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An odd location—at the end of a dead-end mountain road—but one indicating the proximity of a lot of affluent shoppers.","width":1536,"height":1024,"aspect":1.5,"orientation":"landscape","layoutHint":"wide","srcThumb":"https://wtbl.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/59e6a08ba0a27fd4984511ef47819566","srcSmall":"https://wtbl.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/a2f3dafb97ccc1f82e97916013eff573","srcMedium":"https://wtbl.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/2916aa1f5d924c691b207edb7c08c60b","srcLarge":"https://wtbl.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/1eecb6a2ceee489543e05596b2532209","srcOriginal":"https://wtbl.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/1eecb6a2ceee489543e05596b2532209","altText":"And up top, across the street from the tram terminal, there is a shopping center. An odd location—at the end of a dead-end mountain road—but"}],"createdAt":"2022-02-28T01:22:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2022-02-28T01:22:02.000Z","lead":"The peak rises several hundred feet above the tram stop, and the very top is fenced off in a communications complex. Still, with a bit of fence-clinging monkey shines, you can get a huge panorama.","visitedDate":"2001","publishedDate":"2001-05-05T04:00:00.000Z","originalUrl":"https://www.greatmirror.com/index.cfm?countryid=129&chapterid=134&picturesize=medium","heroSha":"82992b9d4865ab4c53581560ff8e3063b95e7feff8061e0f09dab1cd3a4cba81","authorLabel":"Bryan Wallach","_meta":{"sameAs":[]}}