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skyeye @ 2016-04-06 20:08:29
	Kitty Genovese Murder Location	The attack did not take place on Austin Street but to the southwest rear of the building, in the shadows in the image above. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/nyregion/queens-neighborhood-still-haunted-by-kitty-genoveses-murder.html
skyeye @ 2015-10-05 16:26:54
	Five College Radio Astronomical Observatory	The observatory is gone. The Google Maps view now shows an empty field. Operations have moved to New Mexico, one hears.
skyeye @ 2014-12-20 18:07:13
	King Herod's Tomb	See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodium http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/11305083/Royal-passageway-to-King-Herods-palace-discovered.html
skyeye @ 2014-11-26 20:57:20
	Santa Cruz Mountains - Military Installation: Antennas	This is Lockheed Martin's Santa Cruz Facility, whose activities include the Fleet Ballistic Missile program. http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/space/documents/tridentdiid5/SantaCruzFacility%20Brochure.pdf
skyeye @ 2014-11-26 20:56:50
	Santa Cruz Mountains - Military Installation: Rocket Engine Test Towers	This is Lockheed Martin's Santa Cruz Facility, whose activities include the Fleet Ballistic Missile program. http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/space/documents/tridentdiid5/SantaCruzFacility%20Brochure.pdf
skyeye @ 2014-11-26 20:56:36
	Santa Cruz Mountains - Military Installation: Underground	This is Lockheed Martin's Santa Cruz Facility, whose activities include the Fleet Ballistic Missile program. http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/space/documents/tridentdiid5/SantaCruzFacility%20Brochure.pdf
skyeye @ 2014-11-06 17:55:25
	Château Pensmore \| Steven T. Huff	Conspiracy theorists have interesting thoughts on this property's real purpose.
skyeye @ 2014-11-01 08:28:08
	FBI's Most Wanted, Eric Frein, Captured (30 Oct 2014)	More about the airport's history: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/PA/Airfields_PA_NE.htm#birchwood
skyeye @ 2014-10-06 19:32:31
	Isidor Straus' House (Former)	Cobble Close was the name of this estate: https://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/macy-s-family-built-this-frozen-in-time-compound-between-titanic-disaster-and-depression-204008166.html
skyeye @ 2014-10-02 19:40:44
	Wayne Manor Set	Jake Bottero did the StreetView: http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/wayne-manor-set-1/view/google/
skyeye @ 2014-09-26 12:25:18
	New layer of asphalt?	Israel accuses Iran of testing nuclear detonation technology: http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/09/israel-accuses-iran-of-testing-nuclear-detonation-technology/380722/
skyeye @ 2014-09-09 13:04:30
	Tupolev Tu-144	Parked at the Institute of Aviation in Kaza, Tatarstan
skyeye @ 2014-07-06 06:31:18
	Barra Airport (BRR)	Right; the beach is used as a runway. Arrivals and departures are scheduled around the tides. http://www.neatorama.com/2014/06/12/This-Airport-Disappears-During-High-Tide/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXJbB3TGOX8
skyeye @ 2014-06-14 18:16:14
	Octagonal residential area	This is Venture Out RV Resort, a mobile home community: http://www.ventureoutrvresort.com
skyeye @ 2014-06-09 17:43:37
	Simulated Electric Grid	This could be a HAARP-like ionispheric research facility: http://www.thelivingmoon.com/45jack_files/03files/CRIRP_China_Research_Institute_of_Radiowave_Propagation.html
skyeye @ 2014-01-25 20:08:56
	Soviet-era compound in northern Poland - Alledged site of secret CIA interrogation, detentions	The zoomed Google view shows the base to be deliberately censored. The Bing view shows the base in the clear.
