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As quoted from cartoon cheese <nobodylikesspam@theirhouseeither.com>:

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> In article <8o3ncn$ir3@newstaff.apk.net>, macy@apk.net (Macy Hallock)
> wrote:
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> >... in the Caxton Building ...
> 
> This is something that always strikes me as unusual is how Clevelanders
> memorize building names.

It's a holdover from days past. Almost any location of any
importance had such a name.  When multistory office buildings 
became common, perhaps even before, in most cities the developers 
adopted and promoted building names like this. A "named" 
location like "the B.F. Keith Building" implied more class than 
just "1621 Euclid Avenue".

Most apartment buildings, hotels and other landmarks were simply
known by name. If you wanted to get to one, you just ask by name,
Since the individual automobile we not as common, you'd like ask
your cab, trolly or bus driver to get off at "the Halle Building",
"the Stadler" or whatever. And they'd tell you and/or take you there.

Bear in mind that we are talking about the days when telephone
exchanges also had names as well as train and trolly stops. So 
up until the rise of the personal automobile post WWII, this 
was the norm for any metro area.

The post office would even use these names for mail delivery.
They still ill, though it's not their preferred method of addressing.

(Geez, am I dating myself?)
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