There’s a new Burger King going up in Golden Springs, Anniston’s over-the-mountain suburb. Everyone’s seen it. There’s a giant playground. There are trees and landscaping. I suspect there’s room inside for stacks of Whoppers. But what’s the deal with those signs?
They were tall, and then they weren’t.
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One of the two monument-style signs installed at the Golden Springs Burger King.
Phillip Tutor
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