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36. Penny Lane - not so much interesting as personally unacceptable. My husband's ex-wife's name...

Thu Nov 20, 2025, 10:21 PM

Nov 20

...was Penny. Most unpleasant woman. When we were moving to the greater Chicago area, we looked at many, many houses and developments that had open lots for a new house to be built. One of the neighborhoods only had a couple of lots available, which were on Penny Lane.

I spent about 1 minute attempting to convince myself that, if we chose a lot there, I could think of just the Beatles' song by the same name. Nope - wasn't gonna be possible. Some things you should not have to do.

When I lived in San Antonio during my first tour of duty with the Air Force nurse corps, there was a neighborhood near my apartment complex in which all the streets were named after Hollywood folks. I knew I could never live on Lon Chaney Lane, Bela Lugosi Street, or Desi Arnaz Drive.

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Any interesting street names where you live? [View all] amerikat Nov 18 OP

Hole In The Wall ProfessorGAC Nov 18 #1

What does the front entrance say?(nt) amerikat Nov 18 #2

It's Just The Name Of The Development ProfessorGAC Nov 18 #3

4 Wheel Drive and AK 47 Drive doc03 Nov 18 #4

If I ever get to name roads I'm going with amerikat Nov 18 #5

Bloody Spring Road and Northkill Road biophile Nov 18 #6

Ditch Road. Chipper Chat Nov 18 #7

Bullet Hole Road, Mahopac, NY patphil Nov 18 #8

Chicken Dinner Road is a section road in the next county over. yonder Nov 18 #9

I used to live close to Beaver Avenue, in a neighborhood in Des Moines known as Beaverdale. rsdsharp Nov 18 #10

Have a Beaver St. nearby. amerikat Nov 18 #14

Hornytown Road tonkatoy8888 Nov 18 #11

Booger Hollow nt berniesandersmittens Nov 18 #12

Hog Neck Road and Tick Neck Road. 2MuchNoise Nov 18 #13

Wormranch Road, Haw River, NC unc70 Nov 18 #15

None that would be considered "weird" sakabatou Nov 18 #16

Indian School Rd. One of the busiest streets in Phoenix. Coventina Nov 18 #17

PHX? amerikat Nov 18 #18

Downtown Albuquerque also has an Indian School Road womanofthehills Nov 20 #37

Demonbreun Street ZDU Nov 18 #19

I just looked Demonbreun st. amerikat Nov 18 #20

There's a Reagan Blvd. in my town. boonecreek Nov 18 #21

Lived near Featherbed Lane electric_blue68 Nov 19 #22

Memory Lane JoseBalow Nov 19 #23

Assman Road in Mishicot WI. It's east of Green Bay. Ziggysmom Nov 19 #24

Better Way, Snoqualamie WA...nt Wounded Bear Nov 19 #25

Some crazy town names in central Virginia The Blue Flower Nov 19 #26

Just a Mere Ave., Farr Out Place, Stoner Rd., Memory Lane catbyte Nov 19 #27

4th Street fargone Nov 19 #28

Windy Ghoul Drive, Beaver PA. Endlessmike56 Nov 19 #29

Hell's Peak Rd sorcrow Nov 19 #30

T. C. Jester cloudbase Nov 19 #31

We have a Bonge Ave just up the road from a little burg named Tokeland pnwest Nov 19 #32

Big Bone Lick State Park VGNonly Nov 19 #33

Stuck Road WestMichRad Nov 20 #34

Poor Farm Road. Interestingly, the houses on it are fairly expensive. It's upscale. I certainly couldn't afford... NNadir Nov 20 #35

Penny Lane - not so much interesting as personally unacceptable. My husband's ex-wife's name... 3catwoman3 Nov 20 #36

I don't live there any more, but... vanamonde Nov 21 #38

In Boulder, Colorado I stood at the intersection of Patton and Gandhi. Harker Nov 21 #39

My brother lived on "Buzzard Roost Road" in Mt. Home, Arkansas. Emile Nov 21 #40

Some in the general vicinity of where I live include: Wiz Imp Nov 21 #41

I also have a Fiddlers Elbow rd here in NY(nt) amerikat Nov 21 #42