VirtualGlobetrotting: Maps Submitted On: 2010-10-21

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Bob Dello Russo's house
Champion3 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Champion3.
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Robert G. Dello Russo is the founder and CEO of Del-Air Heating & Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, one of the largest such companies in the region. In 2006, he sold half of the company to its employees in an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). He now owns this 26,996 sq ft mansion.

Van Cliburn's house
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By: Champion3.
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Harvey L. "Van" Cliburn Jr. is an American pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958, when at age 23, he won the first quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, at the height of the Cold War. In 1962, Cliburn became the artistic advisor for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Peter Gabriel's House (former)
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By: LancelotLink.
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Ashcombe House, a Grade II listed building, was the family home of singer Peter Gabriel from 1978-1987. Gabriel recorded his 1982 album Peter Gabriel, commonly known as 4 (or as Security in the US), in his recording studio in a barn on the estate.

Jerry Ayoub's house
Champion3 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Champion3.
Jerry Ayoub is owner, president, and CEO of Five Star Development, a commercial real estate company that has developed over approximately 20 million square feet of residential, hospitality, retail, office and industrial real estate across the Southwest.

Dwight Howard's house
The star basketball player for the Orlando Magic owns this 16,482 sq ft home.

Bob Simpson's house
Bob R. Simpson founded XTO Energy, a Fortune 500 oil and gas producer that was bought by ExxonMobil for $31 billion in 2010. Simpson has been chairman and CEO of the company.

Chris DiMarco's house
Chris DiMarco is a professional golfer. He owns this 17,058 sq ft home.

Mojy Haddad's house
Mojy Haddad is the President and Co-founder of CHS Architects, Inc., an architectural firm that was established in 1984, in Arlington, Texas. He is also the founder and president of Oakhollow Properties, Inc., a development company, which was established in 1986. Mr. Haddad provides architectural services for commercial projects at local, state, national and international levels. His international work includes projects in Japan, Australia, Europe, Mexico and Canada. Mr. Haddad has developed, designed and built several million square foot of retail/office and mixed use developments through the Metroplex and Worldwide.

The Baldridge House
The is the former home of Paun A. Peters, the president of Western Production Company, an energy producer.

Poveglia Island - haunted island in Italy
tuttleberry (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tuttleberry.
Poveglia is a small island located between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. A small canal divides the island into two parts. It is off-limits to visitors.
According to legend, during Roman times it was used to isolate thousands of plague victims, and during the three occasions when the Black Death spread through Europe, the island was effectively used as a lazaretto and plague pit - it was considered an efficient way of keeping the infected people separated from the healthy. According to this version, over 160,000 people died on the island throughout its history. The island used in 1576 to accommodate those hit by the plague was not Poveglia, but Lazzaretto Nuovo.
Another legend surrounds a building erected in 1922 on the island, which was used for various purposes, including usage as a mental hospital. The legend states that a particular mental health doctor tortured and butchered many of the patients, before going "mad" and jumping to his death from the bell tower. According to that same legend, he survived the fall, but was 'strangled by a mist that came up from the ground'. It's ruins remain to this day. The institution in question has been described as a retirement home, but evidence on the island shows that despite the controversy, at least part of the building housed mental patients.
The island has been featured on the paranormal reality shows Scariest Places on Earth and Ghost Adventures.

Lawrence A. Bossidy's House
borlefborlef (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: borlefborlef.
Bossidy is the former Vice-Chairman of GE, and former-CEO of Honeywell, a $35 billion-a-year maker of transportation systems, defense systems, temperature controls, collision avoidance and traffic control systems, wing ice and wind shear sensors, autopilots and landing systems, specialty fibers, and more.
He lives in Ridgefield, CT. and Palm Beach, FL.

Marc Belz's House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Marc Belz is President of Belz Realty Company, a development and investment company.

Jeff Webb's House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Jeff Webb is founder and CEO of Varsity Spirit, the leading organization in cheerleading.

Stephen Wild's house
Stephen K. Wild is chairman and founder of QA3, a national financial services and professional education firm. Wild also founded Securities America, Inc., one of the nation’s fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S. until its sale to American Express in 1998. QA3 and Securities America have both been named by the Chamber of Commerce on multiple occasions as Omaha’s fastest growing company.

Andrew Ziegler's farm
Andrew Ziegler and his wife, Carlene, a money manager, founded Artisan Partners, Wisconsin's biggest independent money management firm with $47 billion under management as of 2010. Their daughter is a top amateur rider; they own a large home nearby that is also mapped on this site.

