Coit Tower

Wanna know the history behind Coit Tower? I've never been there, but here's the lowdown:

Coit Tower was constructed at the request of Lillie Hitchcock Coit in 1933 for whom the tower was named. Coit was quite a character! Not only was she married into money, she was born into money. She was like the real Calamity Jane (only Calamity Jane was a fictional character and Coit was a real person). She was way ahead of her time-smoking cigars, gambling avidly, living on the edge. Cuz she was born into money and married into more money made her behavior more acceptable to others.

In her day, she wasn't known best for her antics instead she was known best for obssession w/ firefighting ever since she was rescued from a fire as a child. She grew up to become a volunteer firefighter for Knickerbocker Engine Co. No. 5 In those days, fires broke out frequently due to the material use to construct buildings at that time. Lillie Hitchcock Coit was always found helping put out fires.

Although she died in 1929 (right at the start of the Depression), she still had money to her name, using the money to commission Coit Tower in honor of the firefighters which she adored. She also wanted the area to serve as a beautiful spot (What a beauty!) for viewing the city which she loved.

IMHO, I think she was a girl ahead of her time-no one fault her because of her money. She did a noble duty helping fight fires amongst the other firefighters. I admire her spunk, spirit. Unlike some people, she didn't spend her inheritance on frugal things-she wasn't greedy w/ her money-instead she used her money to serve her community for generations to come-she gave back to the community. She had a good soul. I wish there are more like that nowadays. Maybe there are and we don't see it? But everybody is into commericalism. Buy, buy, buy! they tell us. And when we do buy, it just gets consume. Nobody will know our legacy unlike Lillie Hitchcock Coit. Her legacy is the Coit Tower. We must sustain (like that'll help, but whatever!) We must leave something behind, like some sort of legacy, kind of, sorta what dear ole Lillie Hitchcock Coit did way back in her day did-maybe a time capsule? Any suggestions?