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Usery Pass, Mesa

A giant sign just west of Usery Pass, Arizona pointing the way to Phoenix. Neat Thanks: Richard Kaszeta

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Saturday, 23rd April 2005

Hotel Del Coronado

On the beach near the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego there are some mini sand dunes that spell out “Coronado”. Thanks: Jonathan, Steve Searer & others

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Friday, 22nd April 2005

We Honor Those Who Serve America

Props for this one go to Quentin and Peter Grabowsky, who both sent us this pretty darn huge message, which is apparently directed to the airmen flying in and out of Offutt AFB near Omaha, Nebraska.

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Thursday, 21st April 2005

Pixel Fields

This is an awful lot of fields… scroll around for a bit – there’s thousands! And from all the way up here, it looks like some sort of cool pixel-art. Which might perhaps explain why the farmers chose Pac-Man as…

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Tuesday, 19th April 2005

Big Surf Water Park

Big Surf water park is in the Phoenix metro area of Arizona and as you can see there’s a giant old school Pepsi logo in the pool. Thanks: Rich Kaszeta

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Saturday, 16th April 2005

Sign Hill, SF

In 1923, the words “South San Francisco the Industrial City” were painted on Sign Hill (It presumably had a different name before that) and five years later, the 60 foot letters were put into cement. Thanks: JoeM & others.

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Saturday, 16th April 2005
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