[NetBehaviour] Navy to mask Coronado's swastika-shaped barracks.
marc garrett
marc.garrett at furtherfield.org
Wed Sep 26 19:54:35 CEST 2007
Navy to mask Coronado's swastika-shaped barracks.
The buildings, constructed in the 1960s, are on the Coronado amphibious
base and serve as a barracks for Seabees. From the ground, or even
adjoining buildings, the configuration cannot be seen. Nor are there any
civilian or military landing patterns that provide such a view. But
Google Earth shows the shape clearly.
Ground level isn't a problem but aerial views of the Coronado site spark
outrage.
CORONADO, Calif., -- The U.S. Navy has decided to spend as much as
$600,000 for landscaping and architectural modifications to obscure the
fact that one its building complexes looks like a swastika from the air.
The four L-shaped buildings, constructed in the late 1960s, are part of
the amphibious base at Coronado and serve as barracks for Seabees.
From the ground and from inside nearby buildings, the controversial
shape cannot be seen. Nor are there any civilian or military landing
patterns that provide such a view to airline passengers.
more...
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-swastika26sep26,0,2973328.story?coll=la-home-center
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