What's in a STREET name?

OK, the "What's in a name?" thread has evolved. Let's see what comes of this...these are great!

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Originally Posted by Mr. Silver

In Memphis, there is a major road called Getwell. The Veteran's hospital is located on Getwell.

The name of the street was changed in WWII...the prior name of the road was Shotwell.

The city wisely didn't think that the VA hospital shouldn't be located on Shotwell.;)

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Originally Posted by bmccasland

in that light... many of the locals find it slightly amusing that my office, Corps of Engineers, is on Leake Avenue.

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Now, in New Orleans, that's funny and sad at the same time!

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Originally Posted by IFjane

The address of a PBS station in Richmond, VA is 123 Sesame St.

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Even PBS has some humor...

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Originally Posted by Fredwina

Apple's address used to be 1 Infinite Loop.:p

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I remember a lot of those with programing my Apple IIe!

I'll play, although the street isn't for a big company............

Relative of mine, Janet Lemon (now deceased), lived on Citrus Ave. and her next door neighbors were the Sauers.

I LOVE "1 Infinite Loop" - they shouldn't have changed that one!

Well, Mr. S, I have a hard time topping my original post. However, think back to the wonderful TV show The Waltons. They lived up in the mountains and toward the end of the show had to relocate because of The Depression. The Civilian Conservation Corps was building the Skyline Drive - soon to be part of the Shenandoah National Park.

Here in Madison County, VA, there were many residents who were affected (effected? which is correct - please help me, Grammar Police!) by that move. Consequently, the residents from the upper elevations were relocated and houses were built for them down on the lower flanks of the mountains. Right here in Madison, just outside of "town" is a street named, "Relocation Road". The houses along the street are all the same - small bungalos that date from the '30's. Very interesting slice of history and not something everyone would notice, much less know anything about.

There's a "Podunk Rd." in Sturbridge, MA--I find that pretty amusing!

There's a Henpeck Road outside of Richmond, Virginia.

I live a few blocks away from Lois Lane.

In my hometown of Ipswich, MA there is a Labor-In-Vain Road. I guess it was named long ago for a nearby creek that had a very strong current to row a boat against.

When I was living in WY I did some work on a mass mailing project. I don't recall the town, but someone lived on Sh*t Hill Road.:eek:

I did a bike ride that was on Leather Stocking Lane.

In Georgia, we have lots of fun names, like Jot 'Em Down Road.

In Miami, their PBS station was also on Sesame Street. I worked right down the road.

What about names you can't pronounce?

When i first visited Rotorua with Ian (he's from Rotovegas..) there's a Tutenekai street..To this freakin day i always get it wrong...

Odd thing...Why is there always a Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton street in an Aussie or Kiwi city? hmmm...

one of my favorites from a riding POV is Upenuf Road. it's about 2/3s of the way up one of the SF area's most famous climbs -- Old La Honda Road. it's actually a loop so you see the sign twice.

and when you get to it, you definitely feel like you've gone "up enough!"

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Originally Posted by IFjane

(effected? which is correct - please help me, Grammar Police!)

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The residents were affected (by the decision to build Skyline Drive.)

As a verb affect means “to act on” or “to move” (His words affected the crowd so deeply that many wept)

The effect was that they were relocated.

The noun effect means “result, consequence”: (the serious effects of the oil spill.)

At least I think thats right.

I lived in Lake Jackson, Texas from 1988 until 2000. It is known for naming its streets ways and botanical names. I had to take a picture at the corner of This Way and That Way before we left. We also moved from Almond to Papaya during our stay .... so I moved from the nut section to the fruit section. I've yet to determine which was the more appropriate location for us to reside. :D
http://home.comcast.net/~susan.g.wel...d/MVC-006F.JPG

I knew someone once who lived in Anniston Alabama. His address was:

Booger Hollow Road

I don't remember much about him, but I do recall him being "pickey":rolleyes:

Around here it's popular for developers to name streets after people's names spelled backwards. I guess it's people in their family: Ronnoc, Yekcla, etc.

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Originally Posted by zencentury

As a verb affect means “to act on” or “to move”
The noun effect means “result, consequence”

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And the noun affect means the outward manifestation of emotion or mood.
The verb effect means to accomplish or bring about.
Jeez, I wasn't confused about that before I started reading this :rolleyes:

My sister-in-law lives on Skunk Hollow Road.

There's a street in Bella Vista, AR, named Suits Us Drive.

Karen

I often ride:

Tater Peeler Rd. It's hilly and curvy. If you start at one end with a load of taters, by the time you finish your taters are peeled.

Burnt House Rd. The house is long gone.

There are others out here in the country. I'll post as I think of them.

My hometown in Connecticut used to be a one-industry town - Uniroyal (now, sadly, it's a NO industry town! :( ). The main drag through town is Rubber Ave. No one ever gave it much thought....always associated it with the old Uniroyal plant...you know...factory = jobs...until some radio station did a broadcast from a local bar and made all sorts of lewd jokes about... well, various contraceptive methods! :eek:

I haven't seen Starfish around for a while, but she probably knows about this one - its out her way (part of one of our races is on this road..). Just outside of Sequim on the peninsula there's a road called Kitchen D*ck Road

Not quite on topic - but we have some doozie place names from native words - towns like Humptulips and my personal fav Chumstick.

I thought of another one, although this one never made it to the top of the pole.

My father is a retired fire captain for the fire department. While he was still working, he and several other fireman had the prisoners (our local street sign makers) make a street sign that the all found humor in as fireman:

Fugarewe St.

Fug are we.

as in where the Fug are we?

He has the sign hanging in his home office. City didn't approve it for some odd reason!

