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Canyoubackupjustabit t1_ivvbwsb wrote

Reply to comment by aaj617 in TIL in 1996, surveyor Mike Tate got a side street in NC renamed for the band Anthrax. After the 2001 Anthrax attacks, town residents were suddenly uncomfortable with the name and petitioned to have it changed. by aaj617

Oh dear...

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aaj617 OP t1_ivvejba wrote

Apparently the (official) boundaries are in the 50s, so I’m gonna do the un redditor thing and say that you’ve corrected an LA native haha. I swear I remember seeing 90 somewhere.

Oh and the official name is actually the Toy District. Though you’ll never hear anyone call it that lmao. Skid row.

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