VirtualGlobetrotting: Maps Submitted On: 2015-03-23

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Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld
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Jerry (born April 29, 1954) is a comedian/actor/writer best known for starring in his self titled show, Seinfeld, which ran from 1989 to 1998. This is a picture of him hanging in the Baltimore Comedy Factory before it moved.

Former Marlborough Road Underground Station
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Marlborough Road was an underground station in London that opened 13th April 1868 and closed 20th November 1939. The station was part of the Metropolitan Railway. The station closed due to passenger use.
What-s left today:
The station building still stands today and right up until 2009 the station building was used as a Chines restraunt. The platforms still remain at track level and can be seen if you look over the wall and down onto the tracks. The platforms can also be seen from passing trains since the tracks are still active.
A video from YouTube that shows a train drive through the old station site (the gap between the two tunnels) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4u5kPMrZm0

Avro Vulcan (XH558, G-VLCN)
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The only airworthy historic Avro Vulcan strategic bomber in the World.

Messerschmitt Bf 109
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At Royal Air Force Museum London

Frying Nemo Fish & Chips
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(insert clever joke about eating a Disney/Pixar clownfish here)

Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26, 1947)
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Carlton Fisk is a retired Hall of Fame Baseball player. The picture is of his 12th inning game-winning home run of Game 6 of the 1975 World Series. He played catcher for the Boston Red Sox and later the Chicago White Sox, elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000.

Former Aldwych Underground Station
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By: Drudii.
Aldwych was an underground station in London that opened 1907, closed 1940, reopened 1946 and finally closed 1994. The station was part of the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway. The first time the station closed was because it was being used as a shelter to protect atrworks from London's public galleries during WWII. The station reopened after WWII and later closed in 1994.
What's left today:
Both ends of the station building servive and are both a Grade II listed building.
The tracks at both platforms (from 1917-1994) are still in their origianl position, but a small section of rail on one of the platforms has been lifted in order to extend the floor and both tunnel portals have been bricked. The other platform still has its full rail length and both tunnel portals are open and the rails still connect to the active tube lines further down the line.
The platforms from 1907 and 1917 are also still left as they were still active. The rails are also still in place.
Filming:
The station is a popular place to film, because it's easy to get a train into the station (as I said above) because one of tracks still connects to the active tube line.
The tube station can be visited by the public as a tour.
YouTube video showing you the station:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xSzU0oM4mM

Former Down Street Underground Station
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By: Drudii.
Down Street was an underground station in London that opened 1907 and closed 1932. The station was part of the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway. The station closed due to low usage of passengers and some trains didn't even stop at the station when it was active.
The station was used as a bunker for Winston Churchhill and his War Cabinet during WWII.
What's left today:
The station building still stands today and has been converted into a reatail outlet. Most of the station underground is still there today, but the platforms were bricked up during WWII and can only be seen from a passing train.

Avro Vulcan (XL318)
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At Royal Air Force Museum London

Mark S. Fowler's House (Former)
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Mark S. Fowler is the former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

Lifeguard At Merritt Athletic Club
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Lifeguard At Merritt Athletic Club on Fort Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland.

Former Brompton Road Underground Station
Brompton Road was an underground station in London that opened 15th December 1906 and closed 29th July 1934. The station was part of the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton railway. The station closed due to low passenger use.
The station was used as a command centre for the 26th (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade during WWII.
What's left today:
The station building is still standing and has plans of being turned into residential flats. The platforms are demolished, but the original brick walls that stand in their place and the orignial tilling remains along the tunnel walls. All of this can only be seen from passing trains.

Entrance to Yamamoto's bunker
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This is where Admiral Yamamoto, the architect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, lived his final days. He was shot down and killed 18 April 1943 by a United States P-38 Lightning over south Bougainville after taking off from here on an inspection tour.

Dub and BJ Riter Milennium Carillon Tower and Plaza
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Completed in 2001. With 57 bells, it is the largest carillon in Texas and is the 15th largest in the nation. The tower was built by the Verdin Company with a $1.35 million dollar gift from Mr. and Mrs. A.W. "Dub" Riter Jr. All playing is done on a keyboard in a separate building.
The carillon tower is 16 feet wide on each side at the base and stands 80 feet from the ground to the main cornice above the clock with a cap section standing 8 feet above that. The tower houses 57 clear-tone bronze bells cast at a foundry in the Netherlands and the carillon is anchored by one low-note bell weighing more than 2,000 pounds.
The plaza features many ornamental bushes that are local fixtures (azaleas and rose bushes) and there are several benches for sitting and enjoying the carillon courtyard.

Former York Road Underground Station
York Road was an underground station in London that opened 15th December 1906 and closed 19th September 1932. The station was part of the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton railway. The station closed due to low passenger use.
The station building is still there today and is now a an emergency exit for passing trains. The platforms are also still visible, but only from passing trains. The eastbound platform is bricked off. The site is also currently being used as an emergency exit from the tunnels. One of the passenger ways between the two platforms is permently lit by lights and is used as the path from the tunnel to the surface incase of emergency.

Rajarani Temple
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Inflatable Space Shuttle
With boosters and fuel tank at Strategic Air and Space Museum.

Leonard Nimoy (March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015)
Leonard Nimoy played Mr. Spock on the original Star Track Series (from 1966 to 1969) and Movies. He was multi-talented actor, film director, photographer, author, poet, singer and songwriter.

Mysore Palace
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Heinkel He 162
At Royal Air Force Museum London

Elvis Clock

Konark Sun Temple
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Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962)
Marilyn Monroe was an actress/model/singer. She became a major sex symbol. She married three times: James Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio, and Arthur Miller. She will always be linked with President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy.

V-2 rocket

Tedy Bruschi (June 9, 1973)
Tedy Bruschi was a NFL Football player for the New England Patriots. He played his entire thirteen seasons (1996–2008) career with the Patriots as a linebacker. With the Patriots, he won 3 Super Bowls.

Monument of Tadeusz Kosciuszko
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Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (February 4 or 12, 1746 – October 15, 1817) was a Polish military engineer and a military leader who became a national hero in Poland, Belarus, and the United States.

Cacimba do Padre

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922)
Alexander Graham Bell is an inventor most famous for inventing the first telephone. The first words transmitted and received were: "Mr. Watson—Come here—I want to see you". He was born in Scotland and died in Canada.

V-1 flying bomb

Monument to Lev Tolstoy
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Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (9 September 1828 – 20 November 1910), also known as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright and philosopher.

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

Joker
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Pattadakal

Volcanic plume from Tavurvur
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There are three stripes of imagery over this active volcano. The middle strip shows a dark plume of dust or smoke coming from the volcano.
See the More Info links for an impressive September 12, 2014 eruption caught on video.