Tours of the Tales

The Summit

The Summit, 999 Green Street (southeast corner of Green and Jones)

The Summit was first mentioned in Tales of the City.  Prior to a tryst with Anna, Edgar Halcyon attended a cocktail party at the Summit with Frannie.  During the tryst, Anna shared with Edgar the story about Atlantis.  More about this later in this tour.

The Summit was mentioned again in Significant Others.  By that time, Mary Ann and Brian were married and living on the 23rd floor.

He lifted his gaze from the courtyard and surveyed their vista, a boundless sweep of city, bay and sky stretching from Mount Diablo to Angel Island and beyond. 

(Significant Others/Back to Barbary Lane, page 268) 

Pat Montandon, who was the inspiration for the Tales character, Prue Giroux, lived in the Summit’s penthouse with her young son and ex-husband.  She resided in the Summit starting in the late 1960's and into the 1970's.   More below in this tour about Pat, her relationship to the Tales, and a horrifying time in her life.