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- From: torsten@cwis.unomaha.edu (Torsten Wesley Adair)
- Subject: Re: Amusing street names
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.223627.25969@news.unomaha.edu>
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- Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
- References: <1992Dec23.013656.9851@nmsu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 22:36:27 GMT
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- dtasman@NMSU.edu writes:
- > Bruce.Tindall@launchpad.unc.edu (Bruce Tindall) writes:
- >
- > My favorite is in the little town of Mesilla ... "Calle de Nuestra de la
- > Senorita de Guadalupe." Huge sign ... twice as high as a normal street sign.
- > Is there anything longer in the United States (Mexican street names describing
- > entire battles, i.e. Avenida de Revolucion de 14 Junio de 1874 de Juarez y
- > Muertos con Borracherrenos y Mujers Gordo Solidaridad y excepted).
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- There is a man in Council Bluffs, Iowa who is the only resident on his street.
- He had the street name lengthened considerably to deter junk mailers. He
- kept the shorter version for business purposes, I believe. It was in the news
- about five years ago.
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- The longest place name, if memory serves, is someplace in Wales. Check
- Guinness.
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- "Park" is the most common street name (I believe all variants were counted)
- in the U.S.
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- Torsten "trying to figure out Blondo Street" Adair in Omaha
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