The Lone Ranger of Looney Valley

Summary:

No better place to see the widening gap between conservatives and liberals than in front of Harry Aleo's storefront window in San Francisco.

Additional Credits and Funding:

Sound Engineer Eric Wayne and News Director Holly Kernan at KALW.

Tones:

Amusing, Light-hearted, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

In San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood, you'll find a relic of the city's past. This was once a working class immigrant neighborhood, a bastion of conservative values. Harry Aleo's real estate shop window is filled with pictures of this old San Francisco, and it's also populated with pictures of Ronald Reagan and Dwight D. Eisenhower set against the backdrop of an American flag. You will also find political slogans saying things like "repeal the 19th amendment"- that's the one that gave women the right to vote. A San Francisco native, Harry has watched the city outside his window change over his 84 years, while his attitudes have held steady. Today his window is the only visible expression of political dissent in liberal Noe Valley.

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