Hey it's the first thing I thought of. Sure the GG Bridge is more iconic.
In my mind's eye I was envisioning city skylines. :-)
Tom C.
From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: OT - Eiffel Tower
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 23:33:35 +0100
On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 22:05:38 +0100, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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.
I know I'm ignorant, but at least I'm not alone. :-) I've never heard of
"the Pyramid" (except for the one at the Louvre). On the other hand, the
Golden Gate Bridge is almost as well known as the Empire State Building,
the Statue of Liberty, and the Grand Canyon. And much more so than the
Alamo, which I recall as an uninspiring little shack of only local
interest.
I think the Pyramid has some catching up to do. The Eiffel Tower it is
not.
John
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.
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