skyeye @ 2014-01-15 17:55:14
	will u marry me	See these: http://nypost.com/2006/05/01/marriage-a-web-hit-fame-for-chopper-proposal/ http://www.scoutingny.com/a-very-unusual-marriage-proposal-in-queens/
skyeye @ 2013-08-26 17:01:56
	The Players Club	Here are some great interior photos of this historic club: http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=6865
skyeye @ 2013-08-18 18:54:37
	Secret Boeing Test Facility	Can you find a Birdseye View?
skyeye @ 2013-08-05 04:56:24
	Giant Pentagram	I first read about the star online and then tracked it down. I can't take credit for finding it.
skyeye @ 2013-08-03 09:38:44
	Giant Pentagram	This was a park around a communist (red) star. Here is more information and ground-level photos: http://englishrussia.com/2009/11/05/way-out-places/
skyeye @ 2013-07-17 14:49:35
	Seaman-Drake Arch	Thanks, Kevin! Here's yet another article about the arch: http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=6701
skyeye @ 2013-07-05 14:40:11
	60 Hudson Street	http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/infrastructure/where-does-the-internet-actually-live-2#slide-4 http://www.shorpy.com/node/15479
skyeye @ 2013-07-05 14:35:42
	Google NYC Headquarters	Popular Mechanicx: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/infrastructure/where-does-the-internet-actually-live-2#slide-5
skyeye @ 2013-06-24 17:29:55
	Seneca Lake Sonar Test Facility	http://asadl.org/jasa/resource/1/jasman/v92/i4/p2426_s4?bypassSSO=1 http://www.navsea.navy.mil/nuwc/newport/seneca/default.aspx
skyeye @ 2013-06-24 17:29:41
	Seneca Lake Sonar Test Facility	http://asadl.org/jasa/resource/1/jasman/v92/i4/p2426_s4?bypassSSO=1 http://www.navsea.navy.mil/nuwc/newport/seneca/default.aspx
skyeye @ 2013-06-18 16:27:55
	Aerial Navigation Arrow	The upper tail of the arrow points toward San Francisco; the lower toward Los Angeles.
skyeye @ 2013-06-10 19:56:06
	Airbase Volkel (censored)	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkel_Air_Base http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22840880
skyeye @ 2013-06-03 11:16:40
	Nuclear "White Train"	The two cars parked next to the red-roofed building were also part of the nuclear transport. Originally the cars were uniformly white but later painted other colors in an attempt to disguise them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Train
skyeye @ 2013-05-25 18:23:36
	Medina Wasil	http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/in-box-tour-through-simulated.html http://www.army.mil/article/8222/
skyeye @ 2013-05-02 22:22:44
	Navy ships tied to pier	You could put up a separate for the southern bunkr: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=41.321256577711964,129.76816892723082&z=19
skyeye @ 2013-04-29 17:07:26
	Military airfield	Could this be a primary flight training school?
skyeye @ 2013-04-18 17:44:25
	Weapons depot	To the east is this overgrown and disused weapons storage area: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=50.424221790964374,136.879103258133&z=16
skyeye @ 2013-04-18 17:05:00
	Unusual Circle - Fort Richardson	It shows up nicely on the topo: http://www.mytopo.com/maps/?lat=61.2677&lon=-149.7060&z=14 but why is it circular?
skyeye @ 2013-04-18 16:57:46
	Elmendorf Air Force Base	See also: http://eyeball-series.org/elmen/elmen-eyeball.htm
skyeye @ 2013-04-14 07:48:39
	Empire State Aerosciences Museum	Key to aircraft: http://www.esam.org/Misc%20html%20Files/Map.html
skyeye @ 2013-04-14 06:44:34
	Airline Disaster	Related article: http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2013/03/crashed-boeing-747-jumbo-jet-movie-prop-universal-studios-war-of-the-worlds/ Google map 45-degree: ...
skyeye @ 2013-04-02 18:49:33
	Paint Testing Field	We could do "watch paint dry," followed by "watch grass grow."
