Find the Building: Solve the Clues & Show the Map!

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A game is being played where participants provide clues to identify buildings, requiring players to post Google Maps images of the locations once guessed correctly. The game began with clues pointing to a building in Warwickshire, England, which was identified as the Chesterton Windmill. Subsequent clues led to various locations, including Jackson Square in New Orleans and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The clues often involve wordplay and connections to cultural references, such as the "gold lion" representing MGM's logo and the "light" referring to the Luxor Sky Beam. The game encourages creativity and engagement, with players taking turns to present new riddles and locations, fostering a collaborative atmosphere. The discussions also highlight the importance of using Google Earth for better visual context in solving the clues.
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Any one want to play a game, the rules are simple some one gives some clues then one has to find the building at that point, you must show you have found it by positing the google map image off the building.
Try this.
It is in Warwickshire England
It moves in the wind
A box one keeps valuables in
Part of Her
A heavy weight
If you solve the clues you go next.
This one should be easy:biggrin:
 
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Just FYI we had a long thread on exactly this some time back. I think it just petered out after a while. Maybe you'll get it going again.

EDIT: oh, wait. That thread was based on a picture of each building, not a description.
 
phinds said:
Just FYI we had a long thread on exactly this some time back. I think it just petered out after a while. Maybe you'll get it going again.

EDIT: oh, wait. That thread was based on a picture of each building, not a description.

Give it a go phinds:biggrin:
 
I took this while it was still under construction

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phinds said:
I took this while it was still under construction

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It is not the answer phinds:biggrin:
 
Is it the Chesterton Windmill? It fits the first 2 clues, but I'm not sure about the rest. I don't even know if it counts as a building o_O
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wolram said:
It is not the answer phinds:biggrin:
Ah. I misunderstood your comment. Thought you had changed your mind and decided to go with pictures.
 
ProfuselyQuarky said:
Is it the Chesterton Windmill? It fits the first 2 clues, but I'm not sure about the rest. I don't even know if it counts as a building o_OView attachment 97534

You got it Profusely:biggrin:
 
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wolram said:
You got it Profusely:biggrin:
Yay! So do we continue this game?
 
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This should be easy-peasy

All roads lead there
a place of amusement
a place of suffering
witnessed history
now depicted on a coin
 
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Sophia said:
exactly :)

sorry, profusely :oops:

Sorry i broke my own rules and did not post the (google maps) imageo:)
 
  • #14
Oh, that's okay, @Sophia, I didn't even realize that it was my turn :smile: **Here we go:

It's located in Southern California,
On top of a hill,
Near a big white sign,
Let's you see far, far away

**My apologies for my inability to muster up a poetic bunch of clues. I hope I didn't give too much away.
 
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ProfuselyQuarky said:
Oh, that's okay, @Sophia, I didn't even realize that it was my turn :smile: **Here we go:

It's located in Southern California,
On top of a hill,
Near a big white sign,
Let's you see far, far away

**My apologies for my inability to muster up a poetic bunch of clues. I hope I didn't give too much away.
do you mean this?
upload_2016-3-20_15-10-56.jpeg
 
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Sophia said:
do you mean this?
Not that . . . something very near that sign, though.

(something more appropriate for PF :wink:)
 
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ProfuselyQuarky said:
Not that . . . something very near that sign, though.

(something more appropriate for PF :wink:)

this? :)
800px-Hollywood_Sign.jpg
 
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No . . . :smile:

Okay, so one of my clues was "Let's you see far, far away" and then I also mentioned that it's "more appropriate for PF". Here's another thing: when I said "near" I meant that it was within the same park. Does this help?
 
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Is it the Giffith observatory, sorry i can not find an image
 
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wolram said:
Is it the Giffith observatory, sorry i can not find an image
Right, Wolram, you got it :smile: There was really no image for it? Wow, that place it supposed to be a landmark.
 
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Hmm, i wish i was wrong now i have to think of another place
 
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wolram said:
Hmm, i wish i was wrong now i have to think of another place
You have the entire world at your disposal. I'm sure you'll think of something :woot::woot:
 
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Okay, this place is a horse race in dear baby England
It is noted to be crooked on top like Al Capone
It is a place where people go once a week
 
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  • There is a city. Some have called it big and others think it's easy. Perhaps it's both.
  • Within the city is a neighborhood. If Blanche had exactly one grandparent from France, this neighborhood's name would be that part of Blanche.
  • Within the neighborhood is an outdoor place, a 2-dimensional cube, so to speak.
  • It shares part of its name (no family relation) with the surname of a king of sorts.
  • This king is the king of something, where this something goes by another name for a sugary soda drink, and is the sound a balloon makes when it bursts.
Where is this place?
 
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Heck this is a tough one collinsmark, i have parts of it but the rest ?
 
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wolram said:
Is this it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Square
800px-Disneyland-NewOrleansSquare_01.jpg

Close, very close, but no cigar.

And when I say close I don't mean geographically close. It's not, technically, geographically that close. (Same country, but totally different region [your guess was a place in Anaheim, California]. This thread is ultimately a google maps thing, remember, so I figure location is of utmost importance.)

