Streets named after LOTR!!!

[Lhunbelethiel]

I have a friend that lived in San Jose, CA and she lived in an area that was named after LOTR characters!!

How funny is that!! Shows how much influence the books have on society.

Here is the link since I dunno if I can get the map image to show:

MAP!!!!!!!!!!!!! (http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?BFCat=&Pyt=Tmap&newFL=Use+Address+Below&addr=3000+alvernaz&csz=san+jose+ca&Country=us&Get%A0Map=Get+Map)

This is a list of some of the streets in that area:

Bilbo Ct.
Brandybuck Way
Theoden Ct.
Isengard Ct.
Angmar Ct.
Eldamar Ct.

And some others I am not 100% sure are from LOTR....

[ June 27, 2002: Message edited by: Lhunbelethiel ]

[ June 27, 2002: Message edited by: Lhunbelethiel ]

[Nevfeniel]

I've always wanted the opportunity to name a street, and if I did, I would also name it after LotR characters. Hey, if anyone else could name a street after something LotR-related, what would it be called? I would probably call something Helm's Deep, or maybe Pellanor Fields.

[Lhunbelethiel]

I don't think I'd want to live on Angmar Ct., though! smilies/smile.gif (that's one of the streets)

[The Barrow-Wight]

That's pretty cool. Check out the picture at the bottom of this screen. Its a real street sign in Thenamir's neighborhood.

[burrahobbit]

There is an edition with Lorien Way and a bunch of other stuff. I'll get a scan of a map pretty soon.

[Joy]

Well, there's more.
Shadowfax Drive
Bilbo Drive
Anborn Road
Brandywine Drive
Umbarger Rd (comes from Umbar)
Woodelf Dr
Barrow Ct
Anbor Square


BTW, we have a section in our town named after Robin Hood.

[Birdland]

Barrow Court"??? Do those poor people know what a "barrow" is? It's like saying you live on Mausoleum Drive! smilies/eek.gif

(Birdie shakes head over the thought processes of suburban development planners.)

[Uialellethwen]

I'm not sure if there are any in my neighborhood, although... I don't live in this one city close by, but I've been there. In that city, there are a bunch of streets named after LOTR in one area. I didn't realize that until I read the book, though. (I read it all the time. LOTR rules!) The neighborhood is kinda trashy, mostly run down looking condos, but they have those names... It's kinda cool.

[Arwen Imladris]

Wow! That is WAY COOL!!! None of the streets in my little town are have cool names, they are all named after explorers (champlain), or scientests (brockhouse), and we have like, two tree names.(Birch, Poplar) Oh well! Cool map! smilies/smile.gif

[Lhunbelethiel]

I'm planning on visiting that area in August for a party, so I will try to take pictures and post them here. smilies/smile.gif I wouldn't want to live on Bilbo Ct. because the name, to the uninitiated, sounds a bit dirty. hehe... But Lorien and Rivendell would make pretty street names. Yeah, you have to wonder what the planners of that neighborhood were thinking! It's nice to know that Tolkien's work has permeated so much of society, though.

[Lindolirian]

Ummm yeah, i don;t know any street names, but this one skiing place in Michigan that I go to has skiing runs with LotR names. The Greenway is an easy. Bag Shot Row is Medium. Upper and Lower Longbottoms are the two longest and my favorite runs at medium as well. The two hard or blck diamond hills are White Downs and Sunlending. Its the coolest place.

[NazgulNumber10]

well there is a real river brandywine.
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[Orofacion of the Vanyar]

Well recently I was driving out in the country and came across a sign that read "Welling Hall". I know it's not a street name, but still. What was funny was that behind the sign, there was nothing but trees.

I must say, I was tempted to stop and say hi to Treebeard. smilies/smile.gif

[The Barrow-Wight]

Remember to take pictures of these great signs when you see them. They would make great additions to the site!

[Lhunbelethiel]

I will definitely try!! Can I send them as JPEG's? Thanks. smilies/smile.gif

[The Barrow-Wight]

Sure! JPGs are always the best because they are small (file size).

