“Gas tank turned Folk art!”
The Globe was constructed between 1956 and 1957 and was first used as a storage tank by the Savannah Gas Company. Its diameter is 60 feet. About two years after its completion, it was re-painted to resemble the Earth. At one point, an elaborate mileage sign stood next to it, providing distance between Savannah and the following international cities: Amsterdam, Tokyo, Oslo, Bombay, Durban, Manila, Rio de Janeiro, Athens, Melbourne, London and Toronto. The globe was originally painted showing national boundaries, similar to the globes you can purchase for sale. Now it is painted as it would appear from space. The structure was re-painted again in 1998 with more realistic colors which included Hurricane Floyd heading towards Savannah. However, the storm was erroneously depicted clockwise and therefore had to be corrected. The property's mailbox consists of a much smaller sphere, which is a representation of the Moon. The globe can be seen briefly in the film Forces of nature starring Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck.
Very recently repainted and now integrated into a Starbucks drive through. No matter how you feel about the coffee chain it's kind of cool to drive around the globe.
The globe itself looks amazing.
Its super dingy I chanced upon it and thought it was kind of dumb.
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