Pretentious street names

[empirestate]

It's funny that Ye is a misunderstanding caused by the invention of printing and fonts. We don't have thorn or eth thanks to the Germans who didn't use either letter.

The obvious follow-up, of course, is what do they do in Iceland when they want to sound old-timey?

[catch22]

Ford Motor Company's HQ building in Dearborn, MI has the address "1 American Road."   It was originally simply "The American Road" with no number.  American Road is the just the driveway to the front parking lot. If logic prevailed instead of vanity, the building would have an address somewhere in the 17100 block of Michigan Avenue.

[Big John]

Avenue of the Americas in New York City

[1995hoo]

Avenue of the Americas in New York City

Who actually calls it that? I've never heard it called anything other than Sixth Avenue.

[zachary_amaryllis]

interocean blvd in holyoke, colo. i've mentioned it elsewhere.

fort collins has this area with all these nautical-themed streets ... that surround a smallish pond. things like whaler's way, landings drive, etc.

[formulanone]

It's hard to top the "Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Beltway", for all-round unctuousness.

Tell me the locals have shortened that to the CoC Ring.

Ooof...though it's more of a spur.

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.94455,-75.9831851,4452m/data=!3m1!1e3

[Rothman]

Avenue of the Americas in New York City

Who actually calls it that? I've never heard it called anything other than Sixth Avenue.

It did have its day in the late '80s and early '90s, but...yeah.

[kurumi]

Imagine having an office on Silicon Valley Boulevard, in San Jose: https://goo.gl/maps/8HkZF6v5DL95FDrk7

You are closer to Gilroy than to Google.

[paulthemapguy]

When I was about 13 years old, my mom was driving the minivan with myself and my brother inside, and she took a wrong turn into this OBNOXIOUSLY PRETENTIOUS neighborhood in southern Naperville, where every street name begins with "Royal".  Seriously.  Look at this garbage. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6884206,-88.2207144,16.75z

A historic moment occurred as my mom got lost in that neighborhood, because she got really angry, prompting her to yell, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, I'M STUCK HERE ON ROYAL SHITBOX DRIVE".  My brother and I laughed our asses off and "Royal Shitbox Drive" became a thing we would reference for years to come.

Anyway, what other Royal Shitbox Drives have people encountered?

[vdeane]

When I was about 13 years old, my mom was driving the minivan with myself and my brother inside, and she took a wrong turn into this OBNOXIOUSLY PRETENTIOUS neighborhood in southern Naperville, where every street name begins with "Royal".  Seriously.  Look at this garbage. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6884206,-88.2207144,16.75z

A historic moment occurred as my mom got lost in that neighborhood, because she got really angry, prompting her to yell, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, I'M STUCK HERE ON ROYAL SHITBOX DRIVE".  My brother and I laughed our asses off and "Royal Shitbox Drive" became a thing we would reference for years to come.

Anyway, what other Royal Shitbox Drives have people encountered?

That reminds me of King's Isle Luxury Apartments in a nearby town; they do something similar with their street names.  They even have a very large castle wall sign.

[SEWIGuy]

When I was about 13 years old, my mom was driving the minivan with myself and my brother inside, and she took a wrong turn into this OBNOXIOUSLY PRETENTIOUS neighborhood in southern Naperville, where every street name begins with "Royal".  Seriously.  Look at this garbage. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6884206,-88.2207144,16.75z

A historic moment occurred as my mom got lost in that neighborhood, because she got really angry, prompting her to yell, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, I'M STUCK HERE ON ROYAL SHITBOX DRIVE".  My brother and I laughed our asses off and "Royal Shitbox Drive" became a thing we would reference for years to come.

Anyway, what other Royal Shitbox Drives have people encountered?

I believe those are all golf courses in Great Britain. Even the streets that don't start with Royal.

[TBKS1]

Put the word "wood" after ANY word and it works. This is really common in a neighborhood of Little Rock next to Cammack Village and just south of Rebsamen Park.

[empirestate]

Avenue of the Americas in New York City

Who actually calls it that? I've never heard it called anything other than Sixth Avenue.

