PollyannaMom
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Several streets and one lane
First address I can remember was a Drive. Then we moved to an Avenue. After that came another Drive, then a Street, a Way, and finally another Street.No actual names, but was it a street, avenue, road, lane, terrace, etc.?
Getting just slightly off-topic here but I work for a homebuilder. I often get a good laugh out of some of the street names. In fairness, it can't be easy to come up with hundreds of street names in the new subdivisions, as opposed to the simple numerical grid-system of streets and avenues in yesteryear. My current favorite, in a neighbourhood called Redstone, is Red Sky Green.As a kid, a street. As a teen, my family moved to a new suburban subdivision where all the street names had pretentious suffixes. We lived on XXX Ridge. There were also Hill, Crescent, Trail, and English Ivyway.
In college my dorm address was Bradford Hall.
After college, a road, and two streets.
It was actually a cul-de-sac, which was nice when our boy was little.Oooh, a Close. That’s a good one.
I lived in the country off of a county road so our address was rural route something box whatever until they implemented 911 addressing in our area and they changed it to a street
I’ve lived on a road, two courts, a circle, and a bend.
I was looking at Google maps the other day for directions and stumbled upon an area neighborhood that has the same name for every street. Xxxx Xxx Lane meandering in every direction through and around 144 residences. I can’t imagine how frustrating it would be to try to give someone directions to your home.
“Turn left onto Xxxx Xxx Lane, then make your first right onto Xxxx Xxx Lane. At the fork, stay to the right on Xxxx Xxx Lane, then take the second right onto Xxxx Xxx Lane. Follow that to the end, then make a left onto Xxxx Xxx Lane. Crossover the third Xxxx Xxx Lane you come to and we’re the second house on the right. If you get to Xxxx Xxx Lane, you’ve gone too far.”
Just, why?
Yes! Some street names in newer areas are ridiculous.Getting just slightly off-topic here but I work for a homebuilder. I often get a good laugh out of some of the street names. In fairness, it can't be easy to come up with hundreds of street names in the new subdivisions, as opposed to the simple numerical grid-system of streets and avenues in yesteryear. My current favorite, in a neighbourhood called Redstone, is Red Sky Green.
Interestingly, while not expressly an over-55, the community I mentioned where all the streets have the exact same name is comprised of all ground-level, one-floor residences and from the online pictures looks like it exclusively appeals to seniors. It seems extra cruel to give confusing street names to that group!We have a moderate sized "over 55" community. Every single street in the subdivision has the same NAME but will have a different "street, road, lane" indicator. For example Smith Road, Smith Street, Smith Lane....
While stupid, it seems like it's clear enough..... but it can really mess with your head when you're trying to find a house that sits on a corner. Especially when the same corner has 100 Smith Rd. 100 Smith St. 100 Smith Lane all facing each other. Did I mention that all the houses are the same? It gets super confusing. lol.
I'm a nurse and I see patients in the home. When I have first patient visits in this community, and I'm not 100% sure which house is theirs, I will call from the corner, and ask for a landmark "red/white/blue wreath?" "2 black rocking chairs?" "green car in the drive?" lol
Salt Lake City or elsewhere in Utah?An example of the roads around me would be something like 600N or 1100W. An address would read 345 600N and then the town, state and zip. Just a number and the location within the county was all we got. No streets, avenues or anything else.