From 1afd97c72de761749b9edf66edbc1842448c1ffc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zwitschi <zwitschi82@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2026 19:18:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Complete the Comedy Store block reference collection (hotel +
 hillside)

---
 MEMORY.md |  4 ++++
 TODO.md   | 12 ++++++------
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MEMORY.md b/MEMORY.md
index a06c1c0..6ab58f0 100644
--- a/MEMORY.md
+++ b/MEMORY.md
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ Session memory for durable decisions, state, and gotchas. Keep concise, remove o
   "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" signage over the same six-column facade. Some DDG frames arrive as AVIF
   mislabeled `.png`/`.jpg`; `refcollect.py sheet` now skips unreadable files and the AVIF frames
   were converted with `ffmpeg` for the contact sheets.
+- **Street-view limitation (2026-11-03):** true Google Street View panoramas are not fetchable
+  without a Google API key or a manual browser capture, so the local reference sets use DDG
+  street-level photos (facades, corners, opposite frontages) instead. If real Street View capture
+  is ever needed, it requires the owner to provide an API key or take screenshots.
 - **Local-only reference override (2026-11-03, owner decision):** for development-only photo
   research the licence gate does **not** apply. Downloads for this track live in `tmp/research/`
   (gitignored) and may come from DuckDuckGo image search, street-view frames, neighbouring
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 193378d..f16238d 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ licence-free zone only.
 - [x] Collect Hollywood block reference: facade, marquee/blade-sign neighbour, Walk of Fame and
       arrival staging are covered by `tmp/research/elcapitan/`, `hollywood-block/` and the
       `jimmy-kimmel-*` sets (day, night, entrance and stage frames).
-- [-] Collect Joke Shop / Comedy Store block reference: `tmp/research/comedy-store/` covers the
-      facade, canopy, street and visitor views; the **hotel/parking ramp and hillside detail are
-      still missing**.
-- [ ] Collect street-view frames of both blocks (the owner allows street-view captures for local
-      reference): save the street-level facades, corners and opposite frontages into the same
-      `tmp/research/<block>/` folders with a note of the capture viewpoint.
+- [x] Collect Joke Shop / Comedy Store block reference: `tmp/research/comedy-store/` covers the
+      facade, canopy, street and visitor views; `ramada-hotel/` adds the neighbouring hotel and
+      `comedy-store-hillside/` the hillside/houses behind the roofline.
+- [-] Collect street-view frames of both blocks: street-level DDG frames now cover the facades,
+      corners and opposite frontages for both blocks; true Google Street View panorama capture is
+      deferred (needs a Google API key or a manual browser capture — recorded in MEMORY).
 - [x] Build a local contact sheet per block: `sheet.jpg` exists for every collected set
       (`elcapitan`, `hollywood-block`, `jimmy-kimmel-stage`, `jimmy-kimmel-entrance`,
       `comedy-store`).