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46. What I don't like is when an airport is already known by its location and a name gets attached

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 08:14 PM

Jan 2013

Like Norman Mineta San Jose airport, or Ronald Reagan National airport. Dulles,Logan,LaGuardia & others that are known principally by such names rather than location are okay IMO, it's the trend to hybridize the name to include location that creates unwieldy names and makes the change mostly symbolic. In Boston everyone calls the airport "Logan." In San Jose hardly anyone calls it "Mineta San Jose".
No one calls it "Mineta."

Harvey Milk should have prominent things in this city named for him -- no question that Milk was a giant of his era and had a lasting effect on the city. If people would actually call the airport "Milk" or "Harvey Milk" it'd be one thing, but most people will continue to call it SFO.

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Campos wants Harvey Milk's name on SFO [View all] brooklynite Jan 2013 OP

Gosh we are landing at Milk Airport. Na doesn't sound right. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #1

Probably "Milk International" brooklynite Jan 2013 #2

No offense to Mr Milk I just don't think they should name it Milk. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #4

How about Harvey International? Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #8

I just don't like the name. It has nothing to do with the person who I think was a very southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #18

Why not? Do think he is worthy of the honor? dbackjon Jan 2013 #13

Oh no I think he deserves many honors but I just think Milk is odd to name an airport. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #17

And Bush is? Or Reagan? dbackjon Jan 2013 #22

I wish they wouldn't name any airport after politicans, period. Name them the state they are in. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #23

Name them for the state? There would be half a dozen "California Airport"s within driving distance. LeftyMom Jan 2013 #53

The city within the state. Such as Nashville Airport,Baltimore Airport or the city capital of the southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #55

It is right there in the OP-Harvey Milk San Francisco International Airport Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #9

not to me it doesn't CreekDog Jan 2013 #38

When I think Milk I think of drinking it, not an airport. But name it what you want. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #48

I detest the "naming" of airports Gormy Cuss Jan 2013 #3

I don't mind airports. There aren't that many of them. But... Smarmie Doofus Jan 2013 #6

When was the last time you really complained about the Major Deegan Expressway? brooklynite Jan 2013 #21

I don't know about Deegan The Second Stone Jan 2013 #31

He was a Brooklyn Party boss... brooklynite Jan 2013 #49

Deegan is a CLASSIC example. THREE names for one hiway. Smarmie Doofus Jan 2013 #35

In fairness... brooklynite Jan 2013 #50

And who in the world EVER thought pangaia Jan 2013 #52

Point is it was *always* the GWB. If someone tells you to go over the GWB... Smarmie Doofus Jan 2013 #54

What I don't like is when an airport is already known by its location and a name gets attached Gormy Cuss Jan 2013 #46

I cringe of the name, but I'll go for it Victor_c3 Jan 2013 #5

I welcome the new name, should have been changed years ago putitinD Jan 2013 #7

Is SFO actually in San Francisco alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #11

Why don't you like it? dbackjon Jan 2013 #14

None of the people who are against the name will say why. Of course. Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #15

yup! dbackjon Jan 2013 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #28

Really? this is the SHIT you come up with? dbackjon Jan 2013 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #30

So fucking what if he sponsored a pooper scooper law dbackjon Jan 2013 #39

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and they are actually wrong about Milk too CreekDog Jan 2013 #47

Well, Mayor Moscone already has the convention center KamaAina Jan 2013 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #36

you have no more character assassination of Harvey Milk to do? CreekDog Jan 2013 #45

You are a disgrace to San Francisco and an ignorant one as well CreekDog Jan 2013 #42

the airport isn't in South San Francisco CreekDog Jan 2013 #43

SFO is run by San Francisco, although it's in San Mateo County CreekDog Jan 2013 #40

That is better than selling corporate naming rights. Like maybe the Samsung International Airport olddad56 Jan 2013 #12

Funny how I don't remember people finding "John Wayne" a strange name for DryRain Jan 2013 #19

Or "Reagan National" . . . HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #20

Just wondering, were Reagan and John Wayne ever in a movie together? DryRain Jan 2013 #24

I'm ok with the name change. RexDart Jan 2013 #26

Or even worse, Dulles International. named after John Foster Dulles. olddad56 Jan 2013 #25

Or Bob Hope or Louis Armstrong KamaAina Jan 2013 #33

Not the entire airport. SCVDem Jan 2013 #27

Why the airport? Turns out there's a very good reason. KamaAina Jan 2013 #34

That, I approve. Much better selection then say, Ronald Reagan Airport Stringfellow Hawke Jan 2013 #37

It will be appended. They are proposing "Harvey Milk San Francisco International Airport " Xithras Jan 2013 #44

I. Love. This! Politicub Jan 2013 #51