[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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