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In case anyone else is wondering, Suitland, Maryland is a real place, not a metaphor.
by dboreham 5y ago
In case anyone else is wondering, Suitland, Maryland is a real place, not a metaphor.
- digisign 5y agoHah, I didn't read it that way until reading your comment.
- Animats 5y agoYes. Federal Office Building #3, Suitland, Maryland, sounds like an address from fiction. But it was quite real.[1][2] Built in 1941, looked like a reinforced concrete parking garage inside. Demolished some time around 2000. The computers were in the leftmost wing, as seen from the front. [1] https://www.census.gov/history/www/census_then_now/suitland_md/suitland_federal_center.html https://www.census.gov/history/www/census_then_now/suitland_... [2] https://www.census.gov/history/www/innovations/technology/univac_i.html https://www.census.gov/history/www/innovations/technology/un...