Mystery board
74 of 217 streets have a known origin, and 10 more have names that explain themselves (like West 117th Street). These are the rest. Know why one of them has its name? Open it and add a note with your source. How we decide what counts →
Disputed 1
Sources disagree. A better source settles it.
Likely 1
A source supports these but hedges, or part of the story is inferred. A firmer source confirms them.
Solved by the community
A verifier has checked a community note that explains each of these names.
Unsolved 133
- Abbieshire Avenue
- Adeline Street
- Alameda Avenue
- Archdale Avenue
- Arden Avenue
- Arlington Road
- Arliss Drive
- Armin Avenue
- Athens Avenue
- Atkins Avenue
- Baldwin Place
- Baxterly Avenue
- Bayes Avenue
- Beach Parkway
- Beach Road
- Berea Road
- Blossom Park Avenue
- Bonnieview Avenue
- Bramley Avenue
- Brockley Avenue
- Brown Road
- Captain's Cove
- Cedarwood Avenue
- Chesterland Avenue
- Cliffdale Avenue
- Clifton Boulevard
- Clifton Place
- Clifton Prado
- Clifton Road
- Concord Drive
- Cordova Avenue
- Cranford Avenue
- Crest Lane
- Daleview Drive
- Davis Court
- Donald Avenue
- Dowd Avenue
- Elbur Lane
- Eldred Avenue
- Elmwood Avenue
- Emily Avenue
- Esther Avenue
- Estill Drive
- Ferndale Avenue
- Fischer Road
- Forest Road
- Franklin Avenue
- Franklin Boulevard
- Fries Avenue
- Gladys Avenue
- Glenbury Avenue
- Gridley Street
- Halstead Avenue
- Harlon Avenue
- Hazelwood Avenue
- Hilda Avenue
- Hilliard Boulevard
- Hogsback Lane
- Homewood Drive
- Idlewood Avenue
- Indianola Avenue
- Kenilworth Avenue
- Kenneth Drive
- Lakeland Avenue
- Lakewood Avenue
- Lakewood Heights Boulevard
- Lane Drive
- Lanning Avenue
- Larchmont Avenue
- Lauderdale Avenue
- Leedale Avenue
- Magee Street
- Manor Park Avenue
- Maplecliff Drive
- Marlowe Avenue
- Merl Avenue
- Nelson Street
- Niagara Drive
- North Clifton Drive
- North Lane Drive
- Northland Avenue
- Northwood Avenue
- Norton Avenue
- Ogontz Avenue
- Olivewood Avenue
- Orchard Grove Avenue
- Overbrook Avenue
- Overlook Road
- Owego Avenue
- Owego Court
- Park Place
- Park Row
- Parkhaven Row
- Parkside Drive
- Parkway Drive
- Parkwood Road
- Ramona Avenue
- Richland Avenue
- Ridgewood Avenue
- Rio Street
- Riverway Drive
- Robinwood Avenue
- Rockcliff Drive
- Rockway Avenue
- Roosevelt Avenue
- Rosalie Avenue
- Rosewood Avenue
- Roy Drive
- Roycroft Avenue
- Saint Charles Avenue
- Scenic Street
- Shaw Avenue
- Sloane Avenue
- Sloane Subway
- South Lane Drive
- Spring Garden Avenue
- Sylvan Avenue
- Valley Parkway
- Victoria Avenue
- Victoria Court
- Wascana Avenue
- Wayne Avenue
- Webb Cliff Drive
- West Clifton Road
- West Forest Road
- Westlake Avenue
- Westwood Avenue
- Whippoorwill Avenue
- Wilbert Road
- Williamson Avenue
- Woodford Avenue
- Woodward Avenue
- Wooster Road
Contributors
- Nathan Noll · Beach Avenue
- Pat Lang · Virginia Avenue