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starroute

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4. But "Health Sciences Park"???

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Feb 6, 2013, 11:17 AM

Feb 2013

Last edited Wed Feb 6, 2013, 01:54 PM - Edit history (1)

That sounds like a deliberate recipe for ensuring that people will continue to use the old name. Much as New Yorkers for years (or are they still?) refused to refer to Sixth Avenue as Avenue of the Americas.

Can anybody explain the reason for the name? When I google on it, all I come up with in Memphis is a Baptist college.

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Memphis renames 3 parks that honored Confederacy [View all] Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 OP

That PBS "American Experience" series on The Abolitionists was awesome Kolesar Feb 2013 #1

It was very educational. October Feb 2013 #3

Thank you, Memphis. (NT) Heywood J Feb 2013 #2

But "Health Sciences Park"??? starroute Feb 2013 #4

it'll always be the sears tower. np mopinko Feb 2013 #5

Univ. of TN has a Health Science Center in Memphis. BumRushDaShow Feb 2013 #6

As a Memphian, reflection Feb 2013 #7

Thanks so much for the clarification Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #8

No problem. The Republicans in East TN reflection Feb 2013 #9

Thanks for all the information, fascinating stuff... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #10

Thank you as well. I love hearing from people who live elsewhere... reflection Feb 2013 #11

Interesting law. It's great that Republicans believe in small government, isn't it? nt NoGOPZone Feb 2013 #12

Oh yeah. reflection Feb 2013 #13