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Friday, July 21. 2006

Another Sign Online Mapping Has Real World Implications

According to the AP (and I would not publish this without its backing!) officials in Davenport, Iowa are proposing a 25 ft tall sculpture of a pushpin at the intersection of two bike paths. The mayor likes the idea; a local resident calls it "hideous."

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Pinning Davenport
Why put a pin in the map when you can just put a pin in the place itself. From the AP: You know how some people mark a spot on a map with a push pin? That’s the idea behind a proposed sculpture in Davenport, Iowa. Officials want to mark the spot ...
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