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A Visit To The 76 Ball Graveyeard
Submitted by kim on Tue, 28/03/2006 - 8:43am. fresno | graveyeard | save the 76 ball | signage | storageIntrepid 76 Ball Fan J. Eric Freedner has made a startling discovery near Fresno, CA, a discovery that bodes well for those of us who believe ConocoPhillips needs to REPLACE the 76 Balls that they've taken down from their poles. He reports:
Well, I had a feeling I would find the "missing" 76 balls and... here they are!
A whole bunch of orange balls is now in the yard of Nelson Sign Service on Golden State Highway (Old Route 99) in Fresno, California.
These weren't here a few months ago! What do they plan to do with them? Spheres take up a whole lot more space than flat signs so I have a feeling Mr. Nelson won't keep them around forever...
There are also some flat 76 signs such as this old Fast Break one. I'm not sure if the "Fast Break" chain is still in business. Haven't seen any with the new red 76 logos, anyway.
Lots more "petro-jumble" at Nelson's but this sums it up as far as the Balls are concerned. I would think a similar yard exists for the Los Angeles area, at least for those balls the sign people don't clumsily drop to the ground!
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