Submitted by DawgsWorld t3_10p44g4 in nyc
bklyn1977 t1_j6ihu2h wrote
Reply to comment by Gotham-ish in Notable N.Y.C. Street Signs Get a Makeover by DawgsWorld
"Avenue of the Americas" was to make the commercial addresses along that stretch more prestigious. Nobody is expecting you to use it in normal speech. I loved seeing these as a kid. Maybe if you have no connection to any of these countries then it's not important to you, but it was to others.
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