The Mission District Remembered

Elliot Bamberger has set out to capture the wonder of San Francisco's various neighborhood cultures and art and structure and icons, doing so by filming little cropped blocks of everything nice and piecing it together in one big motion picture collage.  And, as you can see above, he's finally hit the Mission.

Here's what Elliot has to say about it:

The project seeks to preserve the cultural and architectural authenticity of select San Francisco neighborhoods and provide unseen perspectives, sometimes underlining the city's unique geologic landscapes. I have tried to capture culturally significant aspects of The Mission that may continue to disappear due to changes such as those brought on by gentrification. Furthermore, original San Francisco architecture may be altered to conform to the needs of new incoming businesses and residents or destroyed in natural disasters such as earthquakes or fires. Regardless, the relationship between the people of San Francisco and it's unique geologic foundation is ever changing so I would like to preserve the unique culture and architecture of the city within the medium of video as a document of what I have been so fortunate to experience from living here.

To be frank, I wouldn't have watched this entire thing if I wasn't so hungover (it's longgg).  But, if you're also feeling a little rough around the edges, or have some serious patience for art, do give it a watch: