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Posted by Michael549 on Tue Apr 21 16:24:44 2015, in response to Re: Briarwood Station...A Done Deal., posted by Express Rider on Tue Apr 21 15:46:08 2015. From a previous message:"So I fall on the side of naming stations with some street identification within the neighborhood. Naming a station Forest Hills or Ridgewood, doesn't really tell travelers where they are going specifically within those neighborhoods - large areas within each borough (former towns) with dozens of streets in the vicinity of the station location, so a street name in the location would be helpful (and preserve borough history)." I fully agree with the points taken in the above passage of text. Nor do I really have a problem with "sub-titles" like Willets Point-Shea Stadium, or 161th Street-Yankee Station, etc. Or even the World Trade Center, Hudson Terminal or Borough Hall. Those places "mean something" to me or us in general. Many of these places have long histories attached to them - making them "markers" in our lives. I do not "know" what Queens Center is! That name does not tell me where is it located, what streets it is near, etc. That is similar to the Federal Circle station on the JFK Air-Train - I still do not know what is federal about that station in the middle of parking lots. The name "Federal Circle" does not instantly bring about associations toward its "meaning". Now if Federal Circle name actually referred to a collection of major federal government offices in a centrally defined space/place where size-able numbers of people have to interact and conduct business, the meaning of the name would be clear to many. A major part of this discussion is about what places "mean", the history, their web of connections to other things, and how to "name places" so that they are familiar. "Landmarks" are not just designated buildings. Mike |
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