Created in 1915 as part of the plat of Carleton Park, this is one of the many streets in the Magnolia subdivision that features the “mont” element ― Piedmont Place W, Viewmont Way W, Crestmont Place W, Eastmont Way W, and Westmont Way W among them ― a reference to the “entire district[’s]… unobstructible view of the Cascade and Olympic Mountains.” writesofway.org/montavista-pla

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This private road in the Broadmoor neighborhood is named for the Union Bay shoreline it parallels. (Foster Island is about 950 feet to the northwest.) writesofway.org/e-shore-drive/

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Karen a woke Karen · @KarenawokeKaren
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The challenges of making the change/progress. Though putting the former street name in brackets under the new name does seem to undermine efforts.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/f

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Allen Newton · @allennewton
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The kind of public discourse I needed to see today. Fish as street names in PDX. But the rules have it that is has to be a person that did something notable and who passed away at least 5 years prior to the street rename request. Animal street names should be a thing IMHO.

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Dublin Inquirer · @dublininquirer
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Too many of the city’s streets honour aristocrats, landlords, and slaveowners, councillors say. Streets named after people who profited from the enslavement of others – like Nassau St and the La Touche Bridge – should be renamed, says Councillor Nial Ring.

dublininquirer.com/2023/02/01/

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Peter V. Tretter ✅ 🇨🇦 · @ap236
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No, pulling down statues and renaming streets does not ‘erase history’ | TVO Today bit.ly/3JpPRu2 @ontariogreens @onpoli

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RT @OtoPeralias@twitter.com

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Have you ever wondered HOW MANY STREETS ARE NAMED AFTER …?

We are launching a web search app to visualize the spatial distribution of street names and download the underlying data.
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🐦🔗: twitter.com/OtoPeralias/status

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“Dzidzilalich” has been proposed as an honorary name for the new Elliott Way in downtown , and for Alaskan Way from Elliott Way to S Dearborn Street. I'm glad to see the name return to our waterfront, but couldn't we have done better than "Elliott Way" for the new road? writesofway.org/dzidzilalich-r

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“Largely purged in years past were public commemorations of Soviet leaders. Now the targets include cultural figures like Pushkin and Dostoevsky.”

marketwatch.com/amp/story/ukra

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Dwight Williams · @DEWLine
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@Dianora @parislady1492

I saw the Ride on TV more than once over the decades. Not in person, though.

As for being a tourist in your own city...tracking down and their backstories was a great way for me to do that. Some might find it weird, yes. So what?

As for the Parliament Buildings...last time I was inside the Centre Block was to pay post-mortem respects to Jack Layton.

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Dwight Williams · @DEWLine
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Dwight Williams · @DEWLine
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Hi! I’m Benjamin Lukoff, a local historian born, raised, and living in Seattle. I’ve been an “address nerd” since I was young, and this blog, which I started in 2019, focuses on exploring the stories behind the names of Seattle’s streets. I’ll post articles from there as well as interesting tidbits I find on the web. Welcome! writesofway.org/about

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Peter V. Tretter ✅ 🇨🇦 · @ap236
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Andrew Hinton · @Andrewhinton
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This is such great news.
No more “Confederate Ave” in Atlanta.
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Confederate Avenue to be renamed United Avenue, may receive historic marker
buff.ly/2Dw1zTs
@ATLCouncil
twitter.com/SaportaReport/stat

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