Big Edge - A Sculpture Made of Boats

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An eye catching sculpture at a roundabout opposite Vdara Hotel & Spa, City Center, Las Vegas.

The sculpture created by Artist Nancy Rubins is called "Big Edge" and was created using more than 200 aluminum canoes, rowboats and flat-bottomed boats hung togather by stainless steel wires.

More info: Las Vegas Sun

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Sky Bloom

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"Her Secret Is Patience" (unofficially known as "Sky Bloom") a sculpture by Janet Echelman at Civic Space Park, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona.

The net changes its shape with the wind speed and direction and as per the artist, this reflects enormous ever changing cumulus clouds of Arizona.

The sculpture is made of painted, galvanized steel; polyester twine netting; and coloured lights. The lowest point of net is 38 ft from the ground and highest 100 ft high.

Another similar sculpture by her in Portugal called "She Changes" has been covered earlier in this blog - "A Giant Anemone In The Sky".

More info: Wikipedia

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Double Rainbow

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A rare sighting in Google Street View - A double rainbow some where on Utah Hwy 72.

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Wine Bottle and Bubbly Glass

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Sculpture found at the Summerhill Pyramid Winery, Kelowna, BC, Canada.

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Little Arch, Oregon

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I spotted today this little arch in a small sea rock along the Oregon Coast Highway. Such arches are created in the rocks due to water erosion and there is nothing unusual in this rock, but it looked nice hence I am including it here.

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Building Where TIME was Born

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Google Street View

Believe it or not, World's largest circulation weekly, TIME magazine with a readership of 25 million, had a modest start in 1922 in this small building at 141 East, 17th Street in New York City.

As per trivia-library.com;

"In the late winter of 1922, two young Yale University graduates, Briton Hadden and Henry Robinson Luce, rented the parlor floor of an old house at 141 East 17th Street in New York for $55 a month, bought some tables and chairs for a total of $48.70, and sat down to write a prospectus for a new weekly newsmagazine to be called, after considerable reflection, Time."

Credits: I am thankful to LuciaM, Member, Guide and Moderator of Google Earth Community for bringing this to my knowledge through her post in GEC.

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Simply ART

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This simple art work is an alphabetical Arch at Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio, USA, which spells ART.

Installed in 2001 it was created by artist, Doris Shlayn. The sculpture made of steel is 100 feet tall at its highest point and 101 feet wide with road passing underneath it.

Source of info and more info: Ohio Outdoor Sculpture Inventory

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Remembering The Golden Era of Gramophones

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While roaming the Google streets I came across this sculpture of Nipper, the famous dog, listening to 'His Masters Voice' on the Gramophone. It brought back the sweet memories of those good old golden days when the black vinyl records ruled the music world.

Nipper was the dog that served as the model for a painting entitled "His Late Master's Voice". Later "The Gramophone Company" used a slightly modified version of that painting, renamed it "His Master's Voice" and used it as their logo, which continued to be used by several of its successors in the music industry.

This statue is located on the front entrance to Maryland Historical Society building in Baltimore. There is another and bigger statue of Nipper on a building on Broadway, Albany, New York, but it is without the classical gramophone.

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There is a yet another and much smaller model of Nipper above a doorway of a building in Bristol, located on the site of the former Prince's Theatre, where Nipper (1884–1895) used to live with his owner. (See in Google Street View)

Main source of info: Wikipedia

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Double Pennies Bike At Googleplex

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Google Street View

In my earlier post I had written about a Strange Vehicle which I had found at Googleplex - the headquarters complex  of Google at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA.

It seems the area has some more strange vehicles. Here is another strange one  which to me looks like evolution of Penny-Farthing of old days. For lack of any info I have called these as  Double Pennies Bike.

Like the earlier vehicle I couldn't find any thing about these also on the Net. May be some reader or some one from Googleplex  can throw more light on it also.

Strange Vehicle At Googleplex

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Found this strange looking vehicle in the Googleplex - the headquarters complex of Google at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA.

No idea how it operates? I can see 5 seats but some are facing one way and some are other way. Shadow shows two (or may be three) sets of pedals. Is it purely manually operated or is their some other driving engine built into the bike? It also looks that the conical blue basket contains some bike helmets.

A search on Google yielded no result. May be some reader or some one from  Googleplex can throw more light on it.

Additional info: The area has some more strange vehicles. See my next post.

Edit Note Feb. 21, 2012
Dana Payton an active member of Google Earth Community has informed that it is called Conference Bike. ( conferencebike.com)

Its a seven seater, pedal operated cycle created by Dutch  artist Eric Staller and is used primarily for tourism, with a few used on university/corporate campuses for teambuilding.

