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West 40th Street Was, for a Brief Moment, ‘Filandia Street’

The street sign was supposed to read “Finlandia” instead of “Filandia” and was supposed to be placed on Brooklyn’s 40th Street (which used to have a large Finnish population, apparently) instead of Manhattan’s 40th Street. You almost got it right though — good effort! [City Room/NYT]

West 40th Street Was, for a Brief Moment, ‘Filandia Street’