Tim Connolly writes, of the missing:

> cobblestoned streets
> granite pavers on streets instead of everyones gardens

At least these are being recycled, and not scrapped!  I'm proud to have old
Nicollet Av. cobbles in our yard...
>
> Seven digit alpha-numerica phone numbers

As a Chicago transplant, I'll always remember HUdson3-2700 from endless late
night movie commercials.  Here's some suggestions for Minneapolis exchanges
(since I'm not from here and not old enough to remember the originals):

82x-  southwest Mpls, uptown, etc:  TAngletown or TAkeoff (for under the
flight path), TAttoo (for uptown). TAgger (for all our commercial buildings
and alleys)

72x- south Mpls, Hiawatha to river or so:  PArkway (along the creek),
SCandinavia, SCavenger (for the Green Institute)

34x- downtown:  FInance (obviously)

67x- city hall:  OPportunity, OPinion, OPen

78x- Northeast:  STan or PUlaski (nods to Polish culture)

Too bad we don't have a PEnnsylvania6-5000......

Mike McAneney
Ward 11

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