While streets in the Alphabet District are neat and tidy in alphabetical order, these streets seem oddly out of place. Here is a quick look at some of the most interesting street names around the city.
- Failing Street
Lynn Friedman / Flickr It seems like it would be hard to lift yourself up if you always had to say you live on Failing Street.
- Flanders Street
Jim Ellwanger / Flickr Simpsons fans will recognize this street, thought to be where Ned Flanders got his name. In fact, Simpson’s creator Matt Groening, who grew up in Portland, seemingly took many character names from the streets of Portland, as fans will notice when driving around town.
- Couch Street
Andy Nostrom / Flickr Well this one is only baffling when someone says it. Pronounced “cooch” and not “cowch,” this street is the most likely to make people giggle when pronounced correctly.
- Klickatat Steet
Mike Krzeszak / Flickr Beverly Cleary fans will surely be thrilled to see Klickatat Street, the home and stomping grounds of her classic fictional character Ramona Quimby.
- Chow Mein Lane
Google Earth You might get hungry driving by this street in West Linn.
Are there any street names that leave you laughing or baffled? Let us know in the comments below.
Lynn Friedman / Flickr
It seems like it would be hard to lift yourself up if you always had to say you live on Failing Street.
Jim Ellwanger / Flickr
Simpsons fans will recognize this street, thought to be where Ned Flanders got his name. In fact, Simpson’s creator Matt Groening, who grew up in Portland, seemingly took many character names from the streets of Portland, as fans will notice when driving around town.
Andy Nostrom / Flickr
Well this one is only baffling when someone says it. Pronounced “cooch” and not “cowch,” this street is the most likely to make people giggle when pronounced correctly.
Mike Krzeszak / Flickr
Beverly Cleary fans will surely be thrilled to see Klickatat Street, the home and stomping grounds of her classic fictional character Ramona Quimby.
Google Earth
You might get hungry driving by this street in West Linn.
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