# Naming Convention about the Bronx, NY **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 10, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-convention-about-the-bronx-ny/274033 "2004-11-10T17:05:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-convention-about-the-bronx-ny/274033/21 "2004-11-11T04:01:51Z")
Then again, there’s The O.C… Anyway, there is one other official name with the article ‘the’: [The Dalles](http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Thedalles.html), Oregon, a major stop on the old Oregon Trail. It appears also that it was named after a river, although it’s not totally clear. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Llama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@The\_Llama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Llama)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-convention-about-the-bronx-ny/274033/22 "2004-11-11T06:45:46Z")
> [@dqa](#): > > However, just a few hours west, Buffalonians do refer to it as “the 90.” Not sure how far this extends. > > My two theories: > > 1. Proximity to Canada > 2. NY Thruway is a toll road until you get to the Buffalo area, whereupon it becomes a normal freeway. Perhaps contrary to the [official view](http://www.thruway.state.ny.us/maps/n1-n21.shtml), locals don’t consider the free part of I-90 to be part of the Thruway. 87 is also the thruway til it hits Albany, then it becomes the northway. But it’s always just 87. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naming-convention-about-the-bronx-ny/274033.md?page=1)