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Proposed Renaming of Sixth Avenue to Avenue of the Americas Fails to Catch On in New York

The post discusses Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia’s 1945 proposal to rename Sixth Avenue as the Avenue of the Americas, noting that the name never became common in New York, including among tourists, with the focus set on Penn Station.

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Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia proposed renaming Sixth Avenue to Avenue of the Americas in 1945 and to this day, no one in New York calls it that. Even the tourists know better. This is a post about Penn Station. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_A...
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Proposed Renaming of Sixth Avenue to Avenue of the Americas Fails to Catch On in New York

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Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia proposed renaming Sixth Avenue to Avenue of the Americas in 1945 and to this day, no one in New York calls it that. Even the tourists know better. This is a post about Penn Station. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_A...

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