But it is conceptually close. :smile:
 
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Just a shot in the dark, is this getting closer?
 
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1oldman2 said:
View attachment 97675 Just a shot in the dark, is this getting closer?

Do you have it on google maps !oldman2
 
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wolram said:
Do you have it on google maps !oldman2
I actually was using G earth, it's Jackson Square with St. Louis Cathedral in the French quarter. but not sure if that's correct. I still can't get all the clues to fit
 
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1oldman2 said:
View attachment 97675 Just a shot in the dark, is this getting closer?
That's correct, yes! :partytime:

The picture of the cathedral is actually St. Louis Cathedral which is adjacent to Jackson Square (just barely outside of it). That said, the image that you posted was taken by a photographer standing inside Jackson Square. So that counts.

Jackson Square was the location I was looking for.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/J...2!3m1!1s0x8620a611a0452e69:0xdeff093f17dfbe8f

I'll explain my clues here, in case anybody has any objections. For reference, here are my original clues:
collinsmark said:
  • There is a city. Some have called it big and others think it's easy. Perhaps it's both.
  • Within the city is a neighborhood. If Blanche had exactly one grandparent from France, this neighborhood's name would be that part of Blanche.
  • Within the neighborhood is an outdoor place, a 2-dimensional cube, so to speak.
  • It shares part of its name (no family relation) with the surname of a king of sorts.
  • This king is the king of something, where this something goes by another name for a sugary soda drink, and is the sound a balloon makes when it bursts.
Where is this place?

Working forward through the clues:
  • The city is New Orleans, Louisiana. A nickname for New Orleans is "The Big Easy."
  • The neighborhood is "The French Quarter." If Blanche has only a single grandparent from France, that would make her 1/4 French, and that part of her would be her French quarter.
  • One might call a two dimensional cube a square. So the place is some sort of outdoor square.
  • The place shares part of its name (although no family relation) with the surname of Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop."

Working backward through the clues:
  • Another name for a sugary soda drink is "pop." That's also the sound a balloon makes when it bursts.
  • Michael Jackson is called the "King of Pop."
  • His surname is Jackson.
  • The place is Jackson Square.
 
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So @1oldman2, I believe you are up.

(If @wolram wants to battle you for it, you two can figure that out. :smile:)
 
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It is your go !oldman2
 
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collinsmark said:
That's correct, yes! :partytime:

The picture of the cathedral is actually St. Louis Cathedral which is adjacent to Jackson Square (just barely outside of it). That said, the image that you posted was taken by a photographer standing inside Jackson Square. So that counts.

Jackson Square was the location I was looking for.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/J...2!3m1!1s0x8620a611a0452e69:0xdeff093f17dfbe8f

I'll explain my clues here, in case anybody has any objections. For reference, here are my original clues:Working forward through the clues:
  • The city is New Orleans, Louisiana. A nickname for the City of New Orleans is "The Big Easy."
  • The neighborhood is "The French Quarter." If Blanche has only a single grandparent from France, that would make her 1/4 French, and that part of her would be her French quarter.
  • One might call a two dimensional cube a square. So the place is some sort of outdoor square.
  • The place shares part of its name (although no family relation) with the surname of Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop."

Working backward through the clues:
  • Another name for a sugary soda drink is "pop." That's also the sound a balloon makes when it bursts.
  • Michael Jackson is called the "King of Pop."
  • His surname is Jackson.
  • The place is Jackson Square.
That is an amazingly ambiguous (but totally sensible) bunch of clues. I wouldn't have been even close without wolrams guesses , I got hung up over at Loyola university. :smile:
 
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Okay here goes.
Satan keeps on track while we race towards the valley of the shadow.
The Playa may give this one away. :wink:
 
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Hee hee. :DD I think I know the answer. But I'm reluctant to post my guess since I just went. (Somebody else guess!)
 
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collinsmark said:
Hee hee. :DD I think I know the answer. But I'm reluctant to post my guess since I just went. (Somebody else guess!)
I know what your thinking, I should have added something else for the folks who aren't so familiar with US landmarks. (how about in the US one can't get much lower than Morte)
 
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collinsmark said:
Hee hee. :DD I think I know the answer. But I'm reluctant to post my guess since I just went. (Somebody else guess!)

If you know it please have a go:biggrin:
 
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If one gets in a rage one sees red, two eyes are better than one, this thing starts with the same as it ends, another way of saying i saw one once.
 
  • #47
My gosh, these are hard. Either you all are extremely brilliant or I am extraordinarily naive and ignorant. I haven't a clue . . .
 
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ProfuselyQuarky said:
My gosh, these are hard. Either you all are extremely brilliant or I am extraordinarily naive and ignorant. I haven't a clue . . .
You have to look hard, these are the best of there kind
 
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ProfuselyQuarky said:
My gosh, these are hard. Either you all are extremely brilliant or I am extraordinarily naive and ignorant. I haven't a clue . . .
You're not alone :-)
 
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wolram said:
You have to look hard, these are the best of there kind
Well it may be the best, but I can't even think of what the "kind" is. My brain is working hard on this one.
Sophia said:
You're not alone :-)
Phew! Thought I was :biggrin:
 

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