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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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Of Alley, London

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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How are your streets named?

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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What's in a Name?

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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When you travel, do you familiarize yourself with the street names?

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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What does your street sign look like?

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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Does your street name define you?

wallstreet @wallstreet (341) • United States 27 Dec 07

I live on a street named Juneberry - and as I was driving home I wondered what it says about me. Maybe that I like summer and that I eat berrys?????????? Can you relate your street name to your life? Wall

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Austin & its crazy streets!

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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What is the name of the street you live on?

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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