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6 of 52: Potrero Past
Posted by dav at 2007 November 4 05:11 PM
File under: Art
File under: Art
This week I printed out five photos of Potrero Hill in the 1960's from the SF Public Library Historical Photograph Collection and mounted them on wooden signs. Then I placed the signs near the location of the photograph. I intended to shellac them to make them weatherproof, but I wasn't able to find the right sort of goop. I put some varnishy stuff over the photos but they probably are only going to last a week or so with that.
Is this art? I'm not sure to be honest. I like it though.
I used the following five photos:
- AAB-4746 Authorities examining a new crater on Missouri Street as residents stand and watch in the distance
- AAB-5597 Neighbors working together to beautify Vermont Street
- AAC-0364 Group of Potrero Hill residents planting wildflower seeds at Vermont and Seventeenth streets
- AAC-0356 Intersection of Rhode Island and 23rd streets in the Potrero Hill district
- AAC-0361 Young volunteers helping to restore Ida Hamrin's Potrero District home after it was nearly destroyed by vandals and fire
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Very cool! It'll be one of those things that people accidentally stumble upon... Definitely thought provoking! Is it art? Who cares? : )
Posted by: Thomas on November 5, 2007 06:00 AMI wouldn't say this project qualifies as art - but a super cool idea regardless! Who wouldn't be interested in seeing their hood's history? Very thoughtful little project indeed...
Posted by: Ele on November 5, 2007 06:29 AMI suppose why I still felt this qualified for one of the 52 things is that it's still somewhat creative. My purpose in the 52 things project was to force myself to come up with ideas and then execute them. I'm pretty happy with this one, whatever it is.
Posted by: dav on November 5, 2007 08:00 AMI'd say it certainly qualifies as creative.
There's a Durham blogger that does something very similar to this, though he posts the historical and current pics on his blog and not at the actual spots.
I can spend hours on this site looking at the "then and now" pictures of Durham.
http://endangereddurham.blogspot.com/search/label/West%20Downtown
Posted by: Paul on November 7, 2007 01:21 PM