skyeye @ 2013-03-25 07:10:10
	Openings Into North Korean Mountain	Newer imagery: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=39.93993530621422,125.48842843020246&z=19
skyeye @ 2013-03-25 06:50:19
	Strange Mini-planes in North Korea	There are several nearby in newer imagery: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=39.90497533282903,125.49296885723881&z=17
skyeye @ 2013-03-25 06:46:41
	Korean MIG-19s Coming out of mountainside?	http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=39.739356966347515,125.88624738080784&z=19 http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=39.740798647889186,125.8856438837795&z=19 ...
skyeye @ 2013-03-24 21:49:23
	Ground targets or decoys?	Tower/antenna in ring and plane in the woods nearby: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=38.15964979302559,125.22322763858415&z=19
skyeye @ 2013-03-24 21:42:15
	Two HAS at end of runway	There's one more at the other end: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=38.130433792693815,125.23095405504226&z=19
skyeye @ 2013-03-24 21:36:33
	Possible sub in dry dock North Korea	a sub or a zeppelin - lol
skyeye @ 2013-03-24 21:31:44
	Kwail Airport	There are a bunch of planes tucked in to the southeast: http://maps.google.com/maps?&t=k&ll=38.39882108225072,125.0211629774933&z=18
skyeye @ 2013-03-17 09:33:54
	Google NYC Headquarters	New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/16/business/at-google-a-place-to-work-and-play.html
skyeye @ 2013-03-07 17:01:01
	Yongbyon Nuclear Facility	Changes at the site: http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/02/28/iran-hackers-threaten-vice-president-domestic-u-s-drone-attack-leak-ihs-janes-cbrn-documents/yongbyon-2010-lg-2/
skyeye @ 2013-02-08 10:04:17
	Saudi Drone Base?	The Google imagery shows nothing in the same area: http://maps.google.com/?&ll=19.114029,50.127869&spn=0.156196,0.26041&t=k&z=13
skyeye @ 2013-01-12 09:35:48
	Train in SAS training facility	The train has disappeared from current Google Maps but is visible in Bing (see above). More information here: http://www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret2.htm#SAS
skyeye @ 2013-01-09 21:41:38
	Covered taxiway	A similar arrangement at the same air field: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=39.56252419295518,98.87646719723125&z=18
skyeye @ 2012-12-21 10:10:59
	Missile Operating Base	This area has a secure perimeter: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=51.555623764599616,113.02670391597748&z=18 weapons storage?
skyeye @ 2012-12-21 10:09:07
	Twin bunkers at ICBM site.	These bunkers are in an area with a secure perimeter. Notice the wide turns in front of them, necessary for long vehicles.
skyeye @ 2012-12-21 09:55:21
	Caffe Reggio	More on Reggio's espresso machine: http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/a-vintage-1903-espresso-machine-at-a-village-cafe/
skyeye @ 2012-12-18 17:32:37
	Censored military site	The angled structures and roads remind me of the Earle Naval Ammunition Depot in New Jersey: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=40.26900670729804,-74.12782475387576&z=16
skyeye @ 2012-12-17 21:10:30
	Glenwood Power Plant	Interior Photos: http://abandonednyc.com/2012/08/28/knocking-at-the-gates-of-hell-in-yonkers/
skyeye @ 2012-11-04 01:47:35
	The Ear Inn	Here's more: http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/the-hudson-river-shoreline-1766-and-2012/
skyeye @ 2012-10-17 20:35:59
	NASA Space Surveillance Station Receiver	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Space_Surveillance_System
skyeye @ 2012-10-10 15:19:05
	Osama bin Laden Raid Compound Mock-up	Those who know don't talk, and those who talk don't know.
