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- From: alh@einoed.in-berlin.de (Adrian Le Hanne)
- Subject: Re: Amusing street names
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.181312.27130@einoed.in-berlin.de>
- Organization: Einoed Unix & Netzwerke, Berlin (FRG)
- References: <BzCwpy.Jnn@geovision.gvc.com> <1992Dec19.225109.20261@nmsu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:13:12 GMT
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- pt@geovision.gvc.com (Paul Tomblin) writes:
-
- >I noticed some weird street signs last summer when I was in Berlin.
- >It was odd, but about one out of every three streets seemed to be
- >named "Einbahnstrasse." I have no idea how Berliners find their
- >way around. Even stranger, the same thing was true in Naples
- >(eibanstrasse meaning one-way street)
-
- 'Einbahnstrasse' is an additional sign. The name of the street itself is
- at the top of the sign post (in east Berlin, the sign is often mounted to
- some house on the corner, like in austria). 'Einbahnstrasse' is printed
- white on blue, whereas the street name is printed black on white.
-
- Not very interesting, isn't it? (I understand that i have to left out
- a smiley in this newsgroup).
-
- Adrian
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