Businesses named for highways which no longer pass by the business

[roadman65]

There was  a Ford Dealer in North Brunswick, NJ that was called Circle Ford.  It was located at the former intersection of US 1 and US 130 ( now interchange) that was once a traffic circle many decades ago.  I do not know if it is still there or not as I do not live in New Jersey now, though back in the 80's the name still carried on long after the circle perished. 

 

[mtantillo]

What about the reverse?  Highways named for businesses that don't exist anymore?  Here in Tysons Corner, VA, we have a Westin hotel with a "Ramada Drive" address.  Interestingly, before it was a Westin, it was a Doubletree, so its named after what was there two businesses ago!

[roadman65]

Then in Orlando we have a La Quinta Drive that was named for the former La Quinta Hotel that now became a Hampton Inn on its front.

Back on topic, Greeneway Ford in Orlando, FL is named after the freeway Central Florida Greeneway (aka FL 417) that it is located next to.

[DandyDan]

While driving through Plattsmouth, NE this weekend, came across another one for 73-75 Storage, US 73 having long ceased passing through Plattsmouth.

[Pete from Boston]

I've mentioned this elsewhere, but for a while there was an IKEA Way in Somerville, Mass., where an IKEA never existed.  IKEA pulled out of the development after the signs went up, and today they exist in various edited states around the area.

[74/171FAN]

In Hopewell there is a small grocery store called Randolph Market, which used to be located on Randolph Rd (VA 10).  Now it is actually at the intersection where VA 36 turns onto N 6th Ave from Broadway, but it is still in the same general vicinity (the first traffic light for VA 36 WB coming from VA 10).

[1995hoo]

What about the reverse?  Highways named for businesses that don't exist anymore?  Here in Tysons Corner, VA, we have a Westin hotel with a "Ramada Drive" address.  Interestingly, before it was a Westin, it was a Doubletree, so its named after what was there two businesses ago!

Similarly, just east of Chapel Hill, Europa Drive shared its name with the Omni Europa Hotel. I believe it's now a Sheraton. You probably recall where I mean–on the north side of US-15/501, it's Erwin Road.

[Brandon]

Or, there are businesses named for the street they were on, moved, and continue to use the name.  An example is Court Street Ford in the Kankakee, Illinois area.  They started on Court Street (IL-17) in Kankakee, and moved to a location in Bourbonnais off William Latham Drive, but maintained the name "Court Street Ford".

[bing101]

Well For odd Reasons CA-37 Parkway in Vallejo, CA was still called Marine World Parkway even though Marine World is now Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Yet I-80 East in Vallejo still Kept the Marine World Exit and still exists today to approach CA-37 Parkway. But as of 2014 Marine World Parkway aka CA-37 Parkway is now known as "Officer James Capoot Highway".

[Alex]

What about the reverse?  Highways named for businesses that don't exist anymore?  Here in Tysons Corner, VA, we have a Westin hotel with a "Ramada Drive" address.  Interestingly, before it was a Westin, it was a Doubletree, so its named after what was there two businesses ago!

Tennessee 396 west from I-65 named Saturn Parkway, for the former General Motors Saturn Plant and defunct car line.

[Scott5114]

What about the reverse?  Highways named for businesses that don't exist anymore?  Here in Tysons Corner, VA, we have a Westin hotel with a "Ramada Drive" address.  Interestingly, before it was a Westin, it was a Doubletree, so its named after what was there two businesses ago!

In Goldsby, OK, there was once a bank. A casino was built next to it, and an access road to it was built, but since it ran past the bank first, it was called W. Bank Drive. Later, the casino bought the lot that the bank was on and demolished the building (it's now a parking lot). The road was renamed to "Bankers Drive", but it still obviously references the bank that used to be there. (After crossing into Newcastle, the road becomes Sonic Drive. Guess what fast food joint it leads to!)

(It was pretty ballsy naming something after the profession of 'banker' during the time period where Occupy Wall Street was getting headlines!)

[US71]

Hi Cafe Road near Staunton, IL , named for the former Hi Motel & CAfe along old Route 66

[hbelkins]

There's a 23-something-or-other near the intersection of US 460/KY 80 and KY 122 in Pike County, near Shelbiana. It's so named because US 23 used to run concurrently with 460/80 to Shelbiana and then followed what is now KY 122.

I think it's a flea market, but I could be mistaken.

[bulldog1979]

What about the reverse?  Highways named for businesses that don't exist anymore?  Here in Tysons Corner, VA, we have a Westin hotel with a "Ramada Drive" address.  Interestingly, before it was a Westin, it was a Doubletree, so its named after what was there two businesses ago!

The Village of Holiday City, Ohio, was named in the late 1990s for the Holiday Inn next to the Ohio Turnpike. Since the village was incorporated, the hotel switched brands to Ramada. There is a Holiday Inn Express just down the road, but that's more recent.

