VirtualGlobetrotting: Maps Submitted On: 2007-11-23

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Celine Dion's House
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The singer, occasional songwriter and actress, lives here. She also has a home in Henderson (NV) that is featured on this site.

Michael Waltrip's House (former)
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The former professional race car driver and former owner of Michael Waltrip Racing lived here.

Tony Dow's House
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The film producer, director and TV child actor of the 1950s and 1960s lives here. He is best known for his role in the early TV sitcom "Leave it to Beaver", in which he co-starred as Wallace "Wally" Cleaver (the older son of June and Ward Cleaver).

Patrick Marleau's House
The professional hockey player lives here.

Todd Bertuzzi's House
The professional hockey player lives here.

Evgeni Nabokov's House
The professional hockey player lives here.

Alcatraz - Cell block
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The Great Depression and Prohibition contributed to a severe crime increase during the late 20's and 30's, which produced a new era of organized crime. The nation witnessed a sharp rise in horrific violence, which was brought on by the combined forces of prohibition and great need. The American people watched in fear as influential gangsters and public enemies gained heavy influence in metropolitan areas and the authorities that were responsible for their safe-keeping. Law enforcement agencies were not equipped to deal with the situation, and would frequently be beaten by better armed gangs in a shoot-out.
Alcatraz was perceived as the best solution that the government could find in response to these problems. It could serve the dual purpose of placing public enemies away from the general population, and also to serve as a warning to this new and ruthless brand of criminals that were ruling the streets of the country. Sanford Bates, the head of the Federal Prisons, and Attorney General Homer Cummings led the project, and they were responsible for the finely detailed design concepts. One of the top security experts of the day, Robert Burge, was asked to help design an escape proof prison. The original cell block, built in 1909, would undergo an extensive process of upgrades and renovations.
In April of 1934, the work gave the military prison a new face and a new identity to the prison. The soft squared bars were replaced with very modern tool-proof iron bars. Electricity was routed into each cell, and all of the utility tunnels were cemented to completely remove the possibility that a prisoner could enter or hide in them for escape purposes. Tool-proof iron window coverings would protect all the areas that could be accessed by inmates. Special gun galleries surrounded the cell block perimeters, allowing guards to carry weapons while being protected behind iron barriers. These secure galleries, which were elevated and out of reach of the prisoners, were to be the control center for all keys, and would allow the guards the ability to keep an eye on all the inmate activities.
Special teargas canisters were permanently installed in the roof of the dining hall, and they could be activated remotely, from the gun gallery as well as from the outside observation points. Guard towers were strategically positioned around the perimeter, and new technology allowed the use of metal detectors, which were positioned outside of the dining hall and on the Prison Industries access path. The cell house contained a total of nearly 350 cells, which were very far from the perimeter wall. If an inmate managed to tunnel his way through the cell wall, they would still need to find a way to escape from the cell house itself. The inmates would only be assigned to B, C, and D blocks, since the primary prison population was not allowed to exceed 300 inmates (although the record was 302). The implementation of these new measures, combined with the natural isolating barrier created by the very cold Bay waters, meant that the prison was ready to receive the nation's most incorrigible and dangerous criminals.

Alcatraz - Military morgue
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Alcatraz had it's own morgue but no autopsies were performed there. All deceased inmates were brought back to the mainland and released to the San Francisco County Coroner.

George Hamilton V's House
The country musician lives here. He is the son of country musician, George Hamilton IV, and toured with his father's backup band and charted a single during 1988.

Alcatraz - Guardhouse / Sally port
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Built in 1857, the guardhouse is the oldest building on the island. It was the first line of defense against landing parties which would have to enter the building and cross a drawbridge across a 15 foot moat.
Never tested in battle. Housed Confederate sympathizers and US prisoners during the Civil War.

Patrick Marleau's House (former)
The professional hockey player sold this home on 11/16/07 for $2.01M. The location of his new home is also mapped on this site.

Alcatraz - Warden's house
Destroyed in a fire in 1970.

Carnival

Military Aircraft on Display at Camp Robinson
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Bell UH-1C Iroquois
Lockheed F-104A Starfighter
McDonnell F-4C Phantom II
McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo
North American F-86D Sabre
North American F-100D Super Sabre
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Republic F-105F Thunderchief

Burt Bacharach's House (former)
The composer/pianist lived here.

Vladimir Malakhov's House

Aberdeen Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (ABCDF)
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From Wikipedia:
The Edgewood Chemical Activity (abbreviated ECA) was a U.S. military site located in Maryland that stored chemical weapons. Since 1941, the U.S. Army stored approximately five percent of the nation's original chemical agent in steel ton containers, at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground. Construction of the Aberdeen Chemical Agent Disposal Facility was completed in 2002, and agent destruction operations began in April 2003. Destruction was completed in February 2006, with 1,622 tons (1,472 metric tons) of agent destroyed. This facility used neutralization followed by bio-treatment to destroy mustard gas agent (HD) drained from ton containers. As of 2006, ABCDF personnel are currently working to safely close the facility.

