Natalieclare Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 (edited) Our favorites are: Lipoma Firs and Fontanelle Estates Can you believe it? :lol::tongue_smilie::001_huh::lol: These are honest to goodness housing developments relatively near us. Edited May 11, 2010 by Natalieclare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Fontanelle Estates I want to write their ads. "Find a soft spot to call home, at Fontanelle" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I want to write their ads. "Find a soft spot to call home, at Fontanelle" LOL!!! That is great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalieclare Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 I want to write their ads. "Find a soft spot to call home, at Fontanelle" :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 A friend of mine lived in a subdivision named "Snug Harbor." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 A friend of mine lived in a subdivision named "Snug Harbor." It is certainly better than being a middle-aged woman living in "Sag Harbor." :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Near us is Serenity Court. I chuckle every time I see it. I think of "Serenity Now". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 There was a new development being advertised in India called --- MILDEW!!! I can't even imagine what they were trying to convey with that name - someplace warm and damp? I will never forget the full page add offering the chance to buy into MILDEW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalieclare Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 There was a new development being advertised in India called --- MILDEW!!! I can't even imagine what they were trying to convey with that name - someplace warm and damp? I will never forget the full page add offering the chance to buy into MILDEW! Doesn't some city planner or someone have any say in these matters? How do these things pass through? Gah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 We've got a little subdivision near us called "Hornet Estates." Who on earth would want to live there?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 There's a subdivision near us called Peter's Creek. I'm sorry....I can't drive by it without snickering. Dirty mind, I know LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlefurfamily Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 There's one I drive by called Havalock ..... doesn't sound like a very safe place to me... but it always makes me giggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 My first rental when I moved out of my parents' home was in a subdivision named 'Beaver Hill'. The next town over from ours is Morehead City. Egads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 My first rental when I moved out of my parents' home was in a subdivision named 'Beaver Hill'. The next town over from ours is Morehead City. Egads. :001_huh: Yipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 We've got a little subdivision near us called "Hornet Estates." Who on earth would want to live there?!!! WASPs? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cindie2dds Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 There's a subdivision near us called Peter's Creek. I'm sorry....I can't drive by it without snickering. Dirty mind, I know LOL! My first rental when I moved out of my parents' home was in a subdivision named 'Beaver Hill'. The next town over from ours is Morehead City. Egads. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I used to live in Belgrade MT and lived in Henson Subdivision (as in Jim Henson). Some of the streets were Kermit Ct (where we lived), Bert St, Ernie St, and Happy St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cindie2dds Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 WASPs? Bill Oh, that's good! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I used to live in Belgrade MT and lived in Henson Subdivision (as in Jim Henson). Some of the streets were Kermit Ct (where we lived), Bert St, Ernie St, and Happy St. LOL! :D Growing up I had a friend who lived in a subdivision, I can't recall the name, but the streets all had Robin Hood-themed names! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 The neighborhood I grew up in was named Longfellow (after Henry W. Longfellow) so all the street names were based on his poems. We lived on "Open Window". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I want to write their ads. "Find a soft spot to call home, at Fontanelle" :lol::lol: "Careful of his little fontanel!":lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 LOL! :D Growing up I had a friend who lived in a subdivision, I can't recall the name, but the streets all had Robin Hood-themed names! I think every city I've ever lived in has had a Sherwood Forest, or something similar, with Robin Hood inspired street names. The sincerest form of flattery, I guess. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Banjo Flats It is NOT, I am here to tell you, a name that inspires thoughts of opulence, luxury or a homey feeling. Everytime I hear it I think "Hillbilly Holler". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 We lived in one with Louisiana/Cajun names. We lived on Zydeco St. I would constantly have to correct from zuh-decco pronunciations. I would say "zie-deco, you know, like the music?":001_huh: Then there was Kissatchie St, Thibodeaux Trail. It was a nightmare to explain to a poor customer service rep on the phone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 WASPs? Bill :lol::lol::lol: That was my first laugh out loud post in a long time! Thanks Bill! Good thing I wasn't drinking my coffee - it would have come out my nose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 (edited) There's a Cadillac Estates south of here, and it's a REALLY bad mobile home park in the middle of the desert...think "My Name Is Earl" bad. I also remember a subdivision up in the Seattle area called Valhalla. It had this REALLY huge imposing sign. But I don't think I would want to live somewhere named after the DEAD Viking warrior's feast hall. Edited May 11, 2010 by BikeBookBread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 We recently drove through a subdivision named "Legends" :tongue_smilie: I grew up in a town with all British street names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn1129 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 i grew up in a subdivision called Bunker Hill. All our streets were planets or space related. I lived on Saturn Ct. yup, makes sense to me. not!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 What always annoys me are the misnamed places Oak hill when the place is full of pines or Pine glen without any pines around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 ...Pine glen without any pines around. DH has a theory that most subdivision names tell you what used to be there...before they tore it all out to put up a subdivision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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