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- From: Tom.Rettie@p828.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Tom Rettie)
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- Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
- Subject: The El (Was: Re: Conductivity of water <plus a story from Uncle Dave>)
- Message-ID: <725054417.AA00000@blkcat.UUCP>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 09:36:07 -0500
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- Recently, Terry Manley wrote:
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- TM> WEl I haven't been there since '79 and the brain tends to wipe out
- TM> unpleasant memories! I was undecided as to whether it was "L" or "El"
- TM> - did it stand for "Electric" or "Elevated" or "Loupe" as in "The
- TM> Loupe". For those of you that don't know, "The Loupe" is the downtown
- TM> area of Chicago.
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- "The Loupe" is an area of Chicago predominantly inhabited by watchmakers and
- jewelers. You'll know when you are there because all the street signs are very
- tiny, and you'll need a powerful magnifying lens to read them.
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- It is, however, not very far from "The Loop," the central business district of
- Chicago.
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- Happy Holidays to All,
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- Tom Rettie
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