In downtown Philadelphia the major east-west streets laid out by William Penn in his “Green Country Town” include Chestnut, Walnut, Locust, Spruce, and Pine. There used to be a Sassafras, but the Victorians renamed it because it was too hard to spell and they didn’t like the word “a-s-s”.
pschearer Premium Member about 14 years ago
In downtown Philadelphia the major east-west streets laid out by William Penn in his “Green Country Town” include Chestnut, Walnut, Locust, Spruce, and Pine. There used to be a Sassafras, but the Victorians renamed it because it was too hard to spell and they didn’t like the word “a-s-s”.
ellisaana Premium Member about 14 years ago
After numbered streets, Park and Main, the most common street names are tree names beginning with Oak, Pine and Maple
Our neighborhood has gone for the more obscure- like Magnolia, Tamarack, Buckthorn and Almond.