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August 30, 2012
Wearing Brooklyn Pride
‘I’m Still Calling it Atlantic Av – Pacific St’
Metro Focus [Thirteen.org]
by Christina Knight
Brooklyn residents wearing the “I’m still calling it Atlantic Av – Pacific St” shirt, left to right: Lara Ewan and Kevin M. Thomas, 58. Photos left to right by Robyn Shepherd and Kevin M. Thomas.
Lara Ewan, musician and Brooklyn resident
Q:Where did you get that shirt? What does it mean?
A: I got this shirt from Deb (the designer) when I met her at Freddy’s on Fifth Avenue. The phrase on the front is a reference to the name change of the Atlantic/Pacific subway stop. They’re changing the name to Barclays Center, and frankly, I don’t know anyone in Brooklyn who’s in support of that center or the name change.Kevin M. Thomas, photographer and resident of Park Slope/Gowanus
Q:Where did you get that shirt? What does it mean?
A: I got it as a token of my support for those who are trying to bring about sane development. Ramming the stadium through at the behest of the oligopolist Ratner, well, that bugged me, a lot.
Posted by eric at August 30, 2012 10:33 AM