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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Oravanh Thammasen

What is so odd about the traffic lights at Tipperary Hill, Syracuse, NY? Explain.

Ozymandias said...: it's a long, long way to Tipperary,
It's a long long way to go...; November 23, 2009 at 7:34 AM
Sambhu Singh Rathi said...: Another bit of trivia from Wikipedia:
The Kannadiga playwright and poet, T.P. Kailasam, as part of a wager from a British friend, translated the song into Kannada, adding witty Kannada-specific lyrics. The resulting song, "Namma Tipparahalli balu Doora" (Halli meaning "village" in Kannada), is a popular song in Karnataka.; November 23, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Ameya said...: upside down traffic light, with red at the bottom, in the Tipperary Hill neighbourhood.

The local Irish community (drawn here after constructing the Erie Canal) refused in the late 1920s to accept a traffic light in their community where “British Red” was on top of “Irish Green.” After several attempts to destroy the new light, the city gave in.; November 23, 2009 at 10:20 AM

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