[ZLoth]

Tandy Drive/Tandy Way in Sacramento was so named because of the Incredible Universe that was located there until Fry's snatched up the store in 1996.

[jnewkirk77]

Evansville, Ind. had a furniture store on South Kentucky Avenue (the old route of U.S. 41) known as South 41 Furniture ... I still remember retired local TV sportscaster Joe Celania doing their commercials -- "Come see, you save!"  The store was open into the early '90s, as I recall, surviving Kentucky Avenue's designation as 41 by about 20 years or so.

And then in Lebanon, Ind., there was Club 52  on Indianapolis Avenue, a bar and grill with a small bowling alley in its basement. U.S. 52, along with I-65, now loops around Lebanon's south and west sides.

[JMoses24]

There is (or at least was in recent years) an Old 74 Guns Shop on OH 125 in Amelia, OH that is not even close to Old Ohio SR 74, which today is OH 32. There is still a section of Old 74 that is separate from current 32.

[SP Cook]

Not really a business, but Logan, WV has "College Ave." and "University St." which relate to a Marshall branch that became a stand alone community college in 1970 and moved from the location in 1987. 

Charleston's bus system has a route that is still listed as ending, both on the schedules and on the big sign on the bus itself, as ending at "Rt 60 and Rt 35".  Of course, 35 has not intersected US 60 since 1999 when the new four lane opened and the old road was renumbered WV 817.

Slightly off topic, but Charleston has a Ford dealer named "Turnpike Ford" which is, indeed just off the WV Turnpike.  However the company has since expanded to another Ford dealership in downtown Huntington and a Chevy one in Nitro, and used to own a VW one in Gallipolis, OH, all named "Turnpike" and none near any turnpikes.

Charleston also has a hotel, variously a Holiday Inn, Ramada, and now a Sheraton, genericly called the "Charleston House".  It had a long time tenant in the lobby, a barber shop.  They recently got kicked out and reopened elsewhere as the "Charleston House Barber Shop".  Obviously no longer located in it.

[roadman65]

While were on the subject of expansions, how about timeshare resort named Westgate Resorts.  It was named Westgate because the first resort was located in Kissimmee, Florida in the Main Gate West resort area of Kissimmee.  The area was named because back when Disney was one theme park the US 192 & World Drive interchange was called "The Main Gate."  All parts of US 192 west of World Drive was called "Main Gate West" and all parts east of World Drive was known as "Main Gate East."

Anyway resort owner David Siegel named his first property on US 192 and Old Lake Wilson Road  The Westgate Resort which later became the name of his corporation when he expanded.  His second resort the defunct Sonesta Resort near Sea World he then called Westgate Lakes where this resort is not west of the Gate of Disney nor is the Main Gate of Disney the main entrance  to anything since the expansion of the WDW resort.

Plus the name Westgate Resorts is now a time share chain nationwide with resorts even in places like Las Vegas.

[FightingIrish]

South 27th Street in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin has had a few businesses named for their former US 41 designation (currently Wis 241). A few 41-related names still exist, such as the Modern 41 Motel, one of many dumpy old motels along the strip. On a related note, there are a few decorative "Historic 41" decorative signs going up along the strip.

Another interesting artifact involves the Minnesota Twins baseball team. They have streets named after former players near former stadiums. Therefore, Killebrew Drive now goes past former Met Stadium at what is now Mall of America, and Kirby Puckett Place is right in front of what's left of the old Metrodome. Currently, there are no player-named streets near their current digs, Target Field.

[iowahighways]

Motel 60 in Centerville, IA. It is named for the former IA 60, which became IA 5 in 1969.

[DandyDan]

Another interesting artifact involves the Minnesota Twins baseball team. They have streets named after former players near former stadiums. Therefore, Killebrew Drive now goes past former Met Stadium at what is now Mall of America, and Kirby Puckett Place is right in front of what's left of the old Metrodome. Currently, there are no player-named streets near their current digs, Target Field.

They also have Carew Dr. on the SW side of the Metrodome, which I find interesting, since Rod Carew didn't play a home game in the Metrodome.

EDIT ON 5-4: Omaha also has a somewhat similar situation in that Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium has been demolished, but the road on the north side of the former stadium site is still Bob Gibson Dr., Bob Gibson being Omaha's greatest baseball player.

[DandyDan]

I discovered another one over Thanksgiving weekend, in my parents's old hometown of Luverne, MN, called Take 16 Breweries, named for old US 16 which used to pass through Luverne.

[Scott5114]

There's a 41 Motel in Cordell, Oklahoma. SH-41 was renumbered to SH-152 on December 6, 1954.

[Dr Frankenstein]

Pincourt, QC still has a dealership called Mazda 2-20, back when Route 2 passed there. It might have been multiplexed with A-20 for a while, after A-20 was designated but before the province-wide renumbering.