by I Am Still Alive
February 28th
February 28th
I took this photo over Thanksgiving 2007 in Calipatria, CA during my trek through the Imperial Valley. It’s been beautifully printed by the folks at Primary Photographic. The print measures 16 by 20 inches. It’s an open edition.
The ‘World’s tallest flagpole’ stands in Calipatria, CA, or so the sign at the flagpole’s base says [image of the sign after the jump]. At 184 feet tall, though, the flagpole is dwarfed by poles in Aqaba, Jordan (400 feet) and even in Sheboygan, Wisconsin by the Acuity Insurance Flag (338 feet; tallest in the US).
The crazy thing is that the Calipatria flagpole stands 184 feet tall and its top is at sea level. Calipatria is in fact the lowest city in the Western Hemisphere and likely better known as home to the Calipatria State Prison.
- From my previous note
