Wacky and Confusing Street Names in Flagstaff, Arizona and elsewhere

Wacky and Confusing Street Names in Flagstaff, Arizona and elsewhere

Rumor has it that there is a project in Flagstaff or Coconino County (or both - cooperation!) to change and coordinate street names. This is a public safety issue and not just a matter of convenience.  If someone calls "9-1-1" and gives an address on "Timberline" do they mean Timberline Road in the Country Club neighborhood or Timberline Trail in the Timberline subdivision, 8 miles northeast of the mall?  If they say, "I'm on Leisure Lane" do they mean Leisure Lane in the Timberline subdivision or the one in Fernwood? "Horseshoe" is a cul-de-sac in a cluster of townhomes near Continental Country Club, but it's also a street off of Brandis Way (about 10 miles north of the Flagstaff Mall on Highway 89). What's an emergency responder to do?

Some street names have already been changed:  The original "Lynch Mob" in the Ponderosa Trails no longer exists. Neither does "Ax Handle" in the Boulder Pointe subdivision. Presumably, both were too gruesome for some. But, perhaps, someone had the foresight to know that these names might have an untoward effect on future property values.  According to a Canadian newspaper, bizarre street names can actually lower property values.  A website runs a contest to find the strangest street names according to USA Today. Psycho Path Way in Traverse City, Michigan won the most recent poll, according to the article. I knew someone who used to have a summer home in Traverse City. He would have thought that was hysterically funny.

Now that I've searched this topic, I see other active-rainers have discussed it recently as well.  Why not, it's fun!

Ann Heitland, Flagstaff AZ Realtor®
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