January 15, 2004
Only slightly better than "Marion Barry Washington National Airport"
I still just call it "National," partially because it's shorter and partially because I never bother remembering name changes -- back in New York City, I never latched on to the Joe DiMaggio Highway or the Met Life Building -- things are named once and should stay that way.
If Congress wants to name the airport after some buffoon, it's fine with me. After all, driving on Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) to get there should put things in perspective, naming-wise.
But when they start going after my money -- my precious, precious coinage -- I start to get uppity. I know that the quest to put Reagan on the dime has been around for a while, but only now did I find this great post about it.
Posted by rj3 at January 15, 2004 2:11 PM
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FYI, Jefferson Davis Highway is Rt. 1...Lee Highway is Rt 29.
Posted by: cd at January 15, 2004 3:51 PM
Duly noted and corrected.
Posted by: Randolph at January 15, 2004 4:57 PM
great job btw, hopefully if you and swamp city can continue to add to your postings I can stop reading NYC-based blogs!
Posted by: cdoug at January 16, 2004 10:43 AM