tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629858920757220856.post7917423182747042299..comments2024-03-27T07:58:50.420-04:00Comments on The Backside of America: Where the Sun Never SetsDave Brighamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306851310003858054noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629858920757220856.post-52882396941581100602017-03-30T11:42:57.736-04:002017-03-30T11:42:57.736-04:00Interesting that the Pike Authority would have bee...Interesting that the Pike Authority would have been concerned...thanks for the info!Dave Brighamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306851310003858054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629858920757220856.post-14260024327575669932017-03-29T20:24:48.990-04:002017-03-29T20:24:48.990-04:00I grew up in Auburndale and am very familiar with ...I grew up in Auburndale and am very familiar with the story of the Mass Pike Sun. The owner of The Ends of the Earth was a a woman of a certain age (40+) and kind of hippish and very cool. Her name was Ronnie. The controversy came not from any obscene message but rather it depicted a "setting sun" with an arrow pointed west. As I recall the Mass Pike Authority was pissed as it was the only legal entity that could have signage with arrows on the Pike. thewre concern was that this sign would confuse drivers. As i further recall common sense prevailed, as did the sign. bankshothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11268298711594175330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629858920757220856.post-41754339573702538172013-07-01T16:43:03.155-04:002013-07-01T16:43:03.155-04:00Thanks for the info!Thanks for the info!Dave Brighamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306851310003858054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629858920757220856.post-20536541937533889972013-06-30T23:09:57.260-04:002013-06-30T23:09:57.260-04:00The big controversy about the mural was that those...The big controversy about the mural was that those that opposed it (not sure who they were) objected to the arrow, which they claimed pointed to the store, making it an ad rather than art. I believe the store owner owned the building and so they were not able to stop her from decorating her property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629858920757220856.post-46842668854865796422011-08-13T10:00:55.741-04:002011-08-13T10:00:55.741-04:00Hey Steve:
Thanks for the information!Hey Steve:<br /><br />Thanks for the information!Dave Brighamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306851310003858054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629858920757220856.post-2742274528352112092011-08-13T09:18:01.127-04:002011-08-13T09:18:01.127-04:00I lived on Central Street, not far from the mural ...I lived on Central Street, not far from the mural at around the time the mural was painted. I was only a child, but I remember there was quite a bit of controversy about it. Not because of its subject matter (although that might also have been controversial) but because some people felt it was going to cause accidents on the pike. You have to realize it was quite a bit brighter when it was painted. I also remember that when the Ends of the Earth closed there was a campaign to keep the mural. It was obviously a successful campaign. I was recently back in the area and delighted to see that the mural still exists. Ends of the Earth (I remember it being called "To the Ends of the Earth") sold glass globes, macrame and other hippy stuff as I recall.<br /><br />For what it's worth, I don't remember it ever having anything else in it than what you see in your pictures.Steve S.noreply@blogger.com