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darthdrago Registered: Dec '03	Date Posted: 5/17 10:06pm Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. City Lights Bookstore
	Zaz posted: How many per year? The Golden Gate Bridge District doesn't really keep tabs anymore, on account of they don't want to publicize all the jumps and create even more imitation jumps. But it's been accepted that there's an average of one jump every two weeks = 24 in an "average" year. I once heard a guy claiming to be a member of the US Coast Guard calling into a local radio show and claimed that it was really more like 6 or 7 per month, on account of some jumping at night--despite that pedestrians aren't allowed to travel by foot across the bridge overnights--and that the USCG usually has to retrieve them. (Hey, really uplifting topic we've got here ) But the GGBD recently passed a measure that will allow for a suicide-jump barrier to be erected. It's an idea that's been kicked around for decades, but believe it or not, one of the biggest reasons why people successfully fought against a barrier being built was that it would "ruin" the bridge's aesthetics of a spectacular view of the Bay & the SF skyline. Yes, folks, the bridge's need to be "pretty" was more important that saving lives. Only in California...
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 5/17 10:23pm Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. City Lights Bookstore
	I don't see the point. The jumpers will just find somewhere else.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 5/18 8:34pm Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. City Lights Bookstore
	Next: Mission Dolores Location: San Francisco, CA Reason: Oldest building in San Francisco One of the few surviving buildings from old San Francisco. It weathered the 1906 earthquake, though the church beside it was damaged.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 5/19 8:37pm Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. Mission Dolores
	Next: Hearst Castle Location: San Simeon, CA Reason: Millionaire's folly Heart Castle Purchased in 1865 by George Hearst, then a ranch of about 40,000 acres. Hearst inherited it from his mother in 1919, and by then was 250,000 acres. Hearst decided to build a castle on the land, and hired a female architect, Laura Morgan. The building continued for years until Hearst suffered a financial crisis in the late 30's. On his death in the 50's, none of his five children wanted to maintain the estate, and it was given to the state of California. It was, to everyone's surprise, a giant hit and began to make money immediately.
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SoloKnight Registered: Feb '03	Date Posted: 5/19 9:45pm Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. Hearst Castle
	Having lived on the central coast of California all my life, I've been to Hearst Castle a few times. It's pretty impressive, especially the grounds. I like the zebras they keep. My main memory about it though is how utterly disappointed I was the first time I saw it and realized that it wasn't a castle at all, just a very large house. My nine year old self was crushed at not being able to see turrets or drawbridges or any of that King Arthur stuff. -----signature----- I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar...
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Sven_Starcrown Registered: Mar '09	Date Posted: 5/20 2:51am Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. Hearst Castle
	Was this castle featured in Citizen Kane or it was an another castle? -----signature----- Nobody's perfect. There was never a perfect person around. You just have half-angel and half-devil in you.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 5/20 9:45am Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. Hearst Castle
	No, the Citizen Kane castle was sets and miniatures. But it was obviously based on Hearst Castle.
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Sven_Starcrown Registered: Mar '09	Date Posted: 5/20 10:25am Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. Hearst Castle
	Thanks. -----signature----- Nobody's perfect. There was never a perfect person around. You just have half-angel and half-devil in you.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 5/20 10:09pm Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. Hearst Castle
	The Winchester House
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 5/25 8:14pm Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. The Winchester House
	Next: Japanese Internment Camps Location: Manzanar, CA Reason: Where hundreds of families were detained Not FDR's finest hour, the Detainment of the Japanese residents, many of them American citizens, caused terrible suffering. It happened in Canada, too. Manzanar is the best preserved camp.
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Sven_Starcrown Registered: Mar '09	Date Posted: 5/26 5:01am Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. Japanese Internment Camps
	I think now this site is more actual than ever. -----signature----- Nobody's perfect. There was never a perfect person around. You just have half-angel and half-devil in you.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 5/26 4:13pm Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. Japanese Internment Camps
	Possibly.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 5/26 9:29pm Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. Japanese Internment Camps
	Next: Universal Studios Location: Hollywood, CA Reason: The first film studio to open to the public. The founder, Carl Laemmle, started the tours in 1915. There are now ones in Florida, Japan, and one under construction in Singapore.
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Sven_Starcrown Registered: Mar '09	Date Posted: 5/27 5:28am Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. Universal Studios
	Why cant we see pics? Like we used too. -----signature----- Nobody's perfect. There was never a perfect person around. You just have half-angel and half-devil in you.
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EBSaints Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 5/27 6:40am Subject: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die: Now Disc. Universal Studios
	I've been there -----signature----- GEAUX TIGERS! Who Dat Sey Dey Gonna Beat Dem Saints? "Sir Cajun Cracker" of the Knights of The 3SA Sarcasm Table http://gulfcoastoffense.blogspot.com/
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