What's in a STREET name?

[Mr. Bloom]

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

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.

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

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

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

Even PBS has some humor...

Apple's address used to be 1 Infinite Loop.

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

[Flybye]

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!

[IFjane]

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.

[Jolt]

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

[tulip]

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

[Wahine]

I live a few blocks away from Lois Lane.

[eofelis]

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.

[Pedal Wench]

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.

[crazycanuck]

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...

[velogirl]

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!"

[Zen]

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

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.

[susan.wells]

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.

[Mr. Bloom]

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"

[OakLeaf]

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.

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

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

[Tuckervill]

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

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

Karen