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"Christmas-y" street names

Started by KCRoadFan, November 23, 2023, 11:16:02 PM

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KCRoadFan

Here in Kansas City on this Thanksgiving night, the Plaza Lights have turned on, and Christmas season is thus underway. That inspired the subject of this post: namely, street names that remind me of Christmas!

I know that right here in my city, we have a street named Holly Street, and there's a Noel Street in the nearby suburb of Lee's Summit. As for elsewhere, the street names in the Christmas-themed towns of North Pole, Alaska and Santa Claus, Indiana of course come to mind, as do Mistletoe Avenue in San Antonio, Texas, and St. Nicholas Avenue in New York City.

Throughout the country, what other "Christmas-y" street names might there be, aside from the ones I just listed? Anyway, this seems like the perfect post to ring in the Christmas season!


gonealookin

Exit 88 on US 101 in Carpinteria, CA is Santa Claus Lane:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/MARLgFJJSzaa6GZe9

I think there used to be some Christmas-themed commercial development on Santa Claus Lane, but it's long gone.

TheHighwayMan3561

Christmas Lake Road, Minnetonka, MN
Holly Lane, various
Jolly Lane, various
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Max Rockatansky

Reindeer Road, Jingle Road, Tinsel Avenue, Sled Road and Christmas Road in Christmas, Florida.

NWI_Irish96

Christmas Ln, Frankenmuth, Michigan
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epzik8

Holly Wreath Drive in Abingdon, Maryland.
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Streetman


Henry

There's also Santa Claus, GA, with (in alphabetical order) Candy Cane Road, Dancer Street, December Drive, Noel Street, Prancer Street, Reindeer Street, Rudolph Way and Sleigh Street:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.1712101,-82.330662,16.53z?entry=ttu
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Rothman

All sorts in Santa Claus, IN, of course: Angel, Star, Tinsel, Madonna, Balthazar, Candy Cane, Garland...
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DTComposer

Santa's Village Road in Scotts Valley, CA, alongside CA-17. Home to Santa's Village, a theme park from 1957 to 1979. Even though the park was long ago redeveloped into tech offices, the street name remains (including an exit from CA-17):
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZYksAD1FqY4jedyh9?g_st=ic

bulldog1979

Christmas, Michigan, has: Evergreen Drive, Holly Drive, Jingle Bell Lane, Mistletoe Lane, Mrs. Claus Lane, North Pole Road, Pinetree Road, Reindeer Run, St. Nicholas Street, Santa Lane, Scrooge's Alley, Sleigh Way, and Tinsel Drive.

mgk920

To the best of my knowledge, The Village of Rudolph, WI (yes, it's a real place - 54475), has no Christmas-themed street names.

  :-(

Mike

TheHighwayMan3561

Quote from: mgk920 on November 25, 2023, 12:02:06 PM
To the best of my knowledge, The Village of Rudolph, WI (yes, it's a real place - 54475), has no Christmas-themed street names.

  :-(

Mike

Rudolph does, however, have the best fresh cheese curds I've come across in WI.
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Hunty2022

Evergreen Ave, in the middle of nowhere in Orange County, VA.
Rudolph St, Ruckersville, VA.
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hotdogPi

Rudolph is an actual name. The city in Wisconsin and the single street that Hunty2022 mentioned with nothing else adjacent to it probably have nothing to do with the reindeer.
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Rothman

Quote from: 1 on November 26, 2023, 07:31:50 AM
Rudolph is an actual name. The city in Wisconsin and the single street that Hunty2022 mentioned with nothing else adjacent to it probably have nothing to do with the reindeer.
Well, of course it's an actual name.  Johnny Marks certainly didn't make it up. :D
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Big John

Quote from: Rothman on November 26, 2023, 07:42:37 AM
Quote from: 1 on November 26, 2023, 07:31:50 AM
Rudolph is an actual name. The city in Wisconsin and the single street that Hunty2022 mentioned with nothing else adjacent to it probably have nothing to do with the reindeer.
Well, of course it's an actual name.  Johnny Marks certainly didn't make it up. :D
Or Mongomery Ward employee Robert L. May.

Streetman

Quote from: 1 on November 26, 2023, 07:31:50 AM
Rudolph is an actual name. The city in Wisconsin and the single street that Hunty2022 mentioned with nothing else adjacent to it probably have nothing to do with the reindeer.
The village was named for a person, Rudolph Hecox:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph,_Wisconsin

mgk920

Quote from: Streetman on November 26, 2023, 11:03:26 AM
Quote from: 1 on November 26, 2023, 07:31:50 AM
Rudolph is an actual name. The city in Wisconsin and the single street that Hunty2022 mentioned with nothing else adjacent to it probably have nothing to do with the reindeer.
The village was named for a person, Rudolph Hecox:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph,_Wisconsin

The USPS did use it in their nationwide holiday mailing promo ads over the past couple of years.

Mike

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tchafe1978

It doesn't get any more "Christmas-y" than Merry Christmas Lane in Mineral Point, WI. It is named after the former Merry Christmas Mine.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UoZaviz3rKZvF7ALA

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mgk920

There is also a decidedly un-festive I-41 frontage road between Appleton and Neenah, WI called 'Holly Rd'.

Mike

miclugo

The Toco Hills area of DeKalb County, Georgia has Christmas Lane, Holly Lane, Merry Lane, and Reindeer Drive in close proximity, and is also an area where a lot of Orthodox Jews live:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Christmas+Ln+NE,+North+Druid+Hills,+GA+30329/@33.8189675,-84.3209884,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x88f5064be1f6eb31:0x6d808f84e4b6162b!8m2!3d33.8189675!4d-84.3184135!16s%2Fg%2F1tpbctsv?entry=ttu


Dirt Roads

Quote from: Max Rockatansky on November 24, 2023, 08:27:22 AM
Reindeer Road, Jingle Road, Tinsel Avenue, Sled Road and Christmas Road in Christmas, Florida.

Surprised that the list for Christmas, Florida hasn't been amended yet.  Here's the complete listing:

    Antler St
    Bethlehem St
    Blitzen Ave
    Celestial St
    Christmas Cemetery Rd
    Christmas School Rd
    Comet St
    Cupid Ave
    Fort Christmas Rd
    Hobby Horse Ln
    Jingle Rd
    Juniper Dr
    Reindeer Rd
    Sled Rd
    St. Nicholas Ave
    Tinsel Ave
    Yule Ct

And a couple of others that give a nod to the original meaning of Christmas:

    Luke St
    Mathew St (sic)

Plus, here are two more that might take some work for you to figure out the connection:

    St. Anne Ave
    St. Catherine Ave



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