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Granite City, Illinois: Car Wash Fake Tree Cell Tower

An absurdly fake evergreen tree fails to disguise the town's cell phone tower. A car wash below touts, "Get Squeaky Clean Under the Evergreen."

Everclean Car Wash

Address:
379 W. Pontoon Rd, Granite City, IL
Directions:
Everclean Car Wash. North of downtown, on the west side of Hwy 3/Lewis and Clark Blvd, just to the left of the Walmart.
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Fake Evergreen Cellphone Tower

A fake evergreen tree conceals the town's cellphone tower. A car wash below touts, "Get Squeaky Clean Under the Evergreen."

[Jeff Foushee, 10/14/2018]

Fake tree cell phone towers are common, but this one is ridiculously obvious -- there are no trees nearby resembling anything like it -- that it only calls attention to itself. The mocking car wash sign makes a nice photo juxtaposition.


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