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  Brainboost - what is a street name for LSD
The street name for Heroin is "smack" and the street name for LSD is "acid".
A common street name for Lsd is acid, Lucy in the sky with Diamonds, or Looney Tunes.
The most common street name for LSD is "acid." HISTORY: LSD was first synthesized in 1938 by Dr Albert Hofmann of Sandoz Pharmaceutical Company in Switzerland..
www.brainboost.com /search.asp?Q=what+is+a+street+name+for+LSD&lfmq=1   (205 words)

  
  Street Name Origins
The name was changed in 1872 after residents petitioned for the name to be changed in honour of the Countess of Effingham, who was a great benefactor in the building of the nearby Christ Church in 1844.
By the 1860s the road was assuming a residential character and the new name, deduced from its surroundings (the Maison Dieu Park on the west, and the Maison Dieu Fields on the east) was conferred upon it by the Corporation.
The name may well have originated from the proximity of the pointed piece of land which divided the Eastbrook and the Westbrook of the river Dour, and as that point “stemmed “ the body of the stream, it would appropriately be called Stembrook.
www.dover-kent.co.uk /places/street_names.htm   (2164 words)

  
 FAQ - Street Signs USA
The street name signs are typically mounted onto a pole which uses a special bracket that requires no holes in the sign.
These street name signs are made from 18 gauge non-reflective flat steel with baked enamel finish.
With parking signs and street name signs the recommended height from bottom of the sign to ground is 7 feet when pedestrian movement is likely to occur.
www.street-signs-usa.com /faq.htm   (3080 words)

  
 Lower Manhattan : News | Downtown Street Names and the Stories They Tell
One suggests that it was named for a family member of the Beekman clan, which is not an unlikely hypothesis since Beekman Street is nearby and the land the Beekmans owned is also in close proximity.
It is named for the Burling family, whose ancestors included early merchants in the area who presumably used the slip for docking the vessels that they employed to ship their wares.
Serving as the street of residence for Trinity Church's very first rectors in the 1700s, Rector Street was named in their honor.
www.lowermanhattan.info /news/downtown_street_names_and_44900.asp   (2993 words)

  
 History of Street Names and Street Naming in North America
The whole concept was that a "street" was an urban feature (roads outside cities were subject to different rules and usually not named at all), and the word "street" tended to be an assumed descriptor rather than part of the name.
Subdivisions with names like "Raymond H. Chase's Addition to the City of Springfield" were ubiquitous, and most often the streets were named for the developers and their associates.
Naming several streets in a subdivision for American states (i.e., states other than the one where the subdivision was located) took place most frequently at the turn of the century.
www.potifos.com /streetname.html   (1325 words)

  
 Street Name Guidelines
The use of special characters in street names is not allowed such as hyphens, apostrophes, or dashes.
Avoid street names that are difficult to spell or street names with several words.
Avoid the use of non-standard street name suffixes that may be confused with subdivisions or commercial developments.
www.co.outagamie.wi.us /planning/Programs/StreetNameGuidelines.htm   (417 words)

  
 History of a street name - West Toowong
Grove Cr Sherwood Road and Grove Street were named for the house Sherwood Grove, which is a reference to the legendary Sherwood Forest.
Sherwood Road and Grove Street were named for the house Sherwood Grove, which is a reference to the legendary Sherwood Forest.
Sleath Street was named after Henry Walter Sleath: Henry apparantly had a music business in George Street (city) in the late 1800's, where he and family lived before moving to Glenn Rd Toowong.
www.toowongwest.org.au /history_street_names.htm   (3185 words)

  
 Street name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Groups of streets in one area are sometimes named using a particular theme.
Many Anglophones and federalists were outspoken in their opposition to the name change, and the majority English-speaking city of Westmount retained Dorchester as the name of their portion of the street in protest.
Streets can be divided into various types, each with their own general style of construction and purpose.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Street_name   (3891 words)

  
 Index to Place Name information
Names for streets, roads and highways are assigned by the local City or District Council, in accordance with the Local Government Act.
ASP is used within the department as the definitive dataset of New Zealand street names as it sources official street names direct from Territorial Authorities, who have the responsibility for road and street naming under the Local Government Act.
Street names are also recorded in Landonline and in the topographic database.
www.linz.govt.nz /rcs/linz/pub/web/root/core/placenames/index.jsp   (736 words)

  
 Street Name History
Prior to adoption of the name, various sections were known as Dallas Pike, East Front and North Streets.
Two streets in Poly were named for fire fighters – Biedeker for Chief W. Biedeker and Bishop for Capt. Frank Bishop.
Ave., the street name is carved directly into the curbing.
www.fortworthgov.org /tpw/StreetNameHistory.htm   (649 words)

