November 18, 2015 Rode bloemen Rode bloemen: Prinses Clementinalaan, Gent. Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInTumblrPinterestEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading... Related
For years my Manhattan post office was Bloomingdale Station, named not for the department store family but for the fields of flowers the Dutch found when they first arrived. Reply
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For years my Manhattan post office was Bloomingdale Station, named not for the department store family but for the fields of flowers the Dutch found when they first arrived.
How lovely! I love hearing about the origins of place names. New Amsterdam!