3138 - Everett, Washington, USA

Everett is a city of 111 000 people found north of Seattle. Boeing built an aircraft assembly plant here in 1967. Boeing's presence brought more industrial and commercial development to Everett. Boeing and the US Navy (Naval Station Everett, est. 1994) are the two largest employers of the city. Everett has also become a bedroom community for Seattle as it is connected by Interstate 5, the Sounder commuter train, Amtrak, and commuter buses.

The Seattle Mariners have played at T-Mobile Park since it opened in 1999. It has a seating capacity of almost 48 000 people. The first game saw the Mariners lost 3-2 to the San Diego Padres. T-Mobile was named Safeco Field until 2018. T-Mobile paid $87.5 million for the naming rights for 25 years.

T-Mobile does have a retractable roof, but it is more like an umbrella for the playing field and the stands. Because of Seattle's mild climate, the park does not need to be heated or cooled.

Seattle remains the only Major League Baseball team not to have played in the World Series.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

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