Interesting city and/or street names

[slobake]

I have always wondered what it would be like to live in Mystic, Connecticut or Truth or Consequences, California. Of course who could forget Intercourse, Pennsyvania or a small street near the Russian River called Lois Lane.
I'm sure there are a lot more.

[DwaynieAD]

Hometown, PA

Centralia, PA is famous for its underground mine fire, but what I find funny is most of the former residents moved to nearby Ashland, PA

[line6man]

I'm in Florida this week, and yesterday I saw a "Gay Road" somewhere in the Winter Park area. I took a picture of the street sign the last time I was here, but now I can't find it. In any case, it's slightly amusing.

[elgecko]

Weed, California.

[TolerancEJ]

I'm aware of a few. Here are a few (plus links to prove they exist):
Conception Bay, Newfoundland (Canada)
http://www.mun.ca/mha/fpu/conception_bay.php

Come By Chance, Newfoundland (Canada)
http://www.townofcomebychance.ca/town-history.php

[elgecko]

Moorpark, California...not interesting until you say it backwards.

[dtripoli]

Been to Weed, CA many times. After decades of them fighting against the pot connotation, they have embraced it and sell T-shirts now at most stores there.
Been to Truth or Consequences, NM. It's not a CA city. Happened through there in the dead of winter and darn near froze my tush off. Cold desert nights.
Old train stops west of LA; Anaheim, Azusa and Cucumonga

[Richland123]

Nanty Glo, PA - The name comes from the Welsh "Nant Y Glo," meaning "The Ravine (or "Brook") of Coal."
Blue Ball, PA
Bird In Hand, PA

[Relic]

Ho Ho Kus NJ

[slobake]

Originally Posted by dtripoli

Been to Truth or Consequences, NM. It's not a CA city.

Oops! Good catch! Thanks for the geography lesson.

[Richland123]

Munster, PA - and it's near
Lily, PA

Of course, they existed way before the TV show - The Munsters and there was a character named Lily Munster.

[slobake]

There is a street near here called "Alameda de Las Pulgas" translated that means "Grove of the fleas" I can't understand why anyone would want to live there.

[STRINGSLINGER]

Originally Posted by slobake

Of course who could forget Intercourse, Pennsyvania

Don't forget Blue Ball, Paradise and Virginville, PA All in the same area of Intercourse PA.

[ulrich]

There's a town in Austria, I can't type the name here. It starts with F and ends in ing, and English speaking tourists love to have their picture taken with the Welcome to _______ sign.

[slobake]

Originally Posted by ulrich

There's a town in Austria, I can't type the name here. It starts with F and ends in ing, and English speaking tourists love to have their picture taken with the Welcome to _______ sign.

Does it mean something else there, or did someone really name a city this?

[giacomini]

Originally Posted by ulrich

There's a town in Austria, I can't type the name here. It starts with F and ends in ing, and English speaking tourists love to have their picture taken with the Welcome to _______ sign.

Gawd, I just LOLed reading the wikipedia article about that city... scroll down in the article to see the ________ map.

[Bass_Pounder]

Just a few streets away from me is:

Seaman Trail

[Mark Reccord]

Originally Posted by TolerancEJ

I'm aware of a few. Here are a few (plus links to prove they exist):
Conception Bay, Newfoundland (Canada)
http://www.mun.ca/mha/fpu/conception_bay.php

Come By Chance, Newfoundland (Canada)
http://www.townofcomebychance.ca/town-history.php

That's just the beginning of the interesting place names in Newfoundland. I grew up in Conception Bay South. They're beginning to sanitize some of the names, which is sad.

Hibb's Hole is now Hibb's Cove
Gayside is now Baytona (worst town name on earth!)
Famish Gut is now Fairhaven, etc.

Still some good ones though:

Jerry's Nose, Joe Batt's Arm, Herring Neck, Dildo (near Spread Eagle Peak ), Haha Bay, Baie D'espoir (pronounced Bay Despair), etc.

[iamlowsound]

There is a small hamlet near me that is called Dorking.

lowsound

[Biggbass]

Stanley Marcus used to live on Nonesuch Way in Dallas.