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New Seattle mass transit has unfortunate acronym
Seattle, Washington has a new transit system and some residents are calling it by a rather unfortunate acronym.
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Officially, it's called the "Seattle Streetcar" but many people say it was originally named the South Lake Union Trolley.
For the first time, we see the streetcar of Paul Allen's desire.
A $50 million rail system connecting south Lake Union to downtown Seattle.
But what to call it?
Folks working in the trolley car's neighborhood have come up with a name on their own:
S.L.U.T: South Lake Union Trolley.
Kapow Coffee has even started selling commemorative t-shirts.
Workers here point to newspaper ariticles that show "Trolley" was they original name for the system but that changed to "Streetcar" when somebody discovered the unfortunate acronym.
Developers call that an urban legend.
Regardless the name has stuck, like a bad reputation.
Don Clifton of Kapow! Coffee says "well, we just wanted to get behind the slut and show our support.
For the record, the rail line is officially called the "Seattle Streetcar."
Mayor Greg Nickels brushing off criticism, saying "people can call it whatever they want as long as they ride it."
And who could resist a sexy new ride like this.
Eric Wilkinson, KING-TV, Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington has a new transit system and some residents are calling it by a rather unfortunate acronym.
Advertisement
Officially, it's called the "Seattle Streetcar" but many people say it was originally named the South Lake Union Trolley.
For the first time, we see the streetcar of Paul Allen's desire.
A $50 million rail system connecting south Lake Union to downtown Seattle.
But what to call it?
Folks working in the trolley car's neighborhood have come up with a name on their own:
S.L.U.T: South Lake Union Trolley.
Kapow Coffee has even started selling commemorative t-shirts.
Workers here point to newspaper ariticles that show "Trolley" was they original name for the system but that changed to "Streetcar" when somebody discovered the unfortunate acronym.
Developers call that an urban legend.
Regardless the name has stuck, like a bad reputation.
Don Clifton of Kapow! Coffee says "well, we just wanted to get behind the slut and show our support.
For the record, the rail line is officially called the "Seattle Streetcar."
Mayor Greg Nickels brushing off criticism, saying "people can call it whatever they want as long as they ride it."
And who could resist a sexy new ride like this.
Eric Wilkinson, KING-TV, Seattle, Washington
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