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USA fields

If I was going to go to all the effort of writing something in a field I’d make sure it was something more interesting than the name of my country; everyone who’s here knows they’re here so what’s the point?…

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Friday, 19th August 2005

Target Stores

One of the most recognized corporate symbols in the United States is that of the Target corporation, who have 1,351 stores in 47 of the 50 states. Of those 1,351 stores we’ve found three which have a giant Target painted…

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Sunday, 14th August 2005

Hojack Swing Bridge

This is the Hojack Swing Bridge on the Genesee River near Lake Ontario, which is slated for destruction. Seems a shame, ‘cos it looks pretty cool from up here. Scott Ventura says: There’s a movement afoot to save the bridge…

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Monday, 13th June 2005

Feelin’ Groovy

1, 2, 3… This is the 59th Street Bridge, New York City. Not hugely interesting to look at, but Simon and Garfunkel sang a really great song about it (and it does have quite a cool shadow too!). Although I…

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Friday, 10th June 2005

Washington Square Park

One of more than 1,700 parks in New York City, Washington Square Park is probably one of the best known (after Central Park obviously). In 1889, to celebrate the centennial of George Washington’s inauguracy as president, a large plaster and…

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Thursday, 2nd June 2005

Brooklyn [heart] U

Slightly unfortunate placement of the Google logo here, but you can still just about make out this large type on a building in Brooklyn, which says ‘BROOKYLN [HEART] U‘. Awww, isn’t that sweet? We don’t know what this building is,…

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Friday, 27th May 2005
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