You might call this a gateway of sorts. Figure out where this Mystery Photo was taken, and tell why it could be called a gateway. Send your thoughts to ebrack2@gmail.com, and tell us where you live.
Lots of readers responded to the statue of a kissing couple, inspired by a photograph on V-J Day in New York in the previous edition. But many submissions were wrong, since there are copies of this statue around the world in numerous locations.
This particular statue is in Civitavecchia, Italy, and came from Steve Spellman of Dunwoody, who was on a cruise, and saw the statue. He wrote: “In talking to several people and then verified by our tour guide, this statue was erected as a way to say thank you to America for freeing Italy from one of their biggest mistakes in history (Mussolini).”
Allan Peel of San Antonia, Tex. wrote: “Today’s mystery photo is the gigantic 25-foot high, styrofoam sculpture of a sailor kissing a nurse that resembles the iconic 1945 photograph ‘V–J day in Times Square’ by Alfred Eisenstaedt. The statue in the mystery photo is in Civitavecchia, Italy, approximately 50 miles northwest of Rome. Several different versions of this statue have been created in the USA and abroad (and more keep getting installed). Some are made of styrofoam and others in aluminum. They can be found in San Diego, Sarasota, Key West, Snug Harbor, N.Y., Hamilton, N.J., Pearl Harbor, Royal Oak, Mich., Graham, N.C., and Omaha. They can also be found in Caen (France), Bastogne (Belgium) and Portsmouth (England).”
Sara Rawlins of Lawrenceville told us: “They were strangers who came together for that brief moment in time, and Alfred Eisenstaedt, photographer for Life magazine, was able to take at least four pictures of this couple. After the kiss, the two people quickly parted ways, never to know each other.’”
Others with the right answer were George Graf, Palmyra Virginia; Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; and Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill.
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: ebrack2@gmail.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
Well-placed chairs arrive before music lovers
These empty chairs arrive well before their occupants each time there is a Friday concert in Thrasher Park in Norcross. The music-lovers start placing their chairs early each Friday, so that they will have an ideal spot to listen to the music. The first concern of the season will be May 24 (tonight), with The Platinum Band. Music begins at 7:30 p.m.
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