Guess what this is a photo of!

[miniman]

Is it one of those places where an artificial area was built to fool enemy bombers.

 

[pacanis]

I was thinking it was WWII, also. I was leaning towards one of those encampments they moved Japanese Americans into, but admit I wasn't searching hard enough to come up with the right wording to lead me in the right direction to see any similar photos.

 

[miniman]

It's the Boeing factory in Seattle being disguised as a town.
Boeing B-17 Seattle plant camouflage efforts during World War II

 

[pacanis]

Ha! That's pretty cool.

 

[Barbara L]

Sheesh! I searched for camouflaged towns, hidden towns, military housing, and still didn't get it! Good job miniman! I'm glad someone finally got it--I was going nuts!

Barbara

 

[qmax]

It's the Boeing factory in Seattle being disguised as a town.
Boeing B-17 Seattle plant camouflage efforts during World War II

Very good!

My office is immediately adjacent to the factory building. It's mostly empty now, storage for old aircraft tooling. Although, there is a B-17 and a B-29 undergoing restoration in there also. The restoration is being done by a club made up of retired mechanics.

Oh, between 1942 and 1945, almost 7000 B-17's were built in this factory.

 

[Barbara L]

And you thought that would be easy?!

Barbara

 

[qmax]

And you thought that would be easy?!

Barbara

I honestly didn't think it would be that hard. I've seen that picture many times over the last 30 years. And if you look at it, you can see the factory doors open at the bottom of the photo and people on the taxiway. I thought for sure someone would pick up on that right away and figure it was a factory.

But, then, like I said, I am fairly close to it.

 

[Barbara L]

I'm sure they probably showed it on TV there a lot more than other places. It was a good one though!

Barbara

 

[miniman]

Can you name this bridge and name who designed it?

 

[Wart]

Clifton Suspension Bridge

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

 

[Wart]

I honestly didn't think it would be that hard.

Which goes to show what I've always said: It all looks normal from inside here (tapping head).

 

[miniman]

Well that went quickly - you're up Wart

 

[Wart]

Chosen for it's visual appeal:

 

[qmax]

Z machine at Sandia Labs.

 

[Wart]

Yep.

Like I said, it would be too easy for you.

 

[qmax]

Yep.

Like I said, it would be too easy for you.

Actually, I have seen that photo before. I think (?) it was in a National Geographic article on fusion power a few years back.

I gotta think of something, probably post in the AM.

 

[qmax]

ad.doubleclick.net should be banned from the planet!!

Anyway, here are before and after photos. Where is this and what is it called?

 

[GhettoRacingKid]

I want to say its in greece.

Ive seen this on tv. man i should pay more attention

 

[qmax]

I want to say its in greece.

Ive seen this on tv. man i should pay more attention

Not Greece.