Claiming the neighborhood where the Twin Towers once stood is sacred ground, radical conservative groups are spearheading opposition to the construction of a nearby Muslim community center, a facility that would include a swimming pool and a 9/11 memorial and be located more than two blocks from the attack site. Here are some other projects currently facing controversy:
- New York—New Citibank ATM vestibule just two blocks from site of devastating financial collapse
- Elizabeth, NJ—Bed, Bath, and Beyond on sacred IKEA grounds
- Pearl Harbor, HI—P.F. Chang's location a reasonable cab ride away from the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
- Philadelphia—British consulate on hard-won U.S. soil
- Terre Haute, IN—Frito-Lay display planned for Baesler's Market is an affront to the fact that Terre Haute was the original U.S. test market for Pringles
- Culver City, CA—Comedy club built next to the site where that disaster Grown Ups was filmed
- Provincetown, MA—Organic artisan cheese stand set up next to raw cashew cheese booth at farmer's market
- Lakehurst, NJ—Balloon store only three miles from site of Hindenburg crash
- Olathe, KS—Barnes & Noble