The Streets of Walden on Lake Houston / Susan Brown, Your Texas Connection, Keller Williams Realty

This morning began by checking in with Active Rain to see what interesting blogs I could enjoy over my cup of Pumpkin Spice coffee, when I came across this post.

Wilson Hill - Worthington Names / Maureen McCabe

I commented on the rich history of Worthington and the use of settler's names being tied in to the street names. That got me thinking about the street names in some communities today. Not so rich in history. In fact, some are almost humorous in their conglomeration of street names. Or the flip side of that, where there are just more names than streets available, so streets just change names for no apparent reason. Both of these situations exist in Walden on Lake Houston in Atascocita.

Our community has several "villages" within it. Here are a few to ponder.

Sportsman's Village. Sporting street names are here like Sailfish Cove or Polo Meadow. However Polo Meadow turns into Silver Lure which turns into Aquatic. Confusing, yes. If you are walking in the neighborhood, drivers are always stopping to ask, "How do I get out of here?" Plus with the last change, we have gone into another village.

Trophy Village. Racquet Sports Way and Set Point, I see a tennis theme but then Shady Ace is thrown into the mix. Is that a questionable serve?

Champion's Village. You'll see Silver Yacht and Skippers Helm. Fitting. After all, if you were a champion you might be the skipper of a silver yacht. But what about Rusty Anchor? That doesn't sound like something a champion would use or desire.

Marathon Village. Leisure Place and Tranquility Drive - these are obviously terms for after surviving the marathon. Here comes the odd name - Whirlaway Elm. Huh? Perhaps on a runner's high one sees dancing trees.

The Most Name-Changes in a Street Award goes to Olympic Village. Cross Country-Vantage View-Hikers Trail-Relay Rd-Baton Pass. My thought is that a stray marathon village runner began his cross country run, had a view of the lake, decided to hike instead, called for backup and passed that baton.

Here is my disclaimer. If I've disparaged someone's street name - I'm sorry - it was all in jest!

Susan Brown, Your Texas Connection sells real estate in Walden on Lake Houston, Eagle Springs, Summerwood, Atascocita, TX, Kingwood Greens, Royal Shores & Kingwood, TX - just to name a few! Susan's the team leader for Your Texas Connection at Keller Williams Realty NE. Visit their website for more in depth info about the team and what they can do for you. Or call Susan direct (281) 415-1454 if you'd like her to start working on your behalf today!