When builders of the Coronado Naval Amphibious Base in San Diego planned this complex in 1967, satellite imagery was probably the furthest thing from their minds.
After Google Earth made the Navy's giant government-subsidized swastika building complex visible to anyone on Earth, the resultant publicity, outcry, and mounting political pressure has led the US Navy to budget $600,000 to change the swastika shape of the barracks: to unmake the swastika, which according to the US Navy was the result of an embarrassing planning oversight.
MonsieurUrsidae on August 13rd, 2017 at 02:40 UTC »
I imagine people's reaction when the architect presented them the blueprint
Every_form on August 13rd, 2017 at 02:47 UTC »
When builders of the Coronado Naval Amphibious Base in San Diego planned this complex in 1967, satellite imagery was probably the furthest thing from their minds.
After Google Earth made the Navy's giant government-subsidized swastika building complex visible to anyone on Earth, the resultant publicity, outcry, and mounting political pressure has led the US Navy to budget $600,000 to change the swastika shape of the barracks: to unmake the swastika, which according to the US Navy was the result of an embarrassing planning oversight.
Here's the Google Maps link
wildo83 on August 13rd, 2017 at 05:56 UTC »
I'll see these, and raise you The Fountains Medical Center