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Do you know where to find this large piece of wood art?

Posted by Analisa Harangozo (Editor), November 30, 2012 at 11:12 pm

Post your guesses in the comments section below.

Guess correctly and be crowned "Alameda know-it-all" for the week.

Congratulations to Laura Muñoz for being the first to correctly guess last week's photo challenge. The cut-out design is right on the side of the Alameda Theater.

Have your own photos around town that you'd like featured in our Where in Alameda photo challenge? Send them to analisa.harangozo@patch.com and see if you can stump our readers!

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