Philadelphia, city of bad nicknames
But then, Philadelphia is the city whose public transit agency sounds as if it means putrefaction or sewage.
© Peter Rozovsky 2014
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posted by Peter Rozovsky at 7:30 PM
Thursday, March 06, 2014
But then, Philadelphia is the city whose public transit agency sounds as if it means putrefaction or sewage.
© Peter Rozovsky 2014
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8 Comments:
My neighborhood in Hamilton is called either Bartonville or Crown Heights depending on which realtor you consult, but the original name on old maps from the 1920s was...Slabtown! Now that's an evocative name; it doesn't sell houses but it tells a story.
And city of "brotherly love" sounds a little suspicious. Of course, changing language causes that problem. I'm sure it sounded quite fine long, long ago. Now it might turn heads the wrong way.
Cary, Slabtown could sell houses to young buyers eager for a slice of urban glamor at an affordable price. One of Philadelphia's hot neighborhoods is called Fishtown.
R.T., by odd coincidence, Philadelphia has acquired a reputation as a gay-friendly city and has promoted itself as such. The promotion has included a clever slogan that played on the city's status as a cradle of American history: "Philadelphia: Get your history straight and your nightlife gay."
If track or train trouble causes a Philadelphia commuter train to operate on an altered schedule, is that a deviated SEPTA?
That is a SEPTUM. Two deviated train lines are SEPTA.
That's what I deserve for trying to slip one past a copy editor.
Well played, sir.
No, well-playedto you. I eagerly await the opportunity to use "Deviated SEPTA" in a headline.
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