Tower is only now trending with the stair-climbing set, thanks largely to an 18-month shutdown of the elevator, which ...