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bruce springsteen’s first home
from bruce springsteen posted in music by prof_improbable
This address is where Bruce Springsteen first lived until he was six years old. The house was torn down to make room for a parking lot for the St. Rose of Lima church.
The Springsteen (surname is from Dutch, meaning "jump stone") family was Roman Catholic and attended the church next door- St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.
view full location details...the unisphere
from craig mack posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Also seen in the video for A Tribe Called Quest's Award Tour.
view full location details...morrison apartments
from the doors, jim morrison posted in music by pete_nice
Jim Morrison lived on the roof of this building in the summer of 1965. He would eat meals at his friend's (Dennis Jacob) apartment, stare at the ocean while tripping on LSD, and slept outside on the roof.
The current owner of this building is obviously aware of the legacy, because the name of the building is the Morrison Apartments.
view full location details...glenbard north high school
from the smashing pumpkins posted in music by ratsnamgod
Billy Corgan attended this school in the early to mid-1980's.
Due to his size, Corgan excelled in sports as a child. By the time he entered high school, he would no longer be excessively larger than his peers. His superiority in sports began to diminish. It was at this time that he turned his focus to music.
Though Corgan would remain a sports fan, he would hide the fact once he entered the alt-rock limelight. He became open with his interest in sports after The Smashing Pumpkins breakup in 2000.
view full location details...homestake mine
from dark matter, neutrinos posted in technology by corporate_sunshine
At one time the largest and deepest gold mine in North America, the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota is currently being used for scientific research.
In the late 60's, Raymond Davis, Jr. and John N. Bahcall conducted the Homestake experiment, where they deduced that neutrinos were one third the previous expected mass. Further reproductions of the experiment in Japan, Russia, Italy, and Canada led to the conclusion that solar neutrinos have three different oscillations. This work led to the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics, which Davis shared with Masatoshi Koshiba of Japan.
Neutrino research continues at the location. On July 10, 2007, the mine was selected by the National Science Foundation as the location for the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL).
The mine has limited viewing and a visitor's center, with above and below ground tours.
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