skyeye @ 2012-10-09 08:44:06
	Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity (CIA training facility)	Cryptome reports a mockup here of the Bin Laden raid site: http://cryptome.org/2012-info/obl-raid-mockup/obl-raid-mockup.htm http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=36.099605~-76.348939&lvl=18&dir=0&sty=a&form=LMLTCC
skyeye @ 2012-08-28 19:08:16
	1790 Manhattan House	Latest news: http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=5802
skyeye @ 2012-08-12 14:25:40
	"The Babe" Corn Maze	Every year, a new maze. Here are some recent designs: 2002 The Babe Yahoo - 2008 The Odyssey (Cyclops) Bing - 2010 Campbell's Tomato Soup Google - 2011 Noah Webster The whole list: http://mikesmaze.com/past-mazes/
skyeye @ 2012-07-30 19:45:16
	Office of the Chief Medical Examiner	"I see dead people."
skyeye @ 2012-07-21 08:46:43
	Peter O Knight Airport (TPF)	C-17 accidentally lands at Peter O. Knight: http://www2.tbo.com/news/news/2012/jul/20/18/huge-air-force-cargo-plane-lands-at-davis-islands--ar-437276/
skyeye @ 2012-07-12 16:43:02
	Telstar Earth Station Andover (ME)	The original horn: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=b45f9b2e15c7f141143a730325bece4
skyeye @ 2012-07-12 16:42:35
	Satellite Earth Station Teleport	The original horn: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=b45f9b2e15c7f141143a730325bece4
skyeye @ 2012-07-04 15:33:07
	Sniper bunker @ Scientology's Gilman Springs compound	Better View: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/03/article-2168225-13E71C18000005DC-127_964x587.jpg
skyeye @ 2012-07-04 09:17:57
	Poplar Island	http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=78415&src=eoa-iotd
skyeye @ 2012-06-27 06:58:03
	Murphy Ranch – Hitler Retreat	tour of the site: http://atlasobscura.com/blog/obscura-society-la-murphy-ranch-field-report
skyeye @ 2012-06-27 06:57:45
	Murphy Ranch (Nazi enclave)	tour of the site: http://atlasobscura.com/blog/obscura-society-la-murphy-ranch-field-report
skyeye @ 2012-06-22 12:41:29
	Project Groundwinds	Look at the warning label on this aero chart and note the 20-pointed star around Glen and Intervale. http://vfrmap.com/?type=vfrc&lat=44.050&lon=-71
skyeye @ 2012-06-21 07:56:27
	High noon	This is the "Askew Clock" whose numerals follow no order. http://forgotten-ny.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/05.clock_.jpg
skyeye @ 2012-06-21 07:56:03
	4:04 PM	This is the "Askew Clock" whose numerals follow no order. http://forgotten-ny.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/05.clock_.jpg
skyeye @ 2012-06-17 06:27:06
	Allaire Recording Studios	Related: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allaire_Studios http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/realestate/zeus-of-the-catskills.html
skyeye @ 2012-06-15 10:44:35
	Smithers Transportation proving grounds	2012 Status: The Pecos Research & Testing Center (RTC) http://www.pecosrtc.org/facilities Applied Research Associates http://www.ara.com
skyeye @ 2012-06-13 18:13:43
	iPad2 Sign	Thanks to Photoshop. It's better than my spelling which should have read "iPad2"
skyeye @ 2012-06-11 06:40:01
	Mural	There's a fine line between some graffiti and wall art. I can't tell the difference, obviously. That's a pretty wild part of the Cit, artwise.
skyeye @ 2012-06-07 14:49:41
	Aerostat	Thanks for the correct information. See also this article which reports on the nearby hangar: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/deflated-mega-blimp/
skyeye @ 2012-06-07 14:44:58
	Weeksville NAS Blimp Hanger	Related article: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/deflated-mega-blimp/
skyeye @ 2012-06-04 10:09:48
	Kaufman Astoria Studios	Updated Link: http://www.kaufmanastoria.com/
skyeye @ 2012-06-01 18:35:46
	McDonald's in Glitz	Appears to be popular with the New York City Police Department
skyeye @ 2012-05-29 01:02:12
	World's Fanciest McDonald's	Interior views: http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=5458
skyeye @ 2012-05-10 17:12:14
	High Explosive Test Chamber	Latest (8 May 2012) http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/new-satellite-image-shows-activity-at-parchin-site-in-iran/
skyeye @ 2012-05-10 10:17:54
	Trollstigen	More about Trollstigen: http://www.amusingplanet.com/2011/09/hair-raising-hairpin-bends-on.html http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/09/semi-vs-bus-at-a-hairpin-turn
skyeye @ 2012-05-06 20:56:47
	Location of the Lost Colony?	I believe Parabellum found it.