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Originally Posted by Regina

My hometown in Connecticut used to be a one-industry town - Uniroyal (now, sadly, it's a NO industry town! :( ). The main drag through town is Rubber Ave. No one ever gave it much thought....always associated it with the old Uniroyal plant...you know...factory = jobs...until some radio station did a broadcast from a local bar and made all sorts of lewd jokes about... well, various contraceptive methods! :eek:

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Some of my relatives live in Akron (as far as I know Goodyear may still be there???) My Uncle is a professor at the college - home of the Rubber Bowl - yes the jokes are thick and fast when the Trojans come to town....

That's where my parents live.

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Originally Posted by susan.wells

I had to take a picture at the corner of This Way and That Way before we left. :D
http://home.comcast.net/~susan.g.wel...d/MVC-006F.JPG

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There is a road that we pass on the way to Bloomington named: That Road.

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Originally Posted by Eden

I haven't seen Starfish around for a while, but she probably knows about this one - its out her way (part of one of our races is on this road..). Just outside of Sequim on the peninsula there's a road called Kitchen D*ck Road

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Ha! When I lived in Tacoma I passed that road many times on the way to Clallam Bay to visit the ex-in-laws. I always got a chuckle out of it. :D

Ok all my streets are boring. Except for Rabbittail lane. How about people names? My dh had a friend who's last name was Head. He's dad's name was Harry Head! Does that count!

I find it amusing in Austin, not more than 5 miles from the University of Texas campus, there is an Aggie Lane. :D Texas Aggies are the rivals of UT.

I used to live on Climax Road in Avon, Connecticut.:eek:

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Originally Posted by Eden

Just outside of Sequim on the peninsula there's a road called Kitchen D*ck Road.

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I've always wondered who or what they named that road after.

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Originally Posted by Brandi

Ok all my streets are boring. Except for Rabbittail lane. How about people names? My dh had a friend who's last name was Head. He's dad's name was Harry Head! Does that count!

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Oh, absolutely! But names of people have their own thread here:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=17801


In Milwaukie, OR, there's a street named Where Else?. I've also seen Nowhere You Wannabe driving through one of the rural towns in Oregon and it was right. I couldn't imagine living there.

In hershey, PA the two main streets are Chocolate and Cocoa avenues.
There's also Almond and Goodbar drives.,and Caramel, and Buttercup courts

When I lived in Tucson, I lived on Easy Street.

Too bad I was in grad school at the time and nothing was easy!

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Originally Posted by Flybye

I thought of another one, although this one never made it to the top of the pole.

My father is a retired fire captain for the fire department. While he was still working, he and several other fireman had the prisoners (our local street sign makers) make a street sign that the all found humor in as fireman:

Fugarewe St.

Fug are we.

as in where the Fug are we?

He has the sign hanging in his home office. City didn't approve it for some odd reason!

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Back in the day when I was a fire dispatcher - I got turned in to the FCC by someone with too much time on their hands for swearing on the air. Not my fault the call was to Jacka** Acres.

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Originally Posted by zencentury

The residents were affected (by the decision to build Skyline Drive.)

As a verb affect means “to act on” or “to move” (His words affected the crowd so deeply that many wept)

The effect was that they were relocated.

The noun effect means “result, consequence”: (the serious effects of the oil spill.)

At least I think thats right.

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Yep. I think so too. But you left out an apostraphe in "that's right". ;)

p.s. And I spelled apostrophe wrong. There's always something :O

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Originally Posted by Brandi

Ok all my streets are boring. Except for Rabbittail lane. How about people names? My dh had a friend who's last name was Head. He's dad's name was Harry Head! Does that count!

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How 'bout Sandy Hiney (mother of a classmate in high school). My mom had a principal named Mr. Lovengood.

I live on a street named El Chorro...apparently the translation in Spanish slang is diarrea...Nice. I live in the Western US so I am sure there are quite a few spanish speaking people laughing at our name.
I was making a catalog order once and the guy taking the order on the phone giggled and asked me if I knew what my street name meant. YES!! Ugh!

I did just look it up in on an online translation site just to make sure...and Yes it means to gush, swash, squirt. Again...NICE.

I have seen a Sunnybrook Rd. - don't know if a Rebecca lived there.
Grew up near Easy St., the sign was stolen all the time.

I see quite a few good ones on rides but my retention stinks. Will have to work on it!

In the city to the west of me (upland, cA) There's both and Arrow Hiway and a Arrow Route. To make matters worse, they run parallel to each other.

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Originally Posted by bmccasland

Back in the day when I was a fire dispatcher - I got turned in to the FCC by someone with too much time on their hands for swearing on the air. Not my fault the call was to Jacka** Acres.

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You must be so ashamed of yourself ;):rolleyes:

You obviously know what firemen are like, then?!

I had GOOD reason to be embarassed of my father when I was in high school, honest! :p:p

We've just petitioned the city to rename our street to :

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Originally Posted by silver

while Iwas trying togetthe CDburnedIoverflowed the bathtubthatIwascleaning and nowtheceilingintheden downstairs isfallingdown

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This might be right up there with Lake Chigogagogmanchogagogchibundagunnamog (I may have the spelling wrong...anyone from Massachusetts who can help???)

Northwest of Birmingham is the town of Winfield, which is west of Guin. In between is the town of Gu-Win...

Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it.

Sweet Home Alabama!

When i went to college, The hospital was across the street(and up a hill) from a funeral home. I can several macabre jokes about that factoid...

Stumpy Lane.

BTW, I live on Shirley Dr. When I give my address to someone, I always say, "As in Laverne and..."

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Originally Posted by Mr. Silver

I knew someone once who lived in Anniston Alabama. His address was:

Booger Hollow Road

I don't remember much about him, but I do recall him being "pickey":rolleyes:

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Too funny! Was he a little snot?