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From: imd@ihlpl.UUCP (Ira M. Dworkin )
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Subject: Re: In what city is Hill Street?
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Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 16:36:08 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 22 16:36:08 1985
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>   I have read several postings recently about the true location of the city
> portrayed in "Hill Street Blues."  I would like to add my knowledge to the
> discussion.
>   First and foremost, HSB is set in A FICTIONAL CITY.  There can be no
> argument on this; the creators of the show have said so (to TV Guide, among
> others -- I read it regularly).
>			.
>			.
>			.
>     Its street names, more often than not, are from Buffalo.  If you noticed
>			.
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>			.

I'm not sure if I agree that most of the street names are from Buffalo.
References have been made to Michigan Ave (Chicago), People's Drive (SF, I 
think) , and streets from some other cities.

My theory is that they se street names from numerous cities so that
people watching around the country recognize a street as being from
their town.  A lot of the streets are also "generic" type names
(Elmwood Ave, Main St) that can come from any city.

Ira Dworkin
AT&T Bell Labs
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