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!
Exit 88 on US 101 in Carpinteria, CA is Santa Claus Lane: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MARLgFJJSzaa6GZe9 (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.
Christmas Lake Road, Minnetonka, MN
Holly Lane, various
Jolly Lane, various
Reindeer Road, Jingle Road, Tinsel Avenue, Sled Road and Christmas Road in Christmas, Florida.
Christmas Ln, Frankenmuth, Michigan
Holly Wreath Drive in Abingdon, Maryland.
Comet, Cupid, and lots more in Christmas, FL, of course:
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.5333296,-80.9999513,15z
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
All sorts in Santa Claus, IN, of course: Angel, Star, Tinsel, Madonna, Balthazar, Candy Cane, Garland...
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
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.
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
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.
Evergreen Ave, in the middle of nowhere in Orange County, VA.
Rudolph St, Ruckersville, VA.
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.
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
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.
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
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
Bakersfield Has This street https://www.google.com/maps/place/Christmas+Tree+Ln,+Bakersfield,+CA/@35.4093393,-118.9565057,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x80ea694aaf0d5565:0x2c122b4320b96ae9!8m2!3d35.409335!4d-118.9539308!16s%2Fg%2F1thw2g65?entry=ttu
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
Mistletoe St, New Orleans: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1ATWCo7Lg6CMGn6k7
There is also a decidedly un-festive I-41 frontage road between Appleton and Neenah, WI called 'Holly Rd'.
Mike
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
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