On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Sriram Karra <karra....@gmail.com> wrote: >> When I visit Long Island (part of New York State) I'm always amused when I >> see the road signs for "New Highway": >> >> https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+Hwy,+Amityville,+NY+11701/@40.708254,-73.4014755,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e82b3ce1fb74e7:0x114871aa590cfd8c >> I don't know the history - but "New Highway" has been around for a while. >> > > This chap will be a serious contender for the record for this sort of > thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mosque_(Istanbul)
Naaah. :) Not as good any my horse in this race - The Old new Synagogue in Prague https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_New_Synagogue It's pretty old (built in 1270) but there was an even older which has since been demolished but the name has stuck :) -- Vinayak
