street names
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21492)
• London, England
29 Sep 22
On my way to the Attendant Cafe, which I wrote about in my last article, I passed Riding House Street and this was one of those names that caught my attention and I do like finding out about London street names.
My usual sources...
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John Welford
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
18 Nov 20
Of Alley must be one of the oddest street names to be found anywhere. The reason for the name rests with a remarkable character who lived during the 17th century. This was George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham.
The 1st Duke, of...
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Eric Tsuma
@erictsuma (9725)
• Mombasa, Kenya
27 Oct 19
Street names are very important in our towns and cities .They helps us in directions within the city areas. I remember very well I almost got lost in Nairobi because it was my first time to visit the city but a street name gave...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul 17
When one travels to another country it is inevitable that there will be many differences. One of the differences I’ve noticed has been in the way streets are named. In the old town of Fontenay-le-Comte, many seemed to have very...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Mar 16
I've just read an interesting post by Ron Ryband (@Ronrybs) about how the street names, Gunpowder Square and Wine Office Court, came about. These places are near Fleet Street and the names have relevance to the history of the...
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iskayz
@iskayz (5420)
• Philippines
27 Sep 08
Hi everyone!
I am so not good in memorizing street names. That's why I don't get to travel by public transportations alone. Or I need someone to drive me to where I have to go. Even before when I was...
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reinydawn
@reinydawn (11642)
• United States
27 Jul 08
This really looks like a stupid question, but hear me out a bit.
We went to a family reunion today that was out of town (out of state actually) and I'd only been to this place once before, about 4 years ago. We got pretty lost,...
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ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64172)
• United States
24 Jul 07
Austin is a kind of crazy town. I don’t know about your town/city, but Austin has this crazy problem with its streets. It just can’t seem to keep them the same name all along their length.
There’s a street named Justin Lane. It...
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trish32
@trish32 (1471)
• United States
1 Nov 06
I've seen some really unusual street names before. Let's see how many unusual ones show up here.
My street name is Cottonwood Court.
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