{"id":4531,"date":"2024-12-23T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/?p=4531"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:13:53","slug":"story-poles-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/23\/story-poles-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Refining Story Poles in Southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s been another busy year working on <a href=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/story_poles\"><em>Story Poles<\/em><\/a> in the small beach towns of Southern California. In those communities, these temporary structures are erected to illustrated proposed construction forms. In the process, they demonstrate so much about the political nature of property, where sightlines carry tremendous value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some recent favorites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53483788536_35d64da07e_k-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A dusk photograph of flags strung between white poles, illustrating the shape of a proposed building. The moon hangs in the sky with small houses rising up a hill.\" class=\"wp-image-4535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53483788536_35d64da07e_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53483788536_35d64da07e_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53483788536_35d64da07e_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53483788536_35d64da07e_k-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53483788536_35d64da07e_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53437120018_46344d61c3_k-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A photograph of flags strung between white poles, illustrating the shape of a proposed building.\" class=\"wp-image-4532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53437120018_46344d61c3_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53437120018_46344d61c3_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53437120018_46344d61c3_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53437120018_46344d61c3_k-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53437120018_46344d61c3_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53475996392_3e1b4366b8_k-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A photograph of a green and yellow hill with flags strung between white poles, illustrating the shape of a proposed building.\" class=\"wp-image-4536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53475996392_3e1b4366b8_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53475996392_3e1b4366b8_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53475996392_3e1b4366b8_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53475996392_3e1b4366b8_k-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53475996392_3e1b4366b8_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54092913826_a47aa02f2f_k-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A dusk photograph of flags strung between white poles, illustrating the shape of a proposed building. In the background are Mexican restaurant signs.\" class=\"wp-image-4534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54092913826_a47aa02f2f_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54092913826_a47aa02f2f_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54092913826_a47aa02f2f_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54092913826_a47aa02f2f_k-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54092913826_a47aa02f2f_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53441693315_bf1e5be6fb_k-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A photograph of flags strung between white poles, illustrating the shape of a proposed building. A rainbow is in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-4537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53441693315_bf1e5be6fb_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53441693315_bf1e5be6fb_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53441693315_bf1e5be6fb_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53441693315_bf1e5be6fb_k-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/53441693315_bf1e5be6fb_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54209917738_3018eae9dc_c.jpg\" alt=\"A night photograph of flags strung between white poles, illustrating the shape of a proposed building. Trees and a hill are in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-4533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54209917738_3018eae9dc_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54209917738_3018eae9dc_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidschalliol.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/54209917738_3018eae9dc_c-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been another busy year working on Story Poles in the small beach towns of Southern California. In those communities, these temporary structures are erected to illustrated proposed construction forms. In the process, they demonstrate so much about the political nature of property, where sightlines carry tremendous value. 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