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In message , at 15:30:17 on Mon, 16
Aug 2004, "Alan (in Brussels)" remarked: No 'Central something' stations (not even a 'Central Park' somewhere?), New York! "Central Park North (110st)" on the 2,3 (Red) line. http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/submap.htm -- Roland Perry |
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Alan (in Brussels) wrote:
No 'Central something' stations (not even a 'Central Park' somewhere?), but plenty of 'Central something' thoroughfares: according to eg p. 293 (index) of the 2000 OS/Philips London Street atlas there are 5 cases of 'Central Avenue' in different postal districts and another 7 in named boroughs. Also a similar frequency of 'Central Parade' as well as a sprinking of the usual other types: Ct., Gdns., Rd., St., Way... And that perhaps provides an alternative way of answering the OP's question: the rule for street names in English is that the local identification (if any) always precedes the type of throroughfare. Perhaps one day a new station will take its name from the adjacent existing street, and then we'll see which rules apply. Hmmm, which could have resulted in Queen's Drive East (instead of West Acton) and Queen's Drive West (instead of North Ealing). :-) |
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"Alan":
No 'Central something' stations (not even a 'Central Park' somewhere?), Roland Perry: New York! "Central Park North (110st)" on the 2,3 (Red) line. That is, by the way, a street name. Central Park is bounded by what, in terms of the street grid, are 59th and 110th Streets and 5th and 8th Avenues; but the sections of 59th, 8th, and 110th that are adjacent to the park are instead called Central Park South, West, and North respectively. 5th Avenue keeps its name, though. -- Mark Brader "Eventually, of course, I fell into the trap of Toronto becoming comfortable with find(1)'s syntax..." -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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In message , at 15:24:32 on Mon, 16
Aug 2004, Mark Brader remarked: New York! "Central Park North (110st)" on the 2,3 (Red) line. That is, by the way, a street name. As is High St Kensington. What an excellent symmetry. -- Roland Perry |
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"Alan (in Brussels)" wrote in message
... And that perhaps provides an alternative way of answering the OP's question: the rule for street names in English is that the local identification (if any) always precedes the type of throroughfare. .... except that there is a road called High Street Harlesden. This was in Middlesex, not London, until the 1960s. -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 15:24:32 on Mon, 16 Aug 2004, Mark Brader remarked: New York! "Central Park North (110st)" on the 2,3 (Red) line. That is, by the way, a street name. As is High St Kensington. What an excellent symmetry. I thought the point was that High St Kensington is not a street name but Kensington High Street is... :-) -- Dave Arquati Imperial College, SW7 www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London |
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Paul Weaver wrote to uk.transport.london on Mon, 16 Aug 2004:
On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 00:05:00 +0100, Peter Beale wrote: Just been reading John Simpson's autobiography - he refers to an Iraqi at a dinner-party seeking to pretend he knows all about England (though he thinks Suffolk = Sussex). I doubt the average American, or ecen European, has heard of Suffolk or Sussex. I'd wager a good number of Brits confuse them. We have just had American guests who confused them..... we had planned to take them to Sussex, but it didn't happen. -- Annabel - "Mrs Redboots" (trying out a new .sig to reflect the personality I use in online forums) |
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"John Rowland" wrote in
: "Alan (in Brussels)" wrote in message ... And that perhaps provides an alternative way of answering the OP's question: the rule for street names in English is that the local identification (if any) always precedes the type of throroughfare. ... except that there is a road called High Street Harlesden. This was in Middlesex, not London, until the 1960s. And in my part of the world we have High Road Leyton, High Road Leytonstone and High Road Woodford Green. Maybe it's an old south west Essex custom ... ? Iain |
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"Piccadilly Pilot" wrote in message
... John Rowland wrote: I've seen a lot of street signs in North London that say something like "Smith St N" instead of "Smith St N1". http://www.wikisearch.net/en/wikiped..._district.html Thanks! -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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