VirtualGlobetrotting: Maps Submitted On: 2013-06-22

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Leon Falic's house
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By: Champion3.
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Leon Falic is President of Duty Free Americas, the largest duty free retailer in North America. He is also co-owner and president of Falic Group and president of New Brands Americas. He is principal of UETA Inc. and serves as its President. He also owns a store dedicated to the sale of high-end jewelry and watches. In 1990, he partnered with Softbank and the Steinmetz Group to create proprietary software related to the cross-border movement of luxury goods.

Aaron Brooks' House
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The NBA point guard purchased this house near his hometown of Seattle in 2012 for $1,008,000.

Alan Lieberman's house
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Alan Lieberman is the owner of The South Beach Group, an independent boutique hotel company that has helped shape Miami’s rebirth as a vibrant, sexy destination that blends a sultry beach vibe, Latin heat and L.A. cool. His hotels include Metropole, Posh, Whitelaw, Shelley, Chelsea, and Sunbrite. They also own restaurants.

Bishop family lighthouse from "Moonrise Kingdom"
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By: milwhcky.
Located on the northern point of Conanicut Island, this lighthouse served as a filming location for the 2012 film "Moonrise Kingdom", starring Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Jared Gilman, and Kara Hayward.
This lighthouse provided exterior shots of the home of Walt and Laura Bishop (played by Murray and McDormand) and their four children. Their oldest child, Suzy (Hayward), runs away from home.
The film was shot entirely in Rhode Island. Wes Anderson directed, co-produced, and co-wrote the film. He used Google Earth to scout for an appropriate location to shoot the film.
In real life, the Conanicut Island Light was built in 1886 and was active until 1933.

Wild Horse Pass drag strip
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By: milwhcky.
After the Firebird International Raceway went out of business in 2013, a new management group was formed to reopen the facility. In June 2013, it was rebranded as Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.
NHRA's national drag racing series has competed here since the track was built in 1983. An agreement was made with the new management group to keep the annual event alive.
In addition to the drag strip, Wild Horse Pass also features a lake for drag boat racing, a road racing course, two additional test tracks, and a track for the Bondurant driving school. The land is owned by the Gila River Indian Community.

Barry Shevlin's house
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By: Champion3.
Barry T. Shevlin is the founder and senior Partner at the law firm Shevlin & Atkins, Attorneys at Law.

The Civic Detroit Theater
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By: jbottero.
Opened in 1941, the Civic Detroit Theater was an Art Moderne style first-run house, which could seat around 1,455, all on a single floor. It was also known at various times as the Detroit Civic Theater.
In 1980, it was acquired by Eric and Ervin Steiner, who triplexed the auditorium in 1981. It closed in 1984, and was subsequently used as a furniture warehouse, though it retains some of its original decoration.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
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The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the third United States Navy Nimitz class supercarrier and is named after Carl Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the US Navy. The ship was launched in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent Refueling and Overhaul between 2005 and 2009. Carl Vinson's callsign is "Gold Eagle".
Besides deployments in Operation Desert Strike, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Enduring Freedom, the Carl Vinson was involved in a number of notable events. The body of Osama bin Laden was disposed of in 2011 from the deck of the Carl Vinson, and that same year, on 11 November, she played host to the first NCAA basketball game on an aircraft carrier, between North Carolina and Michigan State.

Alan Zecler's house
Alan A. Zecler is a cardiologist.

Ohio-class submarine undergoing degaussing
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Degaussing is the process of decreasing or eliminating a remnant magnetic field. It is possibly named after the Gauss unit of magnetism, which in turn is named after Carl Friedrich Gauss. Due to magnetic hysteresis it is generally not possible to reduce a magnetic field completely to zero, so degaussing typically induces a very small "known" field referred to as bias. Degaussing was originally applied to reduce ships' magnetic signatures during WWII. Degaussing is also used to reduce magnetic fields in CRT monitors and to destroy the data on magnetic media.

Queen of Sidney
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Douglas DC7-C
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
The Douglas DC-7 is an American transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1953 to 1958. It was the last major piston engine powered transport made by Douglas, coming just a few years before the advent of jet aircraft such as the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-7

M4A3E9 Sherman
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When the Sherman Tank was initially created, it was designed around US theory about how medium tanks, and full-track armored vehicles in general, should be utilized on the battlefield. In US doctrine, the medium tank's job was to assist infantry in the assault and provide a base of fire to fight from. Taking on enemy tanks were the job of purpose-built tank destroyers. The UK, which was a major user of the Sherman, differed in doctrine - tanks were expected to engage enemy tanks.

Thai Airways International Old livery Boeing 747-400
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By: Rene73.

