Street Names in the Language

From “Saks Fawn Creek Chase

Street signs sometimes reach beyond their roads and have an impact that is not only geographical but cultural as well.

Street names in the language

42nd Street

Movie title

Broadway

Theatric hallmark

Easy Street

Metaphor for wealth

Fleet Street

Symbol for British journalism

Lover’s Lane

Romantic location

Madison Avenue

Advertising reference

Main Street

Of middle America

Melrose Place

TV program

Park Avenue

Buick car model

Primrose Lane

Name of a song

Rte. 66

Icon of carefree driving

Sesame Street

Children’s TV program

Sunset Boulevard

Movie Title

Tin Pan Alley

City’s musical district

Tobacco Road

Metaphor for poverty

Wall Street

Stock market moniker