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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker
Not at all. Water Street bills itself as the oldest street in North America, which is surprisingly a slightly more credible claim than our general oldest city in North America one.
It used to be known as Lower Path, and Duckworth Street as Upper Path. The eastern sections of both were straightened at some point, I believe after the Great Fire of 1892. But otherwise it's pretty much as it's been.
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If there was a La Défense style cluster of newer glass towers somewhere beyond Empire Ave, you guys would still call downtown St. John's downtown St. John's, right? I think I know what the point of this thread is but I would have asked the question somewhat differently
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