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MarchHare · 12-21-2007, 03:38 PM

I guess if you're used to it, having streets in the suburbs all having very similar names isn't much of an issue, but I certainly find it to be problematic (before the advent of Google maps, anyway).

My wife and I have friends who live in Evergreen. We went to visit them once and couldn't find our way around that community at all (we didn't have google maps then). All the streets are named exactly the same: everything is "Evergreen X". Evergreen Road, Evergreen Drive, Evergreen Way, Evergreen Crescent, Evergreen Heights, Evergreen Close, etc. Did nobody anticipate how that might be confusing and make trying to navigate a nightmare?

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en...9956&z=16&om=1

And I see from that map that the next neighbourhood over is no better. Millview Road, Millview Drive, Millview Park, Millview Way, etc., etc. Sweet Jebus!

12-21-2007, 03:38 PM	#48
MarchHare Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present) Exp:	I guess if you're used to it, having streets in the suburbs all having very similar names isn't much of an issue, but I certainly find it to be problematic (before the advent of Google maps, anyway). My wife and I have friends who live in Evergreen. We went to visit them once and couldn't find our way around that community at all (we didn't have google maps then). All the streets are named exactly the same: everything is "Evergreen X". Evergreen Road, Evergreen Drive, Evergreen Way, Evergreen Crescent, Evergreen Heights, Evergreen Close, etc. Did nobody anticipate how that might be confusing and make trying to navigate a nightmare? http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en...9956&z=16&om=1 And I see from that map that the next neighbourhood over is no better. Millview Road, Millview Drive, Millview Park, Millview Way, etc., etc. Sweet Jebus!