skyeye @ 2012-04-29 15:51:03
	County finds 300 "lost" cars	Better view: http://maps.google.com/maps?&ll=25.812728,-80.231198&spn=0.001619,0.002064&t=k&z=20
skyeye @ 2012-03-20 19:29:42
	Murphy Ranch (Nazi enclave)	It's being razed: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116684/Hitlers-Los-Angeles-bunker-planned-run-Nazi-empire-war.html
skyeye @ 2012-03-20 19:25:01
	Murphy Ranch – Hitler Retreat	http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/17/murphy-ranch-los-angeles-_n_863066.html http://www.hikespeak.com/trails/rustic-canyon-murphy-ranch-nazi-ruins/ ...
skyeye @ 2012-03-13 02:05:03
	Building B, Brooklyn Army Terminal	More: http://www.saveindustrialbrooklyn.org/brooklyn_army.html http://members.trainweb.com/bedt/milrr/bat.html
skyeye @ 2012-02-22 05:42:19
	HAARP Ionic Research Facility Array	Check out this photo gallery: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/08/haarp-2/
skyeye @ 2012-01-24 18:20:48
	Walter Annenberg house (former)	Here's the latest news of "Sunnylands" http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/us/annenberg-estate-sunnylands-to-open-to-the-public.html http://sunnylands.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunnylands
skyeye @ 2012-01-22 07:30:35
	La MaMa Experimental Theatre	The building was originally Aschenbrödel Hall, a German-American social and musical society: http://www.germantracesnyc.org/view_site.php?id=44
skyeye @ 2012-01-21 21:07:55
	K-55 class submarine	http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2011/08/forgotten-soviet-submarine-graveyard-kola-peninsula/
skyeye @ 2012-01-21 21:07:13
	Shipwrecks	http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2011/08/forgotten-soviet-submarine-graveyard-kola-peninsula/
skyeye @ 2011-12-14 13:46:08
	Noccalula Falls	Three kayakers successfully went over the falls: http://www.canoekayak.com/videos/noccalula-falls-first-descent/
skyeye @ 2011-12-14 09:47:33
	Terra-Cotta Works	There is hope for the restoration/reuse of this building: http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=4720
skyeye @ 2011-12-11 13:29:29
	M. Chat Graffiti	The thumbnail does not match the StreetView. The correct URL is: http://maps.google.com/maps?&ll=40.750963,-74.00219&spn=0.015345,0.033023&vpsrc=6&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.751007,-74.002301&panoid=6MXk8M6xoxHew2Dp_HShOw&cbp=12,206.81,,1,-5.12
skyeye @ 2011-12-11 13:24:54
	M. Chat Graffiti	The Thumbnail does not match the StreetView. The correct URL is: http://maps.google.com/maps?&ll=40.746631,-73.993837&vpsrc=6&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.746721,-73.993765&panoid=IwFhVypAJ7GF2c3D32chdw&cbp=12,166.66,,1,-13.77
skyeye @ 2011-12-07 07:07:07
	Abandoned Missile Silo	A residence built directly over the Launch Control Center and silo is now for sale: http://www.siloboy.com
skyeye @ 2011-12-06 02:15:54
	55 Central Park West	Also used in the film "Elf"
skyeye @ 2011-11-17 15:17:19
	60 Hudson Street	See: http://boingboing.net/2011/11/15/bundled-buried-behind-close.html