1.jpgAmerica has its share of strange or unusual buildings. The one above is the Binocular building.
It is located on Main Street in Venice , CA , and is home to the Chiat/Day/Mojo Advertising Agency.
It was built in 1991.
Let's peek through the binoculars and see what others we can find.
Something alien has made its home on Signal Mountain in Tennessee .
Truckers and travelers encounter the out of this world sight as they wind their way up US 27.
A large saucer structure, propped up on four legs and standing a story off the ground, offers all the conveniences of modern living to its starry eyed owners.
This building is home to the Bondurant Pharmacy.
It was built in 1975 and is located in Lexington , KY.
You scream, I scream, we all! scream for ! ice cream!
Anyone wanting an ice cream cone in Perry , MI shouldn't have a bit of trouble finding this building.
Margate City , NJ (close to Atlantic City ) is home to Lucy the elephant.
Lucy is the world's largest elephant and the only one to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
James V. Lafferty built Lucy in 1881. She stands 6 stories high and weighs 90 tons!
She served as a hotel and then a tavern.
Today visitors can tour Lucy's innards and visit her gift s! ! hop.
We all know North Carolina is famous for the manufacturing of fine furniture
This building is located in High Point , NC and was built in the 1920's.
It now serves as offices for the High Point Jaycees.
By the way, the sock hanging out of the drawer is six feet long
It is located on Main Street in Venice , CA , and is home to the Chiat/Day/Mojo Advertising Agency.
It was built in 1991.
Let's peek through the binoculars and see what others we can find.
Something alien has made its home on Signal Mountain in Tennessee .
Truckers and travelers encounter the out of this world sight as they wind their way up US 27.
A large saucer structure, propped up on four legs and standing a story off the ground, offers all the conveniences of modern living to its starry eyed owners.
This building is home to the Bondurant Pharmacy.
It was built in 1975 and is located in Lexington , KY.
You scream, I scream, we all! scream for ! ice cream!
Anyone wanting an ice cream cone in Perry , MI shouldn't have a bit of trouble finding this building.
Margate City , NJ (close to Atlantic City ) is home to Lucy the elephant.
Lucy is the world's largest elephant and the only one to be designated a National Historic Landmark.
James V. Lafferty built Lucy in 1881. She stands 6 stories high and weighs 90 tons!
She served as a hotel and then a tavern.
Today visitors can tour Lucy's innards and visit her gift s! ! hop.
We all know North Carolina is famous for the manufacturing of fine furniture
This building is located in High Point , NC and was built in the 1920's.
It now serves as offices for the High Point Jaycees.
By the way, the sock hanging out of the drawer is six feet long
Anyone for a picnic?
This huge basket building in Licking County , OH , is home to the offices of Longaberger Basket Company.
The building in Point Pleasant, WV, is not so unusual but, the owners wanted windows and trees. What to do?
Just paint them on.
The Duck House.
It was built in 1931 by duck farmer Martin Mauer and his wife, Jeuel in hopes of promoting the sale of their Peking ducks.
The duck farm is long gone and land developers wanted to build homes on the site. So the Duck House was moved to Suffolk County , NY .
Frank Redford built his wigwam gas station/restaurant and the Wigwam Village Motel in the 1930's in Horse Cave , KY.
He later built five more Wigwam Villages across the country but the one in Horse Cave is the only o ne remaining.
Shoe magnate Mahlon Haines built the Shoe House in Hallam, PA in 1948
He lent it free of charge to honeymooners.
The current owners now conduct tours of its three surprisingly lovely bedrooms, and operate ! a home-made-ice-cre! am parlor.
Originally intended to lure visitors to a proposed housing development called Neptune Gardens , this replica of the Santa Maria has been "docked" in its current location since 1928.
It has served as office space, an apartment and a gift shop.
For the past two decades, it has been a book and curio shop.