I think more peoplw would consider the Golden Gate Bridge to be the iconic structure for San Francisco. While I'm sure there are many people who can remember the City by the Bay without the bridge, it's been around a little longer that the TransAmerica building.
On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 11:48:40PM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > It's easy to "imagine" San Francisco without "the Pyramid." which is > actually called the Transamerica Tower. It's a recent addition to the city > - built around 1970-1972 - which makes it but 34 years old. Like the > Eiffel Tower, it met with disdain and opposition when it was planned and > built. To this day many long-time San Franciscans consider it an > abomination. > > > Shel > > > > >It's hard to imagine Paris w/o it though. Like London w/o Big Ben, > >Seattle w/o the Space Needle, SF w/o the Pyramid, St. Louis w/o the > >arch, NYC w/o the Empire State Building. > >
