On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:58:01 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:

Christian Hansen wrote:
I think that we're talking "Brick Lane" as a neighbourhood rather
than strictly as a street.

OK, but what would be achieved by changing the name of Aldgate East?
The profits of second-rate restaurants don't come high on my priorities.

That's what the debate will be about. "Brick Lane" has become the name
synonymous with the area surrounding and extending north from the current
station.

It's true that the station itself does not belong to the neighbourhood; it
belongs to LUL and, through them, us the users. But the name of the station is
nondescript: it's just saying that it's east of Aldgate (which is true) but
nothing more.

As Underground maps are reprinted regularly (presumably all the maps have just
been reprinted to indicate the zone changes around Hainault) some coordination
could make a name change a bit less onerous financially.

Has anyone quantified the expense associated with changing the name of Aldgate
East?
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