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Old 06-16-2014, 01:00 PM
 
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Some excellent articles (probably some overlap because they quote Mark Hall-Patton extensively):

Tupac Lane Welcomes You: The Street Names Of Las Vegas - The Awl
Street-smart author digs up interesting facts about names | Las Vegas Review-Journal
What's in a name? For streets, who knows? - Las Vegas Sun News
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Old 06-16-2014, 01:42 PM
 
Location: Pacific Northwest
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Shinnecock Hills in Southern Highlands

The first time I saw it, let's just say I said it wrong.
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Old 06-16-2014, 01:46 PM
 
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I bet the rest of the streets around it have golf course names.

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Shinnecock Hills in Southern Highlands

The first time I saw it, let's just say I said it wrong.
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Old 06-16-2014, 01:50 PM
 
Location: Pacific Northwest
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I bet the rest of the streets around it have golf course names.
Hole In One Ave?
Caddy Shack Lane?

In all seriousness though, I believe it's primarily Scottish based there.
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Old 06-16-2014, 03:33 PM
 
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Skywalker Ave.
Tarkin Ave.
Vader Ave.
Kinobe Ave.
Leia St.

(Incidentally, all just south of "Lucas Ave.")
Orbital Sciences in Chantilly VA is located on Warp Dr.

I remember looking to buy a house with the wife and one house we were interested in was on Flicker St. I pushed hard to get that house but was overruled. If we got that house, I would have written the address in all caps and "accidentally" connected the "L" and "I" in FLICKER.

Same way my friend CLINT always did.
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Old 06-16-2014, 05:08 PM
 
Location: Pahrump, NV
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Cheerful Brook Ave
reminds me of one up in that same area....Soaring Brook. now how in the world do a brook soar? or is it cheerful?
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Old 06-16-2014, 05:45 PM
 
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reminds me of one up in that same area....Soaring Brook. now how in the world do a brook soar? or is it cheerful?
That's why I categorized those under "Bob Ross"... I swear someone was watching the "Happy Little Trees" show when they named that set

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Old 06-16-2014, 06:24 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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I came from Boston, and a lot of street names there are meaningful or have an origin.

Vegas is lacking in history and still a rather young city relatively. I was driving around Henderson, and notice this block of street name with a coffee theme.

French Roast street?
Freshly Brewed Ct?
Double Shot Ln?
House Blend Ln?

LMAO.

I guess the developer is a caffeine addict.




Some thers:

Crystal Ship Ct
Cosmic Dust St
I know that neighborhood, its by horizon ridge and eastern. There is Starbuck ave by Vegas/Rainbow
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Old 06-16-2014, 08:17 PM
 
Location: North Las Vegas
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I was the mailman for tupac lane up until a year ago,when I first took over the route I said nahhhhh must be a coincidence
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Old 06-16-2014, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas
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I was the mailman for tupac lane up until a year ago,when I first took over the route I said nahhhhh must be a coincidence
Kinda ironic Tupac lane is right off Topweed.
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