Comments on: Funerals http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:20:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Alan Gornik http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-200438 Alan Gornik Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:24:04 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-200438 I hopped on my bike and tooled over to the spot in Queen of Heaven (actually in Hillside, IL - a western suburb of Chicago) and located the deceased. His name was Jerome A. Weir, 11/20/20 - 04/05/05. The inscription says "Husband-Father" and also, somewhat comically, "Thumbs-up." I hopped on my bike and tooled over to the spot in Queen of Heaven (actually in Hillside, IL - a western suburb of Chicago) and located the deceased. His name was Jerome A. Weir, 11/20/20 - 04/05/05. The inscription says “Husband-Father” and also, somewhat comically, “Thumbs-up.”

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-58142 Alex Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:53:47 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-58142 Thanks Dan, post updated. Thanks Dan, post updated.

]]> By: Dan http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-58054 Dan Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:09:01 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-58054 Technically, that Gate of Heaven isn't in Washington at all - it's in Silver Spring, Maryland, just a teeny bit northwest of the city. I actually live perhaps 90 seconds from that cemetary! Technically, that Gate of Heaven isn’t in Washington at all - it’s in Silver Spring, Maryland, just a teeny bit northwest of the city.

I actually live perhaps 90 seconds from that cemetary!

]]> By: wellaontheweb http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-55499 wellaontheweb Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:33:28 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-55499 Hey, oz, thanks for the link to the South San Francisco sign. When viewed from ground level, the words "South San Francisco The Industrial City" look like neat block letters. I never knew until I saw this aerial/satellite shot that the letters had to be skewed so they WOULD appear uniform. Neat-o! Hey, oz, thanks for the link to the South San Francisco sign.

When viewed from ground level, the words “South San Francisco The Industrial City” look like neat block letters. I never knew until I saw this aerial/satellite shot that the letters had to be skewed so they WOULD appear uniform.

Neat-o!

]]> By: Flababo http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-53654 Flababo Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:57:22 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-53654 Here's another one near Colma http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=37.685525,-122.453731&z=19 Here’s another one near Colma

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]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-53650 Alex Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:14:58 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-53650 oz, we actually featured the <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/16/sign-hill-sf/" rel="nofollow">Sign Hill</a> nearly 18 months ago (can you believe it?) but it's waaay higher res now. oz, we actually featured the Sign Hill nearly 18 months ago (can you believe it?) but it’s waaay higher res now.

]]> By: oz http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-53642 oz Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:21:14 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-53642 Colma has a big-ass sign too! http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=37.663514,-122.418149&z=19 Colma has a big-ass sign too!

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]]> By: Chris http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-53640 Chris Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:29:20 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-53640 Here's one in Colma, CA: http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=37.669616,-122.440521&z=19 The city of Colma has a higher population for the dead then the living! Here’s one in Colma, CA:

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The city of Colma has a higher population for the dead then the living!

]]> By: rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-53628 rob Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:31:47 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/10/10/funerals/#comment-53628 R.I.P R.I.P

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