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Each issue pairs an old postcard with a present-day photo of the same place and explains the architecture, public art or civic history behind it. The writing is essayistic and well researched, drawing on archives, architects' own words and the context of patronage and urban change.
Woody LaBounty's San Francisco Story shares long-form local history tales about the city, with archival photos and stories on neighborhoods, institutions and forgotten events. Readers get well-researched, anecdotal accounts of San Francisco's past that go beyond standard landmark trivia.
A Hamburg resident's newsletter covering the city's architecture, urban history and streets, such as the life of planner Fritz Schumacher and the Fuhlsbüttler Straße. It also raises civic questions, like why Hamburg lacks a single public board for its major infrastructure projects.
A newsletter sharing short 'on this day' entries and longer pieces about Miami's historic people, events and places, including guided walking tours of neighborhoods like Brickell. Readers get dated local history snippets with archival photos and links to fuller articles.
Publishes historical travel stories, podcasts and walking itineraries about places in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the UK, tracing how place names and neighbourhoods changed over time. Issues are written in Chinese and Japanese with some English, and often pair local history with practical walking routes.
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