Right. Oh sure I’m not suggesting that it’s the overriding focus of the decision… just wondering if it’s influencing you on the side…
Named, I’d suggest, for the founder of Melbourne, John Batman, and not for the fictional comic character.
MLK-named streets and schools tend to have a stigma attached to them because most are located in quite rough parts of a city. I was going to post a thread asking if there are any MLK streets in nice neighborhoods, regardless of ethnicity, but I know I’d just go down in flames.
Nice MLK streets I know of are in Ithaca, New York, and Denver, Colorado. MLK Boulevard in Austin is gentrifying.
And it just happens to be off of Alfred Street, huh? Coincidence?
Yes. The street names in that area of Melbourne would date from the 1850s through to the the 1880s. There are many examples of Alfred Streets in Australian cities dating from the era. I live around the corner from one. They were often named after Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria.
And of course 1337.
It wouldn’t actually factor into my decision to live there or not… but it’s definitely something that either makes me smile or blow a raspberry every time I pass the street sign.
Fun killer.
I always wondered if I was alone in this, too.
As others have said, it might not override the perfect house, but it would possibly tip the balance between two equally good houses.
There’s a street we drive by a lot on Cape Cod called “Wah-Wah-Tasee lane”. I’d probably want to shoot myself within 3 weeks of having to spell that for people.
An friend of mine was coming to stay with me right after the London bombings. The nice customs officer asked her where she was staying on the trip. She said “With a friend on Jane Street.” Poor thing was delayed in Customs for over an hour while they verified that my town does have a Jane Street.
Nothing can top or even match Redneck Avenue in Little Ferry, NJ. What the hell were they thinking?
I know a lady who just bought a house on Toad Street. She insists on pronouncing it “Toe-ad”.
I draw street maps, and I do a little Pecha Kucha about funny street names. My favorite is imagining this real estate ad:
Lovely cottage; must see to appreciate. Sunny kitchen, cozy breakfast nook, spacious backyard. 314 Shades of Death Rd.
Not a street name as such, but I’ve seen a very nice country cottage in the West Country whose address is <my last name> House, <my last name>. Yes, both the house and the village are named after me. It’s a gorgeous house, too. When I win the lottery, it’s mine.
I’ve lived on Southwest North Dakota St for the past few years, which tends to confuse people that aren’t from this area. I won’t be sorry to leave it behind.
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An friend of mine was coming to stay with me right after the London bombings. The nice customs officer asked her where she was staying on the trip. She said “With a friend on Jane Street.” Poor thing was delayed in Customs for over an hour while they verified that my town does have a Jane Street.
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nevermind…I was unclear, but I’m guessing a Jane street was affected by the bombings?
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No. But the name does sound made up, and they were suspicous. I think it’s the stupidest name for a street.
Why would Jane St. sound fake? 
There’s a Jane St. in the West Village of NYC as well, never crossed my mind that it was any more a potentially made-up name than Barrow St., Bank St. or Leonard St., all also in lower Manhattan.
Now making like Marge Simpson and calling in the cops to “123 Fake Street” is something else.
And she thinks that sounds better?
BTW, Davis CA has a bunch. I can’t get the map to give me a zoomed url, but in one area there’s: Oakenshield Rd, Bombadil Ln, Goldberry Ln, Westernesse Rd, Poppy Ln, Overhill Ln, Creekhollow Ln, Rivendell Ln, Bucklebury Rd, Elendil Ln, and Evenstar Ln.
I don’t remember Overhill and Creekhollow as being part of the story, but they fit into the area.
Where do you live that “Jane Street” sounds odd? I would guess that every third English-speaking town over 5,000 has a “Jane St.”