A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from October 20, 2004
“Why do they call it a World Series when it’s always played in the Bronx?”
"They call it the World Series...but it is usually played in the Bronx!" can be found in Google Groups, May 25, 2001.

Here's a reference to this now-popular T-shirt wisdom:

(GOOGLE GROUPS)
From: Ultraspunk (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Subject: Re: The cubs rule
View: Complete Thread (5 articles)
Original Format
Newsgroups: rec.music.phish
Date: 2003-06-08 09:50:38 PST

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>ah yes, the cubs rule: Thou shalt not win a world series

I saw a cool shirt yesterday at the game though...
"Why do they call it the world series when it is usually played in the bronx"
Posted by Barry Popik
Sports/Games • Wednesday, October 20, 2004 • Permalink


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