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You may have heard that WMATA is considering selling naming rights for individual metro stations. We thought it might be fun to see what PQL readers can come up with for our three neighborhood stations: Gallery Place, Metro Center and Archives.
If the naming rights proposal becomes reality, we can expect the Gallery Place station to be a major point of interest. AT&T seemingly leased the large space at 7th & H St NW to compete with the Verizon Center on the other side of the block. And, Verizon Center is already announced by most WMATA train operators, like Gallery Place, Chinatown, Verizon Center. So, could an AT&T, Gallery Place, Chinatown, Verizon Center station be in our future?
An interesting bit of info from the Washington Examiner article is about New York’s experience with naming rights:
New York’s subway system has tried the same thing, agreeing in 2009 to add the Barclays bank name to a Brooklyn station for $4 million over 20 years.
How about a Lockheed Martin, Archives, Navy Memorial, Penn Quarter station? Or, since Facebook just moved into offices near Metro Center, a Facebook, Metro Center station?
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I like the ones from NPR this morning. West Falls Church’s Fried Chicken, Old Navy Yard, and Cream of Wheaton.