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I can't help but feel surpassing $250,000.00 at auction is no big deal for a city with ~88,000 residents, in this age of crowdfunding and otherwise asking for d
by Dalewyn 3y ago
I can't help but feel surpassing $250,000.00 at auction is no big deal for a city with ~88,000 residents, in this age of crowdfunding and otherwise asking for donations the old fashioned way.
So this is less a question of whether the residents can pay, but rather whether the residents value this archive at all.
- Ansaben10 3y ago[flagged]
- gedy 3y agoNot to mention this is Santa Barbara which has a lot of monied residents.
- delichon 3y agoWe'll find out a week from Tuesday. A last chance to win the day will take place at 2 p.m. on April 9 in room 201 of the United States Bankruptcy Court, 1415 State Street, Santa Barbara. There, a live auction will occur whereby the current price of $250,000 may be bested only by in-person bidding.
- goodSteveramos 3y agoCorrect. I think the idea of this article is to raise awareness so the local residents can pony up the cash to save the website.
- smcin 3y agoNot really, who said the residents are the only potential bidders? Public or private museums or collectors might be interested. 1868-1990s covers almost the entire history of California as a state, the photos alone shoule be interesting. In the silent film era 1910-1922, Santa Barbara housed the then world's largest movie studio (Flying A Studios) until it outgrew the town and moved to Hollywood. Those years should be quite interesting.