Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Destination San Fran: Parrots and Detectives on Telegraph Hill

Alright, this time we have a San Fran Destination from the Step-mommy: The wild flock of parrots living in San Fran-- the so-called "parrots of Telegraph Hill."

I gather that Ferry Park at 5 PM would be the place to visit if we want to see them, but maybe we can ask a tourist kiosk and see what they advise.





Telegraph Hill has apparently been featured in these movies (among others).

After the Thin Man (1936)
Vertigo (1958)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(1978)

Of primary interest is of course the Thin Man! Apparently they used the base of Coit Tower as the outside of Nick and Norah's home.




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I would figure - after seeing the movie about the wild parrots of telegraph hill, that Mark (and others) are concerned that the parrots will become too habituated to human handouts and "forget" how to be independent.

It is probably better if they are left alone - but good luck with that!

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