I was perusing Monday’s (Apr. 14, 2008) edition of The Huntsville Times when I came across an article about a sophomore from Sparkman High School who went to New York City for Spring Break this year. You can read it here. I also embarked on an adventure to NYC in December 2006, so I thought I’d check it out. The article itself was okay, but one of Alicia’s photos caught my eye. Her snapshot of Times Square looks extremely similar to one I took. Of course, it’s not the same, but it’s got a few similarities.

Notice how you can see the same Sean John ad, as well as the news ticker. The only thing that bugs me is, why is the ad still the same? Did Mr. John really pay enough money to keep the ad there since December 2006? Is the ad really so everlasting that it reflects today’s marketing trends?

Either way, I think it’s pretty cool how two high school students in the city of Huntsville, who don’t know each other, took a picture of Times Square at about the same angle, from the same side of the street, of similar objects, only a couple streets apart. Small world.