It just occurred to me... have some LB sites been destroyed or
extremely modified? If I had placed LBs as a child, in the area
where I lived in Monterey Park, CA, the sites would have been
destroyed when subdivisions were built. Are there any boxes or
sites like that?
Mary Marshall Fowler, Alameda, CA
Destroyed LB Sites?
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Started on 2003-08-29
Destroyed LB Sites?
From: Mary Marshall Fowler (mmf1@comcast.net) |
Date: 2003-08-29 15:37:29 UTC
Re: Destroyed LB Sites?
From: funhog1 (funhog@pacifier.com) |
Date: 2003-08-29 15:48:22 UTC
yes... My box to commemorate a fantastic shoe tree became irrelevant/retired when some pinhead vandals cut
the huge old oak down. Boxes hidden at the Oregon Zoo by the Traveling Circus disappeared when
landscaping changed. I know there have to be tons more but those jump out at me. Funhog
>have some LB sites been destroyed or
> extremely modified? Are there any boxes or
> sites like that?
the huge old oak down. Boxes hidden at the Oregon Zoo by the Traveling Circus disappeared when
landscaping changed. I know there have to be tons more but those jump out at me. Funhog
>have some LB sites been destroyed or
> extremely modified? Are there any boxes or
> sites like that?
Re: Destroyed LB Sites?
From: dvn2rckr (dvn2rckr@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-08-29 16:08:17 UTC
Yep, they started to build a suspension bridge atop the Galloping
Gertie LB--if it weren't for a suave and daring TnE LB rescue at a
time during which I was unable to break away from work--this
letterbox would have definitely suffered the same fate as a dozen or
so cars and a poor little dog who now lie deep in the bowels of the
Tacoma Narrows. It now resides in a location a couple miles away
that offers a great view of the bridge!
As for other letterboxes, I've mostly had problems with vandals of
the 2-legged type totally obliterating old stumps or natural little
niches in which I'd hidden letterboxes--destroying the letterboxes
in the process. :(
dvn2r ckr
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Mary Marshall Fowler"
wrote:
> It just occurred to me... have some LB sites been destroyed or
> extremely modified? If I had placed LBs as a child, in the area
> where I lived in Monterey Park, CA, the sites would have been
> destroyed when subdivisions were built. Are there any boxes or
> sites like that?
> Mary Marshall Fowler, Alameda, CA
Gertie LB--if it weren't for a suave and daring TnE LB rescue at a
time during which I was unable to break away from work--this
letterbox would have definitely suffered the same fate as a dozen or
so cars and a poor little dog who now lie deep in the bowels of the
Tacoma Narrows. It now resides in a location a couple miles away
that offers a great view of the bridge!
As for other letterboxes, I've mostly had problems with vandals of
the 2-legged type totally obliterating old stumps or natural little
niches in which I'd hidden letterboxes--destroying the letterboxes
in the process. :(
dvn2r ckr
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Mary Marshall Fowler"
> It just occurred to me... have some LB sites been destroyed or
> extremely modified? If I had placed LBs as a child, in the area
> where I lived in Monterey Park, CA, the sites would have been
> destroyed when subdivisions were built. Are there any boxes or
> sites like that?
> Mary Marshall Fowler, Alameda, CA
Re: Destroyed LB Sites?
From: samanark (samanark@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2003-08-29 18:41:29 UTC
I had a wonderful letterbox site with a stump at a trail junction,
paved over and replaced with a nice bench! Great for the walkers on
the trail, but not so great for letterboxing. :-)
-Amanda from Seattle
paved over and replaced with a nice bench! Great for the walkers on
the trail, but not so great for letterboxing. :-)
-Amanda from Seattle