Ben Livingston's House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Ben Livingston is President at Ring Container Technologies.

Reginald N. Steele's House
Reginald N. Steele is Senior Vice President of International Franchising at General Nutrition Centers.

W. Scott Culp's house
W. Scott Culp is an EVP of Atlantic Housing Partners, a real estate development firm specializing in quality multi-family communities.

Keith Novick's House
Keith Novick is president of Sparkle Creek Development, Inc.

Elliot Brody's House
Elliot Brody is the former owner of Central Tractor Farm & Country, a specialty retailer of farm-related merchandise.

David Silverberg's house
David A. Silverberg is an oncologist.

Cornell-Dubilier Superfund site
tuttleberry (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tuttleberry.
As of the 2000's, the South Plainfield Superfund site, former location of Cornell-Dubilier Electronics from 1931 to 1962, was considered one of the 3 most toxic sites in New Jersey.
During the time Cornell-Dubilier was operating at the site, the company tested and dumped transformer oils and also transformers, both of which contained PCB's, among other chemicals, including TCE.
1985: NJ Dept of Env. Protection discovers black, unnatural soil at site.
1986: Site inspection reveals PCB's in soil.
1994-1996: PCB's and other chemicals are determined to have contaminated water, sediment, and soil outside the site.
1997: Cleanup finally begins. Site is paved over. EPA cleans homes near site and treats soil near site. Many businesses near the site are relocated.
2000+: ongoing operations to clean up site continue.

Whiteman AFB WSA
skyeye (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: skyeye.
A highly secure Weapons Storage Area

Stacy Labell's House
Stacy Labell is a principal of Pearl Holding Group, management company of Ocean Harbor Casualty Insurance.

Howard Lothrop's House
Howard Lothrop is the founder of Echo Partners and is Senior Vice President at First Tennessee Bank.

Samuel Sobel's House
Samuel Sobel is Chairman of Sobel Co, a real estate development and management company based in Southfield, MI.

36th Street Bridge a.k.a. Camden and Petty Island Bridge
AKpilotEMT (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AKpilotEMT.

Anthony Henegar's house
Anthony B. Henegar is a dentist.

Vasudev Rangadass's house
Vasudev Rangadass is a technology and software entrepreneur from Hyderabad, India.

Sabri Markabi's house
M. Sabri Markabi is SVP, Reserach & Development and Chief Medical Officer of Alcon Laboratories, Inc., a subsidiary of Alcon, Inc., the world’s largest eye care company. He manages and directs Alcon’s global Research and Development efforts and Regulatory Affairs department.

David Rasmussen's house
David L. Rasmussen is a plastic surgeon.

Gatun Dam- Panama Canal
tuttleberry (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tuttleberry.
The Gatun Dam is a large earthen dam across the Chagres River in Panama, near the town of Gatun. The dam, constructed between 1907 and 1913, is a crucial element of the Panama Canal; it impounds the artificial Gatun Lake, which in turn carries ships for 33 kilometres (21 mi) of their transit across the Isthmus of Panama. In addition, a hydro-electric generating station at the dam generates electricity which is used to operate the locks and other equipment in the canal.

Wandell Elementary School
AKpilotEMT (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AKpilotEMT.

Kevin Homer's house
Kevin S. Homer is a cytopathologist and pathologist.

Marc Abrams' House
Marc Abrams is an executive with Oxford Realty Financial Group in Bethesda, MD.

Fernando Neris' house
Fernando A. Neris is president and owner of Dorado Services, a company that provides contracted services for Waste Management, Demolition, Land Management, Disaster Recovery, General Contracting, Facilities Maintenance, and Environmental Engineering.

Petticoat Bridge & Skirmish site
AKpilotEMT (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AKpilotEMT.
"December 23, 1776 On orders from General Washington to pull Hessian troops southward from positions of support near Trenton, 600 Americans, stationed at Mount Holly under Colonel Samuel Griffin, attacked a Hessian outpost here on December 21. When the 3,000 Hessians quartered in Burlington County retaliated by marching against Petticoat Bridge on December 23, they were met with a barrage of gunfire. Following a sharp skirmish, the Americans withdrew to Mount Holly luring the Hessians still further from Trenton."
This current bridge, on Petticoat Bridge Road, might not actually officially be called Petticoat Bridge, I don't know, but this is the spot on the Assiscunk Creek that the skirmish took place.

