[Ads-l] legacy

[Jonathan Lighter]

'Long established.'

Mayor of Jackson, Miss., CNN:

"We live in a legacy city with an aging infrastructure."

First time I've heard it used of a city.

I guess Jericho is the top legacy city.

JL
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