"In the Heights" takes place in "El Barrio" of NYC, which translates to neighborhood. It's also commonly called Spanish Harlem or East Harlem. It's located above the Upper East Side. The area is predominately Spanish speaking residents and full of great food and culture. There are also many art installations throughout the neighborhood, some referring to the current gentrification of the area. There's an art museum that discusses a lot about the history of El Barrio.
Fun fact, Spain in the 2010 world cup lost their first match (vs Switzerland), and so the only team not to lose at that tournament was infact New Zealand, who went out of the group stage with three draws. Spain were notable for not scoring much then, winning most games 1-0, playing a type of football known as 'Tiki-Taka', characterised by lots of short passes, trying to work the opposition out of position to create space.
"L'Étoile du Nord" is a French phrase meaning "The Star of the North". Minnesota "Oro y Plata" means 'Gold and Silver' in Spanish. Montana “Fatti Maschii Parole Femine,” loosely translated to “strong deeds, gentle words,” in Italian. Maryland “Eureka” Greek for 'I have found it' California "Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono" In Hawaiian, roughly translates to, 'The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.' Hawaii "Al-ki" or "Alki" (Unofficial) means 'By and by' in Chinook. Washington. Fascinating!
"Loosely translated to" is a good description. :D I did not make that connection when I first came across the Italian motto and was really confused at the time, but this interpretation makes it a lot less awkward than the literal sense.
13A - The Oakland Athletics won three successive World Series titles in 1972-74, thereby earning a three-peat. However, the term did not come into general usage until the late 1980’s in the realm of the NBA. You never went back to 26A - DIED - to refer to the idiom “died laughing.” I am fascinated by the different ways the answers are easier or harder to come by based on how you happen to come upon the clues for the first time and the number of crosses already filled in. Just another way randomness call rule our lives.
"In the Heights" takes place in "El Barrio" of NYC, which translates to neighborhood. It's also commonly called Spanish Harlem or East Harlem. It's located above the Upper East Side. The area is predominately Spanish speaking residents and full of great food and culture. There are also many art installations throughout the neighborhood, some referring to the current gentrification of the area. There's an art museum that discusses a lot about the history of El Barrio.
Fun fact, Spain in the 2010 world cup lost their first match (vs Switzerland), and so the only team not to lose at that tournament was infact New Zealand, who went out of the group stage with three draws. Spain were notable for not scoring much then, winning most games 1-0, playing a type of football known as 'Tiki-Taka', characterised by lots of short passes, trying to work the opposition out of position to create space.
"L'Étoile du Nord" is a French phrase meaning "The Star of the North". Minnesota
"Oro y Plata" means 'Gold and Silver' in Spanish. Montana
“Fatti Maschii Parole Femine,” loosely translated to “strong deeds, gentle words,” in Italian. Maryland
“Eureka” Greek for 'I have found it' California
"Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono" In Hawaiian, roughly translates to, 'The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.' Hawaii
"Al-ki" or "Alki" (Unofficial) means 'By and by' in Chinook. Washington.
Fascinating!
"Loosely translated to" is a good description. :D I did not make that connection when I first came across the Italian motto and was really confused at the time, but this interpretation makes it a lot less awkward than the literal sense.
@@kalli-ope All that is via Google, but it seemed a likely translation, it was first the Calvert family motto, apparently.
13A - The Oakland Athletics won three successive World Series titles in 1972-74, thereby earning a three-peat. However, the term did not come into general usage until the late 1980’s in the realm of the NBA. You never went back to 26A - DIED - to refer to the idiom “died laughing.” I am fascinated by the different ways the answers are easier or harder to come by based on how you happen to come upon the clues for the first time and the number of crosses already filled in. Just another way randomness call rule our lives.