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They renamed Sixth Avenue in NYC to "Avenue of the Americas" 80 years ago. Nobody calls it that. It's Sixth Avenue.
by mcpackieh 3y ago
They renamed Sixth Avenue in NYC to "Avenue of the Americas" 80 years ago. Nobody calls it that. It's Sixth Avenue.
- schrodinger 3y agoTo be fair the signage, GPS directions, subway stations, mail etc all use 6th Ave. I think that’s more a vanity nickname than a legit attempt at a rename. I believe there are other similar secondary names to streets around industries that flourished there etc.
- mcpackieh 3y agoThe signage used to say Avenue of the Americas but they started changing it back over the years. They did seriously intend for people to actually call it that but nobody did.
- schrodinger 3y agoInteresting! I’ve been here 15 yrs and never knew that!