Brighton Gardens of Saddle River

'Glass Cube' by Ralph Rapson
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1974
Rapson's vacation home

Millard E Tydings Memorial Bridge
The Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge is located on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway in Maryland and carries Interstate 95 over the Susquehanna River between Cecil County and Harford County. Its annual traffic is 29 million vehicles.
It was opened in 1963, and along with the highway, was dedicated by U.S. President John F. Kennedy on Thursday, November 14, 1963, only eight days before he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. The highway was renamed in 1964 as a memorial to him.

M. Walid Asfour's house
M. Walid Asfour is a neurologist.

Columbus Farmers Market

Seawatch Resort
Beachfront Myrtle Beach resort. Lots of pools and jacuzzis. One or two days a week, a DJ will play music by the main pool. Most rooms come with eat-in kitchens.

Joel Nadel's House (Former)
Joel Nadel was a securities broker. He passed away in 2009 -- his widow still lives in the home.

David Slife's house
David M. Slife is a cardiologist.

Theo Rumble's House
Theo Rumble is President of Fresh Start Produce Sales.

Albert Sarabasa Jr.'s house
Albert Sarabasa Jr. is president and CEO of D&A Building Services, a company that provides all the services needed for total facility maintenance from janitorial to landscape maintenance.

Animal Kingdom Zoo

Darian Kameh's house
Darian S. Kameh is a cytopathologist and pathologist.

Petty Island
Known history of this island dates back to the1600's.
No one has lived on Petty Island since 1964.
Today it's owned by Citgo.

Odd Markings
skyeye (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: skyeye.
This paved area at McGuire Air Force Base shows an odd pattern of stripes. These have been seen at other military installations and were discussed, I recall, here at VGT. The most plausible explanation was that these lines were used in testing motorcycle operators.

Burger King
Restaurant #1364

Corsons Inlet Bridge
Also known as Bay Ave Bridge.

Petty Island security booth
You can't drive past here unless you have business on the island.

Ammunition Magazine
skyeye (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: skyeye.
This magazine is located on the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape Cod.

Bath Locks
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By: LancelotLink.

Burger King drive-thru window
It appears as if the Google Camera Car stopped in this BK parking lot -- imagery as of October 2010.
BK Restaurant #1364

Google Street Fight
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

Crosswicks Friends Meeting House
from the plaque outside of the building:
"Quakers settled Crosswicks in 1677 and purchased this land toward the end of that century. Friends have worshiped on this site continuously since that time. The smaller building was erected in the mid 1780's for use as a Quaker school and is now used as a First Day (Sunday) school and gathering place.
During the Revolutionary War, the meetinghouse was occupied at various times by both Colonial and British forces, though meetings for worship were still held.
Use as a wartime barracks was a challenge to the Quakers as it was in such contradiction to our peace testimony.
The meetinghouse is in the National Register of Historic Places. With its cedar interior and hand wrought nails, it was built in 1773 at a cost of £750 ($3750).
It is the third meetinghouse built on the property, the first having been built of log construction in 1693.
Friends hold, as the basis of our faith, the belief that God endows every human being with a measure of Divine Spirit which may be experienced directly. This is often called the Light Within.
Our manner of worship is an outgrowth of this belief. We gather in quiet assembly, mindful of the words, "Be still, and know that I am God." We wait in anticipation of the Spirit of God which may move one or more of the worshippers to give vocal ministry.
Quakers today continue to live a witness of simplicity and social
consciousness, working for peace and justice among nations and within families."

Round House
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
the large entry circle was a wisteria covered dome which was recently removed by the current owner. Designer unknown but attributed to Bruce Goff or an associate.
aka Parker House - Eddie Parker

World War II Lookout Tower
On the National Register of Historic Places.
The official name is Fire Control Tower No. 23. Structures like this were used during WWII to be on the lookout for German naval vessels invading Delaware Bay.

Kingsland Bridge
LancelotLink (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: LancelotLink.

The Perch Pub
The Perch is a historic, thatch-roofed public house dating back 800 years, and the current building, a Grade II Listed Building[1], to at least the 17th century. It was frequented by author Lewis Carroll and is noted as one of the first places that he gave public readings of Alice in Wonderland. It was also a favorite of C.S. Lewis and television detective Inspector Morse.

Crewkerne Railway Station
The station was opened on 19 July 1860.

Dan Bridge
Located on Dan Bridge Road crossing over Dans Bridge Branch.

Blue Canyon Wind Farm
129 wind turbines have a collective capacity of 74.25 MW.