  
 City of Raleigh | Address and Street Changes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The name must not be a duplicate of any other in Wake County, and it must not be the name of a living individual.
If all the property owners on both sides of a street petition to change the name, and agree upon a name which is not a duplicate of any other in Wake County, this change may be made by the City Council without a public hearing.
New Street Names and Addresses: For developments where new public or private streets are created, street names must be approved in advance by the City and by Wake County.
www.raleigh-nc.org /portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_306_200_0_43/http;/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Business/Development_Plans_Review/Cat-MCH-20041201-134650-Address_and_Street_Chang.html   (661 words)

  
 Street Naming Procedures
Existing street names must be used in those instances where a new street is a direct extension of an existing street or logical extension.
Street name prefixes such as North, South, East, and West may be used to clarify the general location of the street.
Alphabetical and numerical street names must not be designated except where such street is a direct extension of an existing street and is not a duplicate street name.
www.houstontx.gov /planning/DevelopmentRegs/street_name.htm   (625 words)

  
 Street Name Blades | Street Division
Many of the 3,500 street name signs are for new streets and changing the sign blade color from green to blue.
The Traffic Section is in the process of converting all street name signs to an upgraded design, incorporating a blue background, the City of San Diego seal and larger, more readable print.
The typical service life of a street name sign is between 15-20 years, at which time the signs are replaced due to sun fading.
www.sandiego.gov /street-div/stnblade.shtml   (171 words)

  
 Citrus: New street name may signal broader changes
Given the racial implications of naming a street in honor of the slain civil rights leader, it would be easy to look at Dean's objection as being that of a stereotypical son-of-the-South sheriff.
The year the name change question came before the Inverness City Council, Crystal River had been torn apart by racial strife after a city police officer fatally shot a fl man who was strangling a woman police officer with his handcuffed hands.
It is a small development in the overall renovation of the county seat's downtown business district, but it is very significant to a segment of the population whose needs and wishes have been overlooked over the years by local government.
www.sptimes.com /2003/08/04/Citrus/New_street_name_may_s.shtml   (644 words)

  
 OnMilwaukee.com Travel and Visitors Guide: Street name origins uncover young Milwaukee
Edison Street was once known far and wide as River Street, which hosted a wide array of houses of ill repute during the 1890s and 1900s.
A park, an avenue, a school and a statue are all named for Solomon Juneau, who served as the city's first mayor and postmaster, and is generally credited with being the city's main founder along with West Sider Byron Kilbourn and South Sider George Walker.
Though not formalized as the name by the town of Milwaukee until 1917, Mill Road, as far back as the 1850s, connected two mills: Ver Bryck's Mill by the Menomonee River on the west and Bender's Mill on the Milwaukee River on the east.
www.onmilwaukee.com /visitors/articles/streetnameorigins.html   (1218 words)

  
 Proposed street name change divides residents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
ATHENS — A proposed street name change meant to unite the city is putting residents on opposite sides of the road.
There was opposition to that proposal because Hine Street is named in honor of William Ernest Hine, a former mayor who donated land for Athens-Limestone Hospital.
Lucas said Brownsferry isn't named after any family, and that he lives on Brownsferry and would be proud to have it named for King.
www.decaturdaily.com /decaturdaily/news/051122/street.shtml   (455 words)

  
 Policy on Use of the Name Main Street
Use of the name "Main Street" by a local revitalization program does not necessarily mean that the program is part of a state, city, or regional coordinating program or that it meets the 10 criteria necessary to be an accredited National Main Street Program.
When informed of examples of misuse of the Main Street name, the Trust actively pursues a cessation of use of the name by the offending organization and is prepared, when required, to take the appropriate legal action to uphold the above standards and policies.
The coordinating program has the authority to request that the offending organization immediately cease use of the Main Street name, and the coordinating program may also determine the conditions under which the organization may be allowed to resume use of the Main Street name.
mainstreet.org /content.aspx?page=2108   (924 words)

  
 San Francisco History - Street Names
He laid out Market street as the future main thoroughfare, corresponding in direction with Mission street, the road to the Mission Dolores, which, on account of the prevailing sandhills and salt marsh, was the only road at that time leading out of the city.
O’Farrell named all the streets embraced in his survey, and laid down on his map and numbered the fifty vara lots between Taylor and Post streets and the bay.
MONTGOMERY STREET was named after Commander John B. Montgomery of the United States sloop of war Portsmouth, and whose marines and sailors took possession of Yerba Buena, July 9, 1846, and raised the flag on the plaza, which was afterward known as Portsmouth Square.
www.sfgenealogy.com /sf/history/hgstr.htm   (4524 words)