Image from Wikimedia Commons is by Eric Staller

Credits: Thank you Dana for the info. I was totally flummoxed by the Street View at Googleplex but now everything is clear.

Reverse One Way Sign, Detroit

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This reverse one way sign on the John R St. at the junction with E Kirby St. near the Detroit College of Art must have caused few motorists to drive down the wrong way. I wonder how many were given the ticket?

Ridiculous Road Sign For Speed Control At Six Precise Times

Google Street View (Unfortunately in low resolution)

A ridiculous road sign on Bogie Lake Road, White Lake, Michigan, which tells motorist to slow down during 6 precise timings 6:49-7:15 AM, 7:52-8:22 AM 8:37-9:07 AM, 2:03-2:33 PM, 3:04-3:34 and 3:59-4:29 PM.

Not only the car's watch or the driver's watch (if he/she is wearing one) has to be precise but the driver has to keep track of the time also so as to adhere to the speed limit.

Full story: Oakland Press

Credits for the story: Good Morning America on Google Plus

Devotion Street - Dead End

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Dead End road sign, a very common sign on the roads, conveys a rather amusing meaning on the Devotion Street at Brookline, USA.

Credit: Kite_surfer via Google Earth Community Forum

World's Largest Cowboy Boots, San Antonio, Texas

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These giant 12 metres (40-foot) tall boots, billed as World's Largest, are located outside the North Star Mall in San Antonio, Texas.

Created in November 1979 by the Texan artist Bob "Daddy-O" Wade, these were originally installed in Washington D.C near The White House and were later shifted to this location.

Main source of info and more info: cowboysindians.com

Tiger Topiary at Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay

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A nice looking Tiger Topiary at the Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay, Tampa Florida.

Busch Garden is an African theme park with emphasis on animals. Opened in 1959, it ranks among the top 20 of the most-visited theme parks in the US and top 25 theme parks worldwide.

Source of info and more info: Wikipedia

Mona Lisa Side Ways Mural

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Ever since Leonardo da Vinci painted Mona Lisa, she has been copied/replicated in one form or other.

Here is a rare side ways pose of Mona Lisa on a mural in Short North, Columbus, Ohio. The mural was originally painted in 1990 by local artist Brian Clemons and has since been restored twice - once in 2001 and then in 2005.

Source of info: Short North Gazette

Water Tanks Which Looks Like Castle

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This castle looking building is in reality seven water tanks camouflaged to look like a castle. These are located close to Mt Airy Forest on the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio.

More info and images: Travelogue Of An Armchair Traveller.

Tiger on The Prowl at Boulder, Co.

Google Street View (Note: The Tiger is no more at this location. See Update note at the end of this post.)

Google Street Camera caught this tiger on the prowl at Valmont Road near the crossing with 30th Street at the Boulder, Co., USA.

Web search about this tiger gives confusing information. As per dailycamera.com the tiger, made of  fibreglass, belongs to DecorAsian furnishings located at 1500 Pearl St., Boulder, CO and is kept out side their store.

However Flickr image shown below gives the same location as Google Street View;

Image source: Flickr / metamarois

Another web site (denver.metblogs.com) mentions that in addition to the tiger in front of DecorAsian there is another one on the doorsteps of Wok ‘n Roll on Valmont and 28th.

 Image source: denver.metblogs.com

The two tigers look identical so it is not known whether in reality there are two tigers or one.

Another mystery is that the tiger as seen in the images in  Flickr and  denver.metblogs has a longer tail with a bend at the end, whereas the tiger in  Google Street View has a shorter and straight tail.

Perhaps some reader can solve this mystery.

Update June 17, 2013
With latest release of Google Street View imagery the tiger has gone missing. It cannot be seen in GSV at any of the locations listed above. Perhaps it has been sold to some collector and is now adorning his/her home.

Credits: I am thankful to Walter, member Google Earth Community Forum for sending me the  dailycamera.com link. 

Giant Alligator in Surf City

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This giant alligator is located in front of the 'Waves Surf and Sport Shop' on Ronald Avenue in Surf City, NC, USA. Its huge open mouth is the main entrance to the shop.

Giant Coffee Cup, Milwaukee

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This giant coffee cup with saucer adorns the roof of Tazza Pizzeria, 5010 W.  Vliet Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Originally built by Milwaukee Coffee Company, the building has changed hands a  few times and presently houses Tazza Pizzeria. It is a big landmark in the town.

Source of info: onmilwaukee.com

Credits: Felippo via Google Earth Community