Why are 2 giant American flags flying over Interstate 5 in Redding?
5 drivers between Redding on Thursday may have thought that they have doubled.
A second giant American Flag – in the same size as the permanent giant flag installation near Redding’s Cypress Avenue output can be seen on the opposite side of the highway.
The new flag is flying from the wide arm of a rejection truck parked in La Quinta Inn & Suites parking at Hilltop Drive. A temporary installation commemorating the 24th anniversary of 9/11, honoring the lives of those who disappeared in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
A giant US flag is flying on September 11, 2025 on the opposite side of the Interstate 5 from Redding’s permanent giant flag. Connected to a wide branch of a Redding Truck City, the city founded the flag in La Quinta Inn & Suites parking lot at Hilltop Drive with observation 9/11.
Robin Megill, the La Quinta reception desk officer, allowed city workers to park the truck this week and want to park the flag.
E -mails and calls to the city were not returned immediately on Thursday morning.
Both the flag flying at the hotel and the giant American flag in Bechelli Lane flying on Thursday on Thursday, Brand New, La Quinta Inn Hilltop Drive has several doors, he said. Enterprise Lions Club bought two 30 -meter fit flags from the flag center this year; One is to change the old flag in the permanent installation in Bechelli Lane just west of I-5.
Megilill said the other side was temporarily established in La Quinta before 14:00 on Wednesday.
Dillion on Thursday morning, “My phone rang the hook about the second flag yesterday.” He said. People wanted to know why there were two.
A giant US flag is flying on September 11, 2025 on the opposite side of the Interstate 5 from Redding’s permanent giant flag. Connected to a wide branch of a Redding Truck City, the city founded the flag in La Quinta Inn & Suites parking lot at Hilltop Drive with observation 9/11.
Both flags can be seen near the truck behind the building of La Quinta in the 2180 Hilltop Drive. Megill said, “Anyone who wanted to come and take pictures was invited.” He said.
He said the second flag might have gone as soon as possible on Friday.
Two giant flags were made by Annin Company in America. Since 1847, Annin in the business world is the oldest flag producer of the United States according to the company.. According to Dillion, a mother’s flag went to the moon and a mother’s flag sat in the coffin of President Abraham Lincoln.
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