Archive for March, 2007
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
Far-Out Americana
Far-Out Americana slideshow
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Arizona Skywalk
Members of the media and the Hualapai tribe take a preview walk on the Skywalk, billed as the first-ever cantilever-shaped glass walkway. It extends 70 feet from the western Grand Canyon’s rim more than 4,000 feet above the Colorado River on the Hualapai Reservation at Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Grand Canyon Slide Show
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Sunday, March 18th, 2007
Burj Dubai hits new heights
Burj Dubai is now taller than any building in both the Middle East and Europe. Having reached 110 stories high (380 meters) it has the largest number of floors of any building, and when completed, will be the tallest in the world.
There are only 38 other buildings in the world that reach over 300 meters […]
No Comments » - Posted in Outrageous Architecture by Marlow Harris
Sunday, March 18th, 2007
Desdemona’s Rocket Ship / The Cosmic Muffin
This boat, made from a plane, reminiscent of a mobile home gone houseboat, has a rich history as a Boeing 307 Stratoliner from the 1930’s and historic connections to an unlikely pair of characters, Howard Hughes and Jimmy Buffett. Read more about Desdemona’s Rocket Ship / The Cosmic Muffin here.
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2007
Pink Panther Museum
Julie Tapia’s Pink Panther Museum in Santa Rosa, CA
No Comments » - Posted in Strange Places by Marlow Harris
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
Gasworks Park
Gasworks Park was, a gasworks in the early part of the 20th Century. A clean-up and a bond issue turned this abandoned inner-city gas manufacturing plant into a beloved park. Gas Works Park has a play area with large play barn, and big hill popular for flying kites. Special park features include a […]














