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Sunday, January 24, 2021

Renaming Novel York


Did y'all know that Vandam Street inwards New York was named for Jeanne-Claude van Damme? Or that Smith Street was named for Anna Nicole Smith?

Of aeroplane y'all didn't. Because of aeroplane they weren't.

However that hasn't stopped NeighborhoodX having a trivial fun re-imagining the etymology of New York's Streets. In Renaming New York NeighborhoodX has redrawn the map of New York renaming streets for famous celebrities in addition to products.

Some other highlights on the map include Borough Hall (and Oates), Stone (Cold Steve Austin) Street in addition to Duane ("The Rock" Johnson) Street.

If y'all are interested inwards the existent history behind street names thus y'all mightiness desire to check-out:

History of San Francisco Place Names
Paristique: L'histoire de nos rues
Famostrato - Personajes históricos de las calles de Madrid