On 12/15/10 8:08 PM, Steve Bennett wrote:
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Richard Welty<rwe...@averillpark.net> wrote:
in albany ny, we have one of the few surviving ones of these:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nfgusedautoparts/772654479/in/set-72157605741479117/
it's not a monument or memorial (except maybe to an old record label),
and tourism=attraction seems like it might be overkill -- but then, it's
really the only thing under tourism that seems even remotely appropriate.
anyone have any suggestions on tagging this kind of stuff?
Well, you didn't actually explain what it is - obviously there's more
to it than just a dog on someone's roof.
Nipper is fairly recognizable i thought, but maybe not so much. the dog
served as the symbol of RCA Victor recordings ("His Master's Voice")
for many decades, and statues of Nipper were built on RCA related buildings
all over the country. the RCA brand used it in advertising through the 80s
(maybe into the 90s, i don't recall), but the brand has faded since GE
sold it to a european electronics outfit 15 or 20 years ago.
tourism=attraction seems ok to me, but a more generic tourism=landmark
or something might be appropriate.
it depends on what an attraction is. i'm not averse to using it, but in the
US at least, an attraction is usually some place you park, maybe buy
tickets, and go in a building, park, etc for a more extended experience.
landmark sounds better to me than attraction for this kind of thing.
richard
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