Gil Meche's House
The professional baseball player lives here.

Alcatraz - Military chapel
Built in the 1920s. Mission Revival style. Wasn't ever actually a chapel but actually used as a living quarters for officers, a workshop, and a hat factory. After 1934 it was used for housing for bachelor guards.

Kyle McLaren's House

Alcatraz - Exercise Yard

Todd Marchant's House

Olympic Museum Lausanne
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Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
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Stade Olympique de la Pontaise was a multi-use stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 15,900 people and was built in 1904. During the 1954 FIFA World Cup, it hosted five games.

Alcatraz - Storehouse/Warehouse and Power plant
Provided power to the island when it was a prison.

Alcatraz - Post exchange
The PX or "Soldier's Clubhouse" was built in 1910. It was the general store for the soldiers and their families. Under civilian control it was the rec center for the guards - dance floor, gym, and two lane bowling alley and a soda fountain.
Burned in June 1970.

Gil Meche's House (former)
The professional baseball player sold this house in February 2007. According to SportsHomeTribune.com, while playing for the Seattle Mariners, he owned this home that offered 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms and 1 half bathroom, and 2,410 square feet. Property records show that Meche sold the home for $660,000.

Alcatraz - restored guard tower

Cathedral Notre-Dame of Lausanne
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Construction on the cathedral began in 1175 and it was consecrated in 1275 by Pope Gregory X.
Throughout the Middle Ages, Catholic pilgrims flocked to the cathedral to kneel in front of the Golden Virgin, a reputedly miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary who gave her name to the Cathédrale Notre Dame de Lausanne. ...

'Welcome Home' mural on the end of Pier 31

Alcatraz - Water tower
If you look closely you can still see the protest graffiti from the period in the 60's when the island was occupied by a Native American group.

Alcatraz - Model Industries Building

Port de Vidy

San Francisco Bay cruise ship 'California Hornblower'
The flagship of Hornblower's fleet is a majestic vessel, perfect for the world's most scenic waterway. Her three spacious salons feature full service bars, hardwood dance floors, brass, teak and mahogany appointments. Large windows throughout provide spectacular views from every seat.

Alcatraz - Barracks/apartments
In 1905, the army used inmate labor to add three concrete stories on top of the original dock-level brick barracks built in the 1860s. The finished structure, known as building 64, served as quarters for soldiers assigned to prison guard duty.
Later converted into apartments for civilian prison guards and included a small market and a tiny post office.

Intentionally Altered?
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I was flying up what I thought was a dry lakebed on the China Lake Naval Weapons Center, when I came across this clearly not-natural border area.

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland. The EPFL is in the heart of Europe and is one of Europe's leading institutions of science and technology.

Twisteden Ammunition Depot

Large Helicopters at Aberdeen Proving Ground
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Beau-Rivage Palace

Helicopters at Aberdeen Proving Ground
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CGN lines ship 'Général-Guisan'
Commissioned: 1964
Capacity : 700 Passengers
Length : 50,2 Meters
Power: 2x365kw

Alcatraz Cruises ferry 'Respect' at the Alcatraz dock

'New Piece' by Tony Smith
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Paddle steamers fleet of CGN

Port d'Ouchy

'Axis' by Frank McGuire
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West End of the Multi-Service Center

'Houston' by Mac Whitney
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In Stude Park, Studemont @ White Oak Bayou

Ice skating facility

Taking off at DFW
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CGN lines ship 'Lausanne'
Commissioned: 1991
Capacity : 1500 Passengers
Length : 78,8 Meters
Power: 2x870kw

'Points of View' by James Surls
In Market Square Park

Alcatraz Cruise ferry 'Islander'

Schloss Gottesaue

Small Helicopters at Aberdeen Proving Ground

Street sweeper
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Circles of Jannik
Translation from dutch about the circles.

CGN lines ship 'Léman'
Commissioned: 1990
Capacity : 850 Passengers
Length : 49,6 Meters
Power: 2x520kw

'In Minds' by Tony Cragg
at the Public Library

Fires

Ferry 'Respect' at the Cruise Alcatraz terminal

'Pueblo Bonito' by Charles Ginnever

Maze
Günther-Klotz-Anlage park.

Takeoff at DFW
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Same plane as
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Leuchtturm (lighthouse) Norderney

Suction Dredging off the Coast of Hart Miller Island

Neuer Leuchtturm

Leuchtfeuer (lighthouse) Wangerooge Westturm

Suction Dredging off Hart Miller Island

Castillo de Villanueva de Cañedo
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The castle-palace known as “Buen Amor”, built in the second half of the 15th century by Alonso de Fonseca, Bishop of Ávila,formerly Archbishop of Compostela, as a contry house, is situated in this town in the north of the province of Salamanca, close to Zamora.
It has a square floor, with square towers on his corners with round angles surrounded by an exterior moat. Inside there are two floors of living quarters, with columns and Goghic and Renaissance segmental arches.