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good evening. we're live in southern israel, with news tonight from the defence minister, that his troops have now battled their way into gaza city, thought to be the stronghold of hamas. the fighting, which is street to street, is taking place just a few kilometres off in the darkness behind me. it's exactly a month since hamas killed 1,400 people, in coordinated attacks on southern israel, planned in gaza, and today, israelis attended vigils, lit candles and held a minute's silence in remembrance of those who died. like the scores of young people who lost their lives, slaughtered a...

Western Neighborhoods Project Podcast - Outside Lands Podcast Episode 488: Cliff House Camera Obscuras

From a camera obscura’s uncertain fate to HOK’s Jaguars stadium to a law preserving Japanese internment camps, here’s today’s news roundup.

Giant Camera June 2002 The proprietor sits behind a window in a tiny room not much larger than a phone booth. He collects the $1 admission and directs you to the door. "Enjoy the view." You enter a small, dimly lit room. In the center of the room is a large parabolic disc. It glows with the swirling active motion of the rocky Pacific coast. The view is hypnotizing. You are standing in the belly of the San Francisco's Giant Camera camera obscura---a functioning relic. The Jennings' Giant Camera was built by Floyd Jennings in 1946 on the observation deck behind the Cliff House, which is as f...

All Outside Lands News January 2007 - Lafayette Elementary School, old and new, and a "Then and Now" look at 38th and Balboa. We pay some attention to the architectural gems of the Sunset, starting with Pinehurst Lodge and the Trocadero Inn. November 2006 - John Freeman tells us about the Richmond district's Beer Town, a "Then and Now" look at 20th and Taraval, and pages for Parkside markets past and present: 22nd and Taraval, 555 Taraval (16th Avenue Foods), and 1201 Vicente (Pinelake Market). Plus, Alamo Elementary School. October 2006 - St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in the Oceanside is 10...