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SLAF Traditional Cache

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West End 2: Stopped by here today (Sunday) to see if Cablevision had moved in. They did... Big time! About 100 trucks and cars and it looks like a 24/7 operation. We decided to remove the container and archive the cache as there are signs posted saying that the lot is under video surveillance and there were trucks parked all around GZ. Definitely not a good place anymore for a cache! [:(].

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Hidden : 2/10/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:



SLAF is an acronym for the types of businesses that have been located in the building near this cache location: Skating, Lumber, Appliances and Furniture.

Back in the seventies, this location was home to twin ice skating rinks that a New York NHL team once used as its practice facility. Once that establishment closed, the building was taken over by a lumber/home improvement company that was comparable to today’s big box giants. After that came a well-known appliance superstore, whose prices were “Tops” and whose TV ads were acted out by puppets and often featured the word “loser!” After a fairly good run, this chain wound up the same way that most high-volume discount appliance/electronics stores of that era did – financial problems and bankruptcy. The building stood empty for a while and then was taken over by its current tenant – an upscale department store’s furniture outlet center.

I have been inside this building for all four of its iterations and I’m always impressed by the sheer size of the place. It’s huge! I find it ironic that today there is a big-box home improvement store right across from this location and a thriving ice skating rink just a short distance down the road. Go figure.

You are looking for a match holder so BYOP.


Congrats to taxman417 on the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jurer lbh'q chg Obexhz Evss.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)