Arney's Mount Friends Meetinghouse and Burial Ground
It was built in 1775 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

A horse riding oval
Looks like it belongs to the small farm property off of Jobstown-Juliustown Road. It also looks like it's in the process of being overgrown with vegetation . . . but upon closer inspection it still looks like it gets used.

Goodbye New Jersey Farmland
More sadness when looking at the American landscape. The city of Burlington is definitely expanding outward, gobbling up farm after farm.
Imagery as of October 2010:
Bing shows the before; Google shows the destruction.

Secure Area Whiteman AFB
Secure area within Whiteman Air Force Base. Note floodlights.

House of Terror
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.
House of Terror is a museum located at Andrássy út 60 in Budapest, Hungary. It contains exhibits related to the fascist and communist dictatorial regimes in 20th century Hungary and is also a memorial to the victims of these regimes, including those detained, interrogated, tortured or killed in the building.

Clam Castle
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.
A breezy roadside eatery with a small dining room adjacent to the order windows and picnic tables set back from Route One, Clam Castle has been a significant shoreline source of fried clams and clam chowder for decades.

Giraffes
@ Animal Kingdom Zoo
Way hard to see. Turning the view confirms very long neck shadow. There are supposed to be like 9 giraffes here at this zoo but they're not out casually enjoying the fields or in any other pens easy to see :(
Maybe imagery will be updated one o' these days and they'll be able to be seen better.

Camel
@ Animal Kingdom Zoo

Crosswicks Fire House
The station is a 1909 schoolhouse, used by Union Fire Company No. 1 since 1968.

Vincent Apicella's house
Vincent M. Apicella is a primary care physician.

Bayway Marina
Not yet opened in the Bird's Eye View imagery as of October 2010.

Instituto Butantan
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.
Instituto Butantan is a Brazilian biomedical research center affiliated to the São Paulo State Secretary of Health. It is located near the campus of the University of São Paulo, in the city of the same name.

Welcome to Sunset Beach

Barley Mow Pub

Crowley Maritime Co. barge

Quohog Point
North shore of Mattakeset Bay, part of Katama Bay.

Sunset Beach Mini Golf

Museu Paulista
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.
The Museu Paulista of the University of São Paulo (commonly known in Sao Paulo as Museu do Ipiranga) is a Brazilian history museum located near where Emperor D. Pedro I proclaimed the Brazilian independence on the banks of Ipiranga brook in the Southeast region of the city of São Paulo, then the "Caminho do Mar," or road to the seashore. It contains a huge collection of furniture, documents and historically relevant artwork, especially relating to the Brazilian Empire era.

Pemberton Airport

Church of St. Edmund
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By: kkeps.
St Edmund’s Church (or the Church of St Edmund) is a redundant church building located on Clement Royds Street in the Falinge area of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Commissioned by Rochdale's local industrialist and Freemason Albert Royds, the construction of the building was completed to a high and rich specification in 1873, with an "enormous" cost of around £25,000 (£1.64 million as of 2010). It is the only known church building in England so overtly dedicated to Masonic symbolism and is therefore unique within English architecture.
Art critic Nikolaus Pevsner described the building as "Rochdale's temple to freemasonry, a total concept as exotic as Roslin Chapel in Scotland". Because of the building's craftsmanship, design and prevalent Masonic theme, St Edmund's Church was designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building in 1985. The church closed for worship in 2007, and in 2009, The Victorian Society identified the building as "unusual and extraordinary" but also critically endangered. St Edmund's heritage status was upgraded to a Grade I listing in 2010 in recognition of its unique Masonic architecture and exceptional architectural interest.

McDonald's

Suttons Bridge
on Old York Road crossing Assiscunk Creek.

Parrett Iron Works
The Parrett Iron Works was a series of industrial buildings next to the River Parrett, near Martock, Somerset, England.

U.S. Post Office - Juliustown

'Phillis Wheatley Elementary School' by Charles Colbert
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By: pmoore66.

Memorial da America Latina (Latin America Memorial)
The Latin America Memorial (in Portuguese, Memorial da América Latina) is a cultural, political and leisure complex, inaugurated in 1989, in São Paulo, Brazil. The architectural setting, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, is a monument to the cultural, political, social and economic integration of Latin America, spanning an area of 84,482 square meters. Its cultural project was developed by Brazilian anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro. It is a public foundation, financially and administratively autonomous, maintained by the state government

Bedstone Court

Gulf station
(Steve's Gulf)