What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it?

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I know this prompt came out days ago, but it fits a recent search I did that has yet to produce results. While in Cape May, NJ I spotted several of these booths near the US Coast Guard campus.

This appears to be a bus shelter, but… there were no “Bus Stop” signs anywhere, nor did I see a public bus during my time in Cape May. Similar shelters were jutting into front lawns of duplexes and houses and had no smoking signs.

If you zoom in on this one, you’ll see a green station for poop bags (along with a garbage can to deposit said bags) which has nothing to do with the booth but I just wanted to point that out.

What really piqued my interest was the numbers on the outside of the booths. This has a blue “1” on the front. As I progressed down this same street I saw more booths sequentially numbered (2, 3, 4, etc…). The last booth I saw was number 8.

My search started with an image search of this- which led to image results of bus shelters not in Cape May, that all had bus signs nearby and were NOT numbered. I tried “bus shelters Cape May”, “marked bus shelters New Jersey”, “marked booths Cape May” well you get the gist of what I’ve been googling.

So far the only information my search has produced is that it’s not uncommon for bus stops in NJ to be in front of someone’s front lawn, according to the NJ Transit FAQ.

IDK if I would have the patience for this if I had a bus stop in front of my house.

However interesting this may be, I’ve yet to confirm this particular booth or outdoor shelter is for a bus stop. Being a storyteller- the possibilities of what this could be are swimming through my head.

If you know what this is or simply have a creative answer to what this could be, drop me a note in the comments section!