  
 What does "in street name" mean, and why are securities held this way?
The name that does appear on the certificate is that of your broker, and this is referred to as being held "in street name".
By holding them in street name, brokerages are able to retain the securities electronically, effectively reducing the probability of anything negative occurring.
By holding the securities in street name, the broker is ensuring that a security will be delivered promptly when a transaction occurs.
www.investopedia.com /ask/answers/185.asp   (455 words)

  
 Street Names
Approved private street names are often used in address assignments for the homes or businesses accessed by that private street.
Public streets are defined as dedicated public rights-of-way, and are owned and maintained by the municipal or State government.
No new street name is approved that is a duplicate with any existing street within the entire municipality.
www.muni.org /addressing/StreetNames.cfm   (352 words)

  
 1252.0 - National Localities Index, Australia - ASGC, 2002
The NLI is not intended to assign codes on the basis of Lot numbers, RMB numbers, Property names or PO Box addresses or in circumstances where the address information is incorrect, incomplete or ambiguous.
The street name and number data used to compile the NLI is, by its nature, incomplete.
Street numbers are not used in many rural and remote areas and there is no reliable source of street numbering in many towns and parts of cities.
www.abs.gov.au /ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/1252.0Main%20Features12002?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=1252.0&issue=2002&num=&view=   (572 words)

  
 Street Name Signs 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The majority of street name signs are 6-inches in height by 30 to 36-inches in length.
The life span of a street name sign is between 5 and 7 years for fading.
Should you encounter a vandalized street name sign or one that appears to be missing, please use the service request form to report the sighting!
www.ci.redding.ca.us /rmu/streets/stnamesigns.htm   (129 words)

  
 How to Change a Street Name: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Process   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A Street Name Change application form must be used for canvassing all current property owners, residents and tenants along the street.
If the Planning Commission votes to approve the change, the new street name is sent to the Knoxville City Council or Knox County Commission for a final vote and then entered into the Knox County database.
All residents and property owners along the street will be sent a letter from MPC notifying them of the street name change and any corresponding change in house numbers.
www.knoxmpc.org /zoning/quickfct/namechng.htm   (383 words)

  
 Street Address / Abbreviations
An exception to the above rule is when the street name itself is E, W, N, or S or any single letter like I Street.
234 I Street SW 456 O Street NE For addresses where the street name is a number, the number should be spelled out if it is a number from 1-10.
The third line of the street address is usually used only for international addresses or business addresses that won't fit on two lines.
www.middlebury.edu /academics/lis/help/helpdesk/documentation/banner/data_standards/address/street_adrs.htm?WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublishedstu23   (609 words)

  
 Street Name Generator
More Than Just a Street NameStreet names that have become part of the language.
Jack O' Words — The name Jack is the most common first name found in English words.
God Bless Biarnia — Surveying the names of states and cities in the U.S. Saks Fawn Creek Chase — The story of street names in the U.S. A Game with No Rules — A look at the game of naming sports teams.
www.jimwegryn.com /Names/StreetNameGenerator.htm   (293 words)

  
 Shanghai China Tourism: Main Streets - SideStep   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In downtown Shànghai, the general rule is that east-west streets are named for Chinese cities, while north-south streets are named for provinces and regions.
Shànghai's main streets, as well as some smaller streets that intersect them, are often mouthfuls to pronounce and difficult to remember at first, but after a few trips through the city, they begin to sort themselves out.
One reason that the street names in pinyin seem so long is that they incorporate the characters for north or south, street or avenue, all running together in the street name.
www.sidestep.com /travel-info-t0717030262-main_streets_shanghai_china   (674 words)

  
 Street Name 9in Reflect Blade - Street Signs USA
Specify Length: You have the option of specifying the length for the street name signs.
If your street name sign requires a lot of text or if you're looking for a smaller length sign then you may specify a smaller length then normal so your sign isn't too long.
Text is all uppercase lettering unless you specify uppercase/lowercase within the instructions.
www.street-signs-usa.com /284/127.htm?24   (293 words)

  
 Street Name Tables   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Named after Will Bush who was a b/m that homesteaded in Jupiter
A section in Maplewood which was named after a squatter.
This section in Palm Point was named after Frank Laird.
www.jupiter.fl.us /HistoryWeb/Street-Name-Tables.cfm   (118 words)

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