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There is even an Calle El Segundo which means Second Street.
Quote from: skluth on March 31, 2019, 07:14:46 PMOther Spanish street names close by include Calle Palo Fierro, Calle Bravo, Via Carisma, Via Lazo, Avenida Granada, and Avenida Palmera. I could go on but again, you get the idea. There is even an Calle El Segundo which means Second Street.And, to follow up on a few examples upthread, "Alameda" means "tree-lined avenue". It can be used as a complete street name, or "The Alameda" (which really should be "La Alameda", to keep it all in Spanish), or as part of a longer name such as "Alameda Padre Serra" (Father Serra Avenue, even though he is now a saint) in Santa Barbara.
Other Spanish street names close by include Calle Palo Fierro, Calle Bravo, Via Carisma, Via Lazo, Avenida Granada, and Avenida Palmera. I could go on but again, you get the idea. There is even an Calle El Segundo which means Second Street.
Or, if you're in Norman, we have "Alameda Street"...tree-lined avenue street. Whoops.
IMO, one of the worst Spanish road name screwups is in Albuquerque, and it's "Paseo del Norte Blvd". Paseo del Norte by itself means something like "North Drive" or "North Avenue".This wasn't really an issue until recently, since traditional signage in Albuquerque didn't include street suffixes and most people from there leave them off when speaking. But since around 2010 or so, new street blades have included suffixes, so you get stuff like this.
Quote from: 1 on March 30, 2019, 08:26:47 PMQuote from: kphoger on March 30, 2019, 07:11:04 PMCalle 16 de SeptiembreWhat is the point of streets named after days of the year? I know they are everywhere, but I don't know why they exist.The dates are significant.16 de Septiembre, for example, is Independence Day in Mexico. So, instead of the street being called Ca. Independencia, it's called Ca. 16 de Septiembre instead.Another street nearby is named in commemoration of the Battle of Puebla: instead of being called Ca. Batalla de Puebla, it's called Ca. 5 de Mayo instead.
Quote from: kphoger on March 30, 2019, 07:11:04 PMCalle 16 de SeptiembreWhat is the point of streets named after days of the year? I know they are everywhere, but I don't know why they exist.
Calle 16 de Septiembre
Quote from: US 89 on April 16, 2019, 05:07:54 PMIMO, one of the worst Spanish road name screwups is in Albuquerque, and it's "Paseo del Norte Blvd". Paseo del Norte by itself means something like "North Drive" or "North Avenue".This wasn't really an issue until recently, since traditional signage in Albuquerque didn't include street suffixes and most people from there leave them off when speaking. But since around 2010 or so, new street blades have included suffixes, so you get stuff like this.It happens occasionally in Spanish-speaking countries as well. Think that sign is a fluke? Well, here is the official website of a local government office, which lists the address as "Boulevard Paseo Rio Sonora Sur 189".
Close and Terrence
Quote from: TheGrassGuy on November 27, 2019, 12:09:08 PMClose and TerrenceTerrence?? Where?
Quote from: kphoger on April 16, 2019, 07:05:23 PMQuote from: US 89 on April 16, 2019, 05:07:54 PMIMO, one of the worst Spanish road name screwups is in Albuquerque, and it's "Paseo del Norte Blvd". Paseo del Norte by itself means something like "North Drive" or "North Avenue".This wasn't really an issue until recently, since traditional signage in Albuquerque didn't include street suffixes and most people from there leave them off when speaking. But since around 2010 or so, new street blades have included suffixes, so you get stuff like this.It happens occasionally in Spanish-speaking countries as well. Think that sign is a fluke? Well, here is the official website of a local government office, which lists the address as "Boulevard Paseo Rio Sonora Sur 189".Even in the US we have that problem in some places:There is Street Road in the Philadelphia area.Broadway in NYC (and L.A. and Denver and many other towns) does not need any other suffix. Yet there is Broadway Ave in Pittsburgh and Broadway Street in Myrtle Beach.
Quote from: mrsman on May 30, 2019, 04:48:44 PMQuote from: kphoger on April 16, 2019, 07:05:23 PMQuote from: US 89 on April 16, 2019, 05:07:54 PMIMO, one of the worst Spanish road name screwups is in Albuquerque, and it's "Paseo del Norte Blvd". Paseo del Norte by itself means something like "North Drive" or "North Avenue".This wasn't really an issue until recently, since traditional signage in Albuquerque didn't include street suffixes and most people from there leave them off when speaking. But since around 2010 or so, new street blades have included suffixes, so you get stuff like this.It happens occasionally in Spanish-speaking countries as well. Think that sign is a fluke? Well, here is the official website of a local government office, which lists the address as "Boulevard Paseo Rio Sonora Sur 189".Even in the US we have that problem in some places:There is Street Road in the Philadelphia area.Broadway in NYC (and L.A. and Denver and many other towns) does not need any other suffix. Yet there is Broadway Ave in Pittsburgh and Broadway Street in Myrtle Beach.I read on Wikipedia that actually Street Road's name is one of those archaic holdovers to when "Street" referred to the fact that the road was paved, predating when "street" was synonymous with "road."
Tarleton Bivouac in James City County, VAImage from GSV SM-S820L
Quote from: plain on May 30, 2019, 10:15:26 PMTarleton Bivouac in James City County, VAImage from GSV SM-S820L Nah, it looks to me that the road originally had a suffix, but it somehow got rubbed off over time. It also seems to me that there is a chance that Google Maps might have actually made a mistake, though I can neither confirm nor disprove this without consulting official sources, which I'm not sure how you can find this stuff out.(Link to Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tarleton+Bivouac,+Roberts,+VA+23185/@37.2137484,-76.618731,15.33z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b07d61493aea45:0x1fc2a3ce40d32f54!8m2!3d37.2106014!4d-76.6129841)
In Gilroy, CA, there is a road parallel to US 101 called "No Name Uno". There's even an hospital on the road with its address on an entrance sign that can be seen from the freeway! The story behind it is here: https://gilroydispatch.com/2007/06/07/former-worker-says-he-coined-no-name-uno/Someone in this thread already mentioned Bethany Curve in Santa Cruz, CA. There's also "Arroyo Seco", a residential street that is next to a canyon with the same name.
In suburban Dakota County, MN the street naming grid includes suffixes such as “Path”. Diamond “Path” is a 4-5 lane thoroughfare with no historical basis for the name. Seriously?Nearby Woodbury, MN has suffixes as “Cove”. Doesn’t cove refer to a body of water typically?
Quote from: midwesternroadguy on December 04, 2019, 05:34:07 AMIn suburban Dakota County, MN the street naming grid includes suffixes such as “Path”. Diamond “Path” is a 4-5 lane thoroughfare with no historical basis for the name. Seriously?Nearby Woodbury, MN has suffixes as “Cove”. Doesn’t cove refer to a body of water typically?"Path" is not so uncommon. There are six to seven Deer Paths in the area where I grew up.
