Avenue of Architecture (Eighth Avenue)
The Times Square Allience coined the name "Avenue of Architecture" in 2008 for Manhattan's Eighth Avenue, between 40th Street and Columbus Circle. Several skyscrapers had been…
The Times Square Allience coined the name "Avenue of Architecture" in 2008 for Manhattan's Eighth Avenue, between 40th Street and Columbus Circle. Several skyscrapers had been…
New York City celebrates heroes. There were many large "tickertape parades" before the 1940s, but "Avenue of Heroes" and "Canyon of Heroes" seem to both were…
Avianca has been the flag carrier airline of Colombia since 1919 and originally stood for Aerovías Nacionales de Colombia S.A. The Avianca nickname -- popular in Colombia and elsewhere -- of…
Wikipedia: Avocado toast Avocado toast is a type of open sandwich consisting of toast with mashed avocado, and any of a variety of spices and flavorful ingredients. The most popular are usually…
An "avodog" (or "avo dog") is a hot dog topped with avocado. The Chilean Avocado Importers Association introduced the "avo dog" at Dodger Stadium in 2006. The Peruvian…
"Avocado toast" shouldn't be called "Avogadro toast," but there are jokes. "Avogadro's toast" was posted on Twitter by Andrew Kim on September 13, 2016.…
An "awesome sauce" can be a very good sauce placed on food. The slang term "awesome sauce" describes someone or something "awesome," with "sauce" added as an…
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) began in 1943 and is headquartered on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (near Lincoln Center). The ABC nickname of "Awful Broadcasting Company" was…
Waffle House began in 1955 in Avondale Estates, Georgia. There are now over 1,600 locations of the restaurant chain, most all in the Southern United States. The nickname "Awful House" for…
Greg Smith, an executive director of Goldman Sachs. wrote the Op-Ed "Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs" in the March 14, 2012 New York (NY) Times, stating in part: "What are three quick…
"Aztec soup" or "Aztec tortilla soup" ("sopa Azteca" in Spanish) is another name for "tortilla soup." Mexico City is the probable origin for tortilla soup…
"Montezuma's Revenge" and "Aztec two-step" and "turista" are the colorful names for traveler's diarrhea for visitors to Mexico. The terms have spread…