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FunnyFilmFan t1_iv2fcgd wrote

That’s the developer who built the strip mall

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Diligent-Pizza8128 t1_iv2iwl9 wrote

Exactly. See: https://www.rkcenters.com/about-2/

Why is it a stupid cartoonish looking basketball hoop? I have no idea and have wondered this many times. I see the basketball tie in story at the link above, but it still seems silly for a logo.

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Demitrius t1_iv2kchb wrote

The owner, Raanan Katz, played basketball in Israel before moving to America.

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skippyspk t1_iv2jero wrote

They’re a big fan of basketball.

Lots of these plazas in the south shore, even saw one near West Roxbury.

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flowersiguess OP t1_iv2lgwt wrote

Thank you! We're new to the area and were trying to figure it out.

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barsoapguy t1_iv47x86 wrote

The coffee at the McDonald’s in that plaza is good but the Wendy’s down the street is the cheapest in town , like a dollar for a large coffee.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_iv2po8p wrote

It's a basketball going into a hoop. Basketball is a popular sport invented in Springfield, Massachusetts by James Naismath in 1891. Many books have been written about it and are available at the local library

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degggendorf t1_iv3ymsp wrote

Further, it's generally regarded as a good thing when the basketball goes through the hoop, because that's the most common way points are scored in the game of basketball. However, it's only a good thing if you are on the scoring team.

It takes a precise throw to get the ball through the hoop, especially one so accurate that it never even touches the metal rim and only makes contact with the net the way it's depicted on the building. This is commonly referred to as a "swish" or "nothin but net".

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_iv4rwyk wrote

Good point. This logo is unclear whether my team is scoring or I’m being scored upon. One of those makes me feel good and happy, the other gives me anxiety.

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bradagman t1_iv3ffku wrote

Hahaha this is all technically true, but not as an answer to OP’s question. I’ll upvote it anyway like other people did.

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LouSpudol t1_iv3hy8a wrote

The answer is literally on the sign directly in front of the giant circle you added….

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FourAM t1_iv3j8e7 wrote

You literally circled the answer in your picture lol

No, not on the building, on the sign

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techsavior t1_iv2yn7h wrote

I understand their confusion. We are conditioned to expect the Carpionato logo on strip malls and shopping plazas here in Rhode Island.

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bradagman t1_iv3f8p2 wrote

They’re all over the place in some towns in south Florida. Practically every building in North Miami Beach and sunny isles for example. He’s a former Israeli basketball player and part owner of the Miami Heat and his initials are RK. I didn’t know his company expanded into New England.

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degggendorf t1_iv3z04b wrote

>North Miami Beach

Holy shit, I didn't realize that until you said something. My family has a condo in NMB right by one of his plazas and I never connected the dots.

I have definitely specifically noticed the logo in both places but never made the connection.

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Friendly_Ground_2583 t1_iv3gopq wrote

It’s the landlord of the shopping mall. They have a lots of plazas in Newport and Middletown

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Darisixnine t1_iv3xfwp wrote

I drive by that thing like once a week and have always wondered the same thing

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imuniqueaf t1_iv2zh6z wrote

If you did make the circle, you would actually see the company's logo on that sign in the fore ground.

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401-Climber t1_iv350wx wrote

It’s the company that owns the plaza

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EnviroElk t1_iv39frg wrote

It’s also on the sign you drew over

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Homer_1081 t1_iv6d8lf wrote

That's the property owner, their sign in right In front of you

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Homer_1081 t1_iv6dda8 wrote

It's owned by a former NBA player hence the basketball

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Rocketman1020304050 t1_iv3bqgi wrote

Eh, I think the other posters were right that it’s the logo for the company that built/owns the plaza. I can’t imagine that it would be desperate attempt to defraud young women. But bay, maybe.

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