From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!logo Newsgroups: net.misc Title: The definative answer : Why 42nd Street is isolated Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.79 Posted: Sun Jan 23 11:40:34 1983 Received: Thu Jan 27 21:18:15 1983 According to popular rumor, which is almost as good as fact (if not better for determining this type of thing), a miracle occured on 42nd Street many years ago just prior to Christmas (or the mythical date of the mythical event that we CALL Christmas). Since that time, 42nd Street has been isolated in honor, or perhaps memorium, of this event. -David