Vent: My neighbor told me a weird fact about our street name at a block party

At our neighborhood cookout in May, my neighbor Frank mentioned our street, Maple Drive, was almost called 'Skunk Hollow Road' back in the 1950s. He found the old town planning notes in the library's local history section. I had no idea and just stood there holding a paper plate, not knowing what to say. Has anyone else learned a totally random fact about where they live from an unexpected source?

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umar591mo ago

Ugh, I actually hate when people bring up stuff like that. Who cares what the street was almost called? It just makes everything feel less solid. My cousin's street was almost named after some old farmer, and now she says it feels weird walking her dog there, like it's not really her street anymore. Sometimes not knowing is better. Frank should have kept that to himself.

alice2691mo ago

So now we need a truth rating for streets too?

cameronn6222d ago

How is it less solid though? It's still the same street, same houses, same sidewalk. Knowing a piece of history about it doesn't change what it is today. I actually like hearing those old facts because it makes a place feel more real, like it has a story instead of just being another slab of concrete. Makes me wonder what else got changed before we ever saw it.