Posted on 09/27/2007 3:01:18 PM PDT by Westlander
CORONADO, Calif. -- The U.S. Navy will spend as much as $600,000 to modify the appearance of a barracks complex in Coronado that resembles a swastika from the air.
Navy officials said the spending for changes to the four L-shaped buildings were approved after satellite images from Google Earth revealed the swastika-like shape.
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You are so right! What if a satallite photo showed that the Mississippi River intersected with other rivers in a way that suggested a series of crosses? OMG! What would we ever do! I guess we would have to blow up the Mississippi and re-route it in socially neutral designs.
The two buildings to the left were meant to look like bombers heading for the swastika.
You know, I think you’re right. The architect was having a real good time with that project back in the 1960s.
What have they got against Buddhists? and American Indians? and Chinese?
Heh, heh, heh. I had almost forgot about those bldgs. We got a chuckle every time we flew over the amphib base there at Coronado back in the 80’s. Don’t think the Navy didn’t know about it either. I know that I personally told them at least a dozen times.
Funny pic ping ......swabbies are real pranksters ain’t they........:o)
Maybe we can get a nice star and crescent instead.
Too funny! It looks like airplanes are flying into it from the left, too.
I did a language change on those Chinese character buildings. It translates to ‘the longer you wait, the sooner it’ll be here’.
So much for using the Navajos good luck symbol .......
Is it possible that the project was not completed all at once- add-ons/remodeling over the years?
I also think it possible that if it was noticed- they did not see the issue with it, to me it is not a big deal. People will find all sorts of things that remind them of other things if they look hard enough.
That building should DEFINITELY be torn down. I don’t really have a good reason other than that it is just plain fuggly.
I think Londoners call that the Easter Egg.
Now watch them plant a circle of trees around those barracks with it!
LOL—white gravel in a circle and sunset maples all around!
So you’ve said.....
Actually called the Gherkin
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