VRC-30 C-2 Greyhound
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By: kjfitz.
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30), also known as the "Providers", is a United States Navy Fleet Logistics Support squadron based at Naval Air Station North Island consisting of 5 detachments.

The Guild Theatre
jbottero (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jbottero.
Opened as the Franklin Theater in 1926, this very small theater became known as the Guild Theater in 1962, when it started showing foreign features.
Later, it was renamed the Guild Art, and began showing adult films. In 1992, the “Art” portion of the name was dropped. The Guild Theater has been closed since the early-2000’s.

Mark G. Goode ferry
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By: WacoKidd110.
Port Aransas to Aransas pass ferry

Welcome to Dove Creek
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
The Town of Dove Creek is a Statutory Town that is the county seat and the most populous town of Dolores County, Colorado, United States. Dove Creek is the self-proclaimed Pinto Bean Capital of the World. The estimated population in 2009, according to the American Community Survey was 689.

The Old '76 House
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By: LancelotLink.
One of the oldest taverns in the U.S.

Schapel SA-882 Flying Wing prototype
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
The SA-882 is a flying wing which was designed and built to research the overall aerodynamics, control and flying characteristics of a tailless airplane configuration.
"The Schapel Wing is powered by a turbo-charged Mazda, 2 chamber, rotary engine. The 3-bladed propeller is ground adjustable and is driven by a 40-inch long drive shaft. Propeller 2:1 speed reduction is accomplished by a helical gear speed reducer. The engine gave them some problems during the dyo testing phase, but a successful combination was finally developed.
The aircraft was built in female molds using an epoxy system, vaccumed, and cured at 240 degrees F. in an oven. The upper and lower surfaces are a foam sandwich with a three spar system out to the landing gear position and then two spars out to the tip. The wing has five ribs per side and uses a non-laminar flow airfoil of his own design with a very low pitching moment. The wing has a lot of twist between the root and tip, with about 9 degrees negative by the time you reach the tip. This was designed to achieve a zero
pitching moment, which has since been confirmed through the flight testing. Max CL came out to about .85, and was driven by the fact that all the actuation mechanisms had to be enclosed.
The actual construction involved using unidirectional material, laid up at different angles as required by the results of a computer analysis. They built a male plug, a set of one piece female molds for everything and, then the PVC sandwiched skins constructed. This type of construction gave it about a 1300 lb. empty weight, with a fuel capacity of 57 gallons right at the CG. The spars were made up separately, then added to the laminated lower skins along with the ribs and then bonded all together. The upper skins, in their molds, were then bolted on-top of the low portion so a spar cap could be cast to measure the thickness between the spar and upper skin. Once the skin was constructed, the whole thing was bolted together and put in the oven for curing.
Rod added a comment about making sure you put a steerable nose gear on any plane like this, which he had not. Low speed controllability during the initial phases of takeoff required using a lot of brakes, since the drag rudders were ineffective. This was due to them being at the MAC rather than the wingtips so the pitching moments wouldn’t be changed during flight.
Several things Rod said he would change if he did it again were: put the drag rudders out at the wingtips; instead of having separate elevator and ailerons he would combine the two, and; he felt it would be much simpilar to put a jet engine (about 400 lbs thrust) in it versus the rotary."

The Bohm Theatre
jbottero (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jbottero.
The Bohm Theater opened on Christmas Day, 1929. George Bohm’s earlier theater of the same name opened elsewhere in Albion, in 1915. The New Bohm Theater sat 1,100 and was located on South Superior Street in downtown Albion.
The theater has opened and closed a number of times over the decades. It was last operated by Albion College before closing once again in late-October 2007.
In April 2013, renovations began with plans for a reopening in December 2014. Once reopened it will have 400 seats.

A tiller ladder of the Kentfield Fire Protection District
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By: Mike1989.

Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS
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By: Rene73.

Magic Waters waterpark
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Located alongside Interstate Highway 39, this waterpark features Illinois' largest wave pool and 18 water slides. This 43-acre publicly-owned park has won several industry awards.

Ferrari F430
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Boeing EC-135N "Snoopy Nose
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By: Rene73.

Landlocked Chinese junk

'Indio Arch' by Gerald Walburg
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By: pmoore66.
1978

Firetruck - Tanker

Douglas C-47A Skytrain
This aircraft was built as a C-47 in 1944 by Douglas in Santa Monica, CA. The aircraft was delivered to the USAAF and took part in D-Day. After WWII the aircraft was sold to Empire Airlines and converted to a passenger carrier and was registered as a DC-3.

