The Nob Hill Association http://nobhillassociation.org Dedicated to improving and maintaining Nob Hill since 1928 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:11:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Website downtime http://nobhillassociation.org/?p=2842 http://nobhillassociation.org/?p=2842#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:16:29 +0000 admin http://nobhillassociation.org/?p=2842 We’re working quickly to fix it!

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Photographs by Jim Wall

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Dorothy Fritz Cope Tree Lighting Ceremony

November 28, 2011

The Annual Dorothy Fritz Cope Tree Lighting Ceremony in Huntington Park, held on Monday, November 28th, was a great success!  The Fairmont Hotel hosted our members and guests, providing delicious complimentary appetizers and a no host bar.  At 5:30 members from the San Francisco Girls Chorus sang holiday carols n the Park, to the delight of the crowd.  At 6:00, after brief remarks made by community members, the light switch was turned on and the trees were lit up in bright colors.  Hot chocolate was served in the park, compliments of the Fairmont Hotel, and a very special evening was had by all.

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The third largest cathedral in the nation, Grace Cathedral is Nob Hill’s crowning jewel. With its fine art, architecture, music and liturgy, Grace Cathedral hosts ecumenical services, interfaith celebrations and acts as a gathering place in times of civic celebration and distress.

Grace Cathedral is a house of prayer for all people, providing a vibrant and open space where all can find peace and serenity.  For more information about services, programs, events and concerts, call (415) 749-6300 or visit Grace Cathedral’s award winning website at www.GraceCathedral.org.

 


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Fountain of the Tortoises

This magnificent Roman Fountain is located in the center of Huntington Park. The original Fontana delle Tartarughe is still functioning in Piazza Mattei, Rome, Italy. It was designed in 1581 by Giacomo della Porta but owes much of its grace and charm to the bronze figures sculpted by Taddeo Landini. The original fountain featured slender bronze youths riding dolphins and was called, “Fountain of the Dolphins.” Pope Alexander VII commissioned Vatican artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini to restore the fountain in 1658-59. As a part of his restoration, Bernini added the struggling tortoises to complete the composition. Thereafter, the fountain became known by its current name.
In the early 1900s, a company in Rome offered exact replicas of the original fountain, and William H. and Ethel Crocker purchased one of the reproductions and had it installed at their estate in Hillsborough, California. The four Croker children donated the fountain to the City of San Francisco in 1954. It was placed in Huntington Park across the street from the site of the original Crocker mansion, now occupied by Grace Cathedral.Having fallen into disrepair, the Nob Hill Association, led by Huntington Park Committee Chair Dan Finnane, mounted a $500,000 fundraising drive and completely restored the fountain. It was rededicated by Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. on December 2, 2001. 

 

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