When writing/giving an address, everybody. When referring to the street itself, nobody.

[KeithE4Phx]

Ford Motor Company's HQ building in Dearborn, MI has the address "1 American Road."   It was originally simply "The American Road" with no number.  American Road is the just the driveway to the front parking lot. If logic prevailed instead of vanity, the building would have an address somewhere in the 17100 block of Michigan Avenue.

Then there's "One Microsoft Way" in Redmond WA.  A combination of an address and business model. 

[kiwislark]

Pretty much any road with a French name that isn't located in Detroit, New Orleans or near Quebec.

What about roads in France, Monaco, Western Italy, Switzerland, Guadeloupe, or Francophonic Africa? Are those pretentious?

How dare you forget French Guiana and St. Pierre & Miquelon. 

Chris

French Polynesia and New Caledonia too!

[Bruce]

Pretty much any road with a French name that isn't located in Detroit, New Orleans or near Quebec. 

Pend Orielle and Coeur d'Alene say bonjour.

[Scott5114]

Ford Motor Company's HQ building in Dearborn, MI has the address "1 American Road."   It was originally simply "The American Road" with no number.  American Road is the just the driveway to the front parking lot. If logic prevailed instead of vanity, the building would have an address somewhere in the 17100 block of Michigan Avenue.

Then there's "One Microsoft Way" in Redmond WA.  A combination of an address and business model. 

The same is true with Apple and "One Infinite Loop" in Cupertino CA.

[Crown Victoria]

Sargento Foods has their headquarters at One Persnickety Place in Plymouth, WI.

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.7725115,-87.9981606,17.71z?hl=en

[SEWIGuy]

Sargento Foods has their headquarters at One Persnickety Place in Plymouth, WI.

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.7725115,-87.9981606,17.71z?hl=en

Which was an old advertising slogan of theres....and they would love to change the name of.

[Max Rockatansky]

Pretty much any road with a French name that isn't located in Detroit, New Orleans or near Quebec. 

Pend Orielle and Coeur d'Alene say bonjour.

Ah, how can I forget about CDA when I used to date a girl from there?

[michravera]

It's funny that Ye is a misunderstanding caused by the invention of printing and fonts. We don't have thorn or eth thanks to the Germans who didn't use either letter.

The obvious follow-up, of course, is what do they do in Iceland when they want to sound old-timey?

The answer is simple: In Iceland, when they want to sound old-timey, the simply speak English! It is reasonable to think that Icelandic (although what I've seen of it looks more PIE than most other European languages) has evolved and English might be viewed as the "old" language.

[vegas1962]

When the Detroit Pistons won their first NBA championship in 1989, the access road leading into the parking lot at the Palace of Auburn Hills was dubbed "1 Championship Drive."  The number was increased each time one of the arena's basketball tenants, the Pistons and the WNBA Detroit Shock, won a league title.  At the time of the building's demise, the address had incremented to "6 Championship Drive" for the Pistons' three NBA titles and the Shock's three WNBA championships. And they should have made it "7 Championship Drive," but alas, they decided to not bother counting the Detroit Vipers' IHL championship in 1997.

[JayhawkCO]

Pretty much any road with a French name that isn't located in Detroit, New Orleans or near Quebec. 

Pend Orielle and Coeur d'Alene say bonjour.

Ah, how can I forget about CDA when I used to date a girl from there?

Northern Minnesota has a decent amount too.  Mille Lacs, Cloquet, etc.

Chris

[thspfc]

When the Detroit Pistons won their first NBA championship in 1989, the access road leading into the parking lot at the Palace of Auburn Hills was dubbed "1 Championship Drive."  The number was increased each time one of the arena's basketball tenants, the Pistons and the WNBA Detroit Shock, won a league title.  At the time of the building's demise, the address had incremented to "6 Championship Drive" for the Pistons' three NBA titles and the Shock's three WNBA championships. And they should have made it "7 Championship Drive," but alas, they decided to not bother counting the Detroit Vipers' IHL championship in 1997.

Ford Field has entered the chat 

[epzik8]

Lots of side streets in Columbia, Maryland