Circus

The National Theater
The National Theater was opened in 1911 as a vaudeville house, and designed by Albert Kahn in a beautiful Art Nouveau style with Egyptian elements.
The polychrome terra cotta facade is its most spectacular feature, with a large arched window, resembling a triumphal arch, and two minarets on either side, once topped by gilded domes.
Floral and other nature-based terra cotta decor, including stylized scarab beetles, also graced the facade.
The interior could originally seat over 2,200, and featured a large stage and simple but graceful decor.
Within a few years of its opening, it switched from vaudeville to movies, and by the 1940’s and 1950’s, had become a burlesque house.
In the 1960’s, it received a new name, the Palace Theater, and operated as an adult film venue. It was closed in 1975.
Since its closing, the National Theater, like so many of Detroit’s old movie houses, has fallen into serious disrepair, both inside and out. Its facade still looks majestic, though, despite its boarded-up entrance and decrepit marquee.

'Double L Eccentric Gyratory II' by George Rickey
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By: pmoore66.
1981

Guy on a skateboard
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Tow trucks

Dignitaries arriving at NAS San Diego

'The Way Home' by Fred Ball
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By: pmoore66.
1977-80

Red Corvettes

Ambulances

Police bus
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By: Fab.

Kids staging a skateboard accident

Aircraft fire simulator

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Ferrari 360

Yellow taxi cab

'Stiff Loops' by Gerlad Walburg
1974

'von Schlegell Fountain' by David von Schlegell

Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate entering port
The Oliver Hazard Perry class is a class of frigates named after the American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the naval Battle of Lake Erie. Also known as the Perry or FFG-7 class, the warships were designed in the United States in the mid-1970s as general-purpose escort vessels inexpensive enough to be bought in large quantities to replace World War II-era destroyers and 1960s-era Knox (FF-1052) class frigates. Intended to protect amphibious landing forces, supply and replenishment groups, and merchant convoys from submarines, they also later were part of battleship-centric surface action groups and aircraft carrier battle groups/strike groups. Fifty-five ships were built in the United States: 51 for the United States Navy and four for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). In addition, eight were built in the Republic of China (Taiwan), six in Spain, and two in Australia for their navies. Former U.S. Navy warships of this class have been sold or donated to the navies of Bahrain, Egypt, Poland, Pakistan, and Turkey.

VRC-40 C-2 Greyhound
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), also known as the "Rawhides", is a United States Navy fleet logistics support squadron based at Naval Air Station Norfolk. Commissioned in 1960, it is only one of two active fleet logistics squadrons in the Navy.

Uno (card game)
Uno (/ˈuːnoʊ/; from Italian and Spanish for 'one') is an American card game which is played with a specially printed deck (see Mau Mau for an almost identical game played with normal playing cards). The game was originally developed in 1971 by Merle Robbins in Reading, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. It has been a Mattel product since 1992. The game's general principles put it into the Crazy Eights family of card games.

Snowboarding

'Untitled' by Deborah Butterfield
created from recycled Air Stream trailer

Star Wars action figures
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The Strand Theater
This small but charming single-screen movie house shows first-run films. Originally opened in the late-1920’s, the Strand Theatre has been remodeled over the years, most recently in 1994. It features a beautifully intact Art Deco style facade and marquee illuminated by neon and lightbulbs.

Ford ambulance
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Putting on Snowboard
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Tighten boots then put on snowboard

Police car

Snowmobile

'What is Missing' by Maya Lin

The Terminator
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The Bad Axe Theater
This classic small town movie theatre in Bad Axe, Michigan opened on February 21, 1916 with 500 seats. It was built for the Knights of Columbus and served as their meeting hall, a venue for social events and a silent movie theater.

Lake Superior College ERTC fire simulator

Airport fire truck (LAX)

Alcatraz Flyer

Taqueria Matamoros

Red Ferrari in Moscow
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Lagoa Azul

The Halal Guys
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By: SpiderX22.
Incredibly famous cart in NYC, serving chicken and rice. 4.5 stars out of 3500+ ratings (yelp). Whenever I visit NYC, my friends tell me I HAVE to go here (it is indeed really good). Last time I went, the line was like 50 people long.

Combine harvester

'Untitled' by Seiji Shimizu
north plaza

Helicopter in flight

'Untitled' by Seiji Shimizu
two fountains at the County building and an interior piece

Icebreaker

Chevrolet Corvette

John Deere Model D

NYPD cruiser

'Gold Rush' by Tom Otterness
several figures around the plaza and fountain at the Matsui U.S. Courthouse

'Organic Form' by Walter Redinger

M4 Sherman on static display

Shark Toof

Reflection of a Google trike

Snowboarder

Skater

Heavy Tow truck

Road train