Why do Northern Californians get upset about "the 405"?

[septimus]

@septimus

… When I moved to Bay Area, “Highway 17” (for much of its run in S.C. County) was Bascom Avenue!

My memory jogged, I see I made a similar comment 5½ years ago … in a thread with similar topic to the present one.

@septimus

… “Highway 17” (or, later, “Old Highway 17”) south of Valley Fair referred to what is now called “South Bascom” or “Los Gatos Blvd.”

(PS: I’d been living in “Silicon Valley” for 19 years before ever hearing it called “Silicon Valley.” :smack: )