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12-06-2004, 08:18 PM

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12-06-2004, 08:53 PM

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I don't really think the initiative lacked the support of the forum.

When the idea got going, there was a bit of a sh*t storm surrounding who was doing what etc as people jumped on what I recall as Spitfires idea.

I think that became a bit of a turn off and probably hurt the effort.

It's a worth while project in my feeble mind. I first visited 188th street in 1969 and then made the pilgrimage periodically over the years. I considered it a pretty magical place. I'll never forget it.

Your heart will be broken when you visit again. Only the street sign is the same.

12-06-2004, 09:09 PM

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You know there is a law, You can petition your local congressman and have any post office named after a special person of that community. Just an Idea

12-07-2004, 12:11 AM

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Perhaps someone could set up a petition at the Florida Powerboat Club booth at the Miami Boat Show for people from all over the country/world to sign and then the city council could see the impact the street had on the industry.

12-07-2004, 08:05 AM

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Should somebody contact the Aronow sons to see if they WANT such a memorial before we start the proceedings? Just a thought.

12-07-2004, 08:11 AM

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Re: Don Aronow Memorial

Ed....see posts 17 & 18............

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12-07-2004, 10:40 AM

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Ed....see posts 17 & 18............

Just wondered if their thoughts about it had changed for some reason since last January.

12-07-2004, 11:06 AM

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Guys:
I swear I thought of this on my own after seeing what the city of Aventura has done to 188th St. I'm sorry this effort failed before as I certainly would have supported it then too.

Ed, I'm sure you did come up with this after seeing the current state of 188th. I was just trying to give a little insight as to what had been done in the past, before you had registered here. I still think it's a good idea whoever thought of it. Any memorial would be about the history of the place, and not the folks who put it up.

If a petition would help the case, its easy to get one going at http://www.petitiononline.com/ .....they will host it for free, and it is reachable to anyone in the world to sign it. Booths at powerboat themed events would help too.