Today's random fact

[Fritzo]

The most common street names in the US are:

1. Second street
2. Third street
3. First street

How much sense does that make? Well, not much until we get to Fourth street, which is #4. And #5 is....you guessed it
....PARK street! Well, maybe you didn't guess it, but that's it.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

That's because first keeps getting modded down because it's a street name whore.

 

[waffleironhead]

I always thought the #1 was main street. I mean what town does not have a main street.

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
I always thought the #1 was main street. I mean what town does not have a main street.

but main street is reserved for the 'big street' per town/city. Therefore frequency of usage for the name 'main street' is nowhere near big.

 

[Leros]

The first big street in my town is 4th street. 1-3 are north of that and kinda insignificant. In fact, they are in the process of removing them to make room for a highway.

Our Main street and Broadway are somewhere around 15th street or so. Which makes sense because that was the center of town way back in the day.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

washington? elm, oak, chestnut? N,S,E,W? most cities will have a MLK boulevard.

 

[waffleironhead]

Originally posted by: E equals MC2

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
I always thought the #1 was main street. I mean what town does not have a main street.

but main street is reserved for the 'big street' per town/city. Therefore frequency of usage for the name 'main street' is nowhere near big.

Well at 7th place I would say it is close to big. I just thought it was bigger.

 

[Baked]

Mission and Geary are the longest streets here. Market's pretty big too.

We got a Third street, but it's in the ghetto district.

 

[Lorax]

what about avenues?

 

[legoman666]

Cincinnati Ohio (where I live) doesn't have a first street. The numbers start at 2nd. There is a main street however...

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
washington? elm, oak, chestnut? N,S,E,W? most cities will have a MLK boulevard.

I would venture that 99% of small towns in America will have a Main Street. I doubt if 1% of them will have an MLK Boulevard. Just pulling a number out of my ass, I know-- but I think I'm fairly close.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: QED

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
washington? elm, oak, chestnut? N,S,E,W? most cities will have a MLK boulevard.

I would venture that 99% of small towns in America will have a Main Street. I doubt if 1% of them will have an MLK Boulevard. Just pulling a number out of my ass, I know-- but I think I'm fairly close.

Statistics show that 85% of statistics are made up 79% of the time.

 

[Engraver]

We don't have a Main Street. Originally, the main road was named after a local river, and then they changed it to the names of two dead Nascar drivers.

 

[nanette1985]

I live at the corner of First and Maple streets. That has to be pretty high in the listings.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
washington? elm, oak, chestnut? N,S,E,W? most cities will have a MLK boulevard.

Well of course. After all, it's paved with blacktop. Huh? Huh? Yeah? Amirite?


*crickets*

*angry audience*

*bearing torches*



<runs away>

 

[nakedfrog]

I live on Main Street in a small town.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Engraver
We don't have a Main Street. Originally, the main road was named after a local river, and then they changed it to the names of two dead Nascar drivers.

I might consider moving out of that town.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
washington? elm, oak, chestnut? N,S,E,W? most cities will have a MLK boulevard.

Well of course. After all, it's paved with blacktop. Huh? Huh? Yeah? Amirite?


*crickets*

*angry audience*

*bearing torches*



<runs away>

hey, look, it's the niggerguy!

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
washington? elm, oak, chestnut? N,S,E,W? most cities will have a MLK boulevard.

Well of course. After all, it's paved with blacktop. Huh? Huh? Yeah? Amirite?


*crickets*

*angry audience*

*bearing torches*



<runs away>

hey, look, it's the niggerguy!

Wow....


|
|
{under the line} |
| 0<------Here's you

 

[MrPickins]

Here 1st St is called Caesar Chavez.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
washington? elm, oak, chestnut? N,S,E,W? most cities will have a MLK boulevard.

Well of course. After all, it's paved with blacktop. Huh? Huh? Yeah? Amirite?


*crickets*

*angry audience*

*bearing torches*



<runs away>

hey, look, it's the niggerguy!

Wow....


|
|
{under the line} |
| 0<------Here's you

no sh!t.....:Q

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
washington? elm, oak, chestnut? N,S,E,W? most cities will have a MLK boulevard.

Well of course. After all, it's paved with blacktop. Huh? Huh? Yeah? Amirite?


*crickets*

*angry audience*

*bearing torches*



<runs away>

hey, look, it's the niggerguy!

Wow....


|
|
{under the line} |
| 0<------Here's you

no sh!t.....:Q

My line got screwed up. 🙁

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Engraver
We don't have a Main Street. Originally, the main road was named after a local river, and then they changed it to the names of two dead Nascar drivers.

so, they are hoping people will die on that street whilst driving?

 

[coldmeat]

We don't have a main street. Everybody calls it main street but it's actually Raglan Street.

 

[ManyBeers]

Frontage Road is pretty popular too. Y/N.