Residents of Porter's Lake, Nova Scotia might live on either one, or on The Other Street.
Via the Crappy Design subreddit, where a discussion thread includes other cities with bad or confusing street designations (Atlanta, Calgary, Grand Junction...), including this monstrosity from New York City:
When I get out to Seabeck, do I turn This-A-Way? or That-A-Way?
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I grew upon 68th Road in NYCity (Queens). There are at least four of them in Queens:
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the last street fully in fall river mass., before you cross into rhode island, is 'last street'. the next street, which is the state line, is 'state avenue'.
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I bet the mail carriers hate that route.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing about Atlanta besides the maddening number of Peachtrees is that major streets will often change names when they cross the railroad tracks--it's the exact same street, but a totally different name. I never understood why until I learned it was a relic of segregation (at least this is the story I heard). Namely, since the railroad tracks tended to separate the 'white' parts of town from the black parts, and since the whites wanted it to be clear that they lived in the 'good' part of town, they changed the names of major streets when they crossed to the 'wrong' side of town.
ReplyDeleteBtw, the scattered 68th Road's in Queens were never a problem for New Yorkers. You would say something like "I live on 68th Road in Ridgewood." or "...in Middle village." and that be specific enough as to which one you were referring to.
ReplyDeleteIn the village of Sutton, Norfolk there is "The Street" The St
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