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Regional Boards => Northeast => Topic started by: jon daly on May 01, 2019, 04:31:03 PM

Title: TIL how Dixwell Ave in the New Haven area got it's name
Post by: jon daly on May 01, 2019, 04:31:03 PM
http://hamdenregionalchamber.com/a-tale-of-dixwell/

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Title: Re: TIL how Dixwell Ave in the New Haven area got it's name
Post by: NE2 on May 02, 2019, 10:03:05 AM
What a boner.
Title: Re: TIL how Dixwell Ave in the New Haven area got it's name
Post by: jon daly on May 02, 2019, 03:31:25 PM
I've heard the name Dixwell for so long, I never considered the double entendre possibility.
Title: Re: TIL how Dixwell Ave in the New Haven area got it's name
Post by: jon daly on May 10, 2019, 06:52:58 AM
BTW, I am pretty sure we pronounced it like Dick's well instead of Dick swell.
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