GWB (George Washington Bridge, not G. W. Bush)

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from October 11, 2004

GWB (George Washington Bridge, not G. W. Bush)

"GWB" is the George Washington Bridge. George Washington was our first president. He meant a lot to this city and to this country.

George W. Bush is the 43rd president of the United States. Please: he is not the "GWB."

Posted by Barry Popik
Transportation • Monday, October 11, 2004 • Permalink

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