View from Telegraph Hill
Ce point d’intérêt est disponible en audio dans le circuit: Visit San Francisco, The city by the bay
So you’re now standing on top of Telegraph Hill, which, as its name suggests, is the hill on which San Francisco’s first semaphore was installed before it was replaced by an electric telegraph. It was used to communicate with ships arriving in the bay. It was here that the message from the Oregon ship was received in 1850, informing San Francisco that California was now a state of the United States. Well, even if you don’t climb all the way to the top of the Coit tower, you’ve got to admit that the view from here is already pretty good! You should also know that, until 2020, a statue of Christopher Columbus stood here, looking out over the horizon, just like you. The navigator is the subject of controversy in the United States, given the disastrous consequences of his arrival in this part of the world for indigenous populations. The state of California has decided to remove all its statues of Christopher Columbus. Cultural department officials say the statues are out of line with the city’s values and commitment to racial justice. The country is going through an important phase and is questioning how institutional racism affects society and how to deal with it. A question that is frequently raised in many countries, including France. It could be a subject for a philosophy exam: should controversial statues be debunked? Grab your pens, you’ve got 2 hours!
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