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Where the Streets Have a Name

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In my life I've lived on an avenue, a drive, and uh, a park southwest. Maybe someday I can live on a mews.
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junction   has been listed 6 times with 0 comments
crossing   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
corner   has been listed 10 times with 2 comments
turnpike   has been listed 7 times with 1 comment
stravenue   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
bypass   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
crescent   has been listed 20 times with 0 comments
bend   has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
annex   has been listed 9 times with 0 comments
camino   has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
rue   has been listed 35 times with 1 comment
route   has been listed 5 times with 1 comment
calle   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
paseo   has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
trail   has been listed 7 times with 3 comments
plaza   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
grove   has been listed 13 times with 0 comments
gate   has been listed 8 times with 1 comment
gardens   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
highway   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
terrace   has been listed 9 times with 0 comments
loop   has been listed 9 times with 0 comments
square   has been listed 17 times with 4 comments
circle   has been listed 20 times with 2 comments
cove   has been listed 15 times with 1 comment
place   has been listed 16 times with 2 comments
court   has been listed 7 times with 0 comments
walk   has been listed 18 times with 1 comment
way   has been listed 16 times with 3 comments
mews   has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
boulevard   has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
drive   has been listed 10 times with 1 comment
alley   has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
road   has been listed 8 times with 0 comments
parkway   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
lane   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
avenue   has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
street   has been listed 10 times with 2 comments
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11 months ago kewpid said:

circuit

about 1 year ago Lampbane said:

I've seen that list before, I can't believe I forgot about it. I have to wonder how many of these exist in the United States, like stravenue...

about 1 year ago inkhorn said:

Well, looks like I couldn't find any esplanades or promenades either. However, I did discover this link to the USPS "official" list of street abbreviations.

about 1 year ago colleen said:

the one in Nola is Esplanade Avenue, but nobody says the avenue part, it's just "Esplanade." and there it's pronounced es-pluh-NAYD.

I don't know if this helps its case for inclusion or not. :)

about 1 year ago Asativum said:

New Orleans has an Esplanade, but I think it's an Esplanade Street.

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

Hmm. Never seen either used as a street name. I've seen several plazas named "The Promenade" but that's quite different.

I'll second camino though, that's one that I somehow overlooked in my Spanish tirade. :-) I live very near one Camino Los Cerros.

about 1 year ago Lampbane said:

Can anyone name addresses with esplanade or promenade? I originally had them on the list until I realized I've never actually seen a street address with either of those words in it (like the Brooklyn Promenade).

about 1 year ago inkhorn said:

esplanade? promenade?

about 1 year ago angharad said:

camino

about 1 year ago angharad said:

strasse

about 1 year ago Lampbane said:

Well, you've convinced me. Especially as I live near "Avenue U" (not "U Avenue").

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

I get it. I've seen all of these used the way you're looking for, here in America! Even the Spanish words. Granted, I live in New Mexico. But I drive on Paseo del Norte every day. There's a small private road around the corner from my house called Yipee Calle. Albuquerque is home to a nice portion of Route 66. And in Florida, where I grew up, every other road is *blank* Trail. If you're ever in Miami, stay away from Calle Ocho (8th St.)! :-)

about 1 year ago Lampbane said:

I was trying to stick with words I was pretty sure have appeared in the form of "5th Street" or "Park Avenue". As for the foreign words, I wouldn't mind except that, well, where do I draw the line? And you didn't say rue. ;)

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

path? pass? trace? bend? route? roadway? trail? calle? paseo? :-)

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