[burrahobbit]

http://www.picipici.com/images/BURRA/map@1025242478886_large.jpg

Cut out of a map.

[gollum*elf*pup]

thats so cool! i'd like to live there! theres a couple of roads around where i live like that, thers brandywine way and vala court.

[burrahobbit]

Pfft, Vala Court. ENDOR. How many of you even know what that is?

[NazgulNumber10]

isn't endor a planet form star wars.
oh and burrahobbit, wanna join the monkey club?
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[burrahobbit]

isn't endor a planet form star wars.

No.

[Waenfalathiel]

In may i wa driving up to boston and i crossed the brandywine brige

[Nevfeniel]

I WANNA LIVE ON LORIEN WAY!!! Hehe, sorry, got a little excited. . .
Random hobbit *talking to others*- Don't mind Nev, she's a little crazy.

[Lush]

Endor is another name for Middle Earth.
Oh, and if I could name any street after LOTR, I would definitely have Lothiriel Lane, in memory of yet another mostly neglected female character. smilies/wink.gif

[Airedae]

Im glad someone made this post....cause it gives me the excuse to tell everyone that I named the road i live on Rivendell Rd. My father left me some land in his will and when I built my home there I realized as I was paving the cement walk up to my home that I needed to name the small road that goes up into my property. I named it Rivendell because of the nice wooded area around it. I was going to name if Mirkwood Ln but theres this pretty water spring below my property that glows at night when the moon hits it right...reminded me of Rivendell...so walla..Rivendell it was and Rivendell it always will be...=)


Frodo Lives!

[Lhunbelethiel]

Airedae, That's really a cool idea to name that little road Rivendell!! smilies/smile.gif I like that!!

Hey, in what city is that map of yours, Burrahobbit ?

[Airedae]

Thanks....I thought it was a pretty good idea myself when I named it...=) The whole area has the feel of Rivendell..its peaceful and thats really why i named it that....but thanks for liking it....im glad someone does, my family hates the name....I wouldnt of named it anything else..it just fits...

Frodo Lives!

[burrahobbit]

Oklahoma City.

[Kuruharan]

Really?! What part?

[Samwise]

Actually, Burrahobbit, yes it is. Technically, a moon. It's the place where the Ewoks lived. (Empire Strikes Back). Hm. Where does George Lucas get his inspiration??
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"There are some, even in these parts, as know the Fair Folk and get news of them." he said. "There's Mr. Baggins, now, that I work for. He told me that they were sailing and he knows a bit about Elves. And old Mr. Bilbo knew more: many's the talk I had with him when I was a little lad. "

[burrahobbit]

Kuruharan, just south of SW 119th street.

Samwise, context is everything.

[Samwise]

?

[Kuruharan]

burrahobbit: Oh. That's not a part of the city I'm very familiar with. I don't get down there very often anyway.

Samwise: It's actually Return of the Jedi not Empire Strikes Back. And good ole' George has admitted on more than one occasion that he drew inspiration from LOTR. smilies/wink.gif

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[MaladyMirkwood]

oh i hate my friend so much! This summer she is oing to Cali and she might go to San Jose. When she gets back and if she went yo San Jose i will tell you what she saw if you want me to.
Malady~ smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Anna Licumo]

I am just the luckiest person and live between Greenwood and Twilight...

[Sorcress-Yume]

i dont have ne lotr streets where i live butm there isa plant nirsery called "Bombadils Plant Nursery" and the owners name is Tom!!! i thought that was freaky!

[Lhunbelethiel]

Maladay, I will be in that part of San Jose in August for a bridal shower. (I only live 25 min away) I told the Barrow Wight I'd try to take pix of the signs so he can post them here. smilies/smile.gif Cool!

[Cathelm]

Has anyone heard of Pippin?!

I'm in Cincinatti right now, and we've been driving on a street called Pippin at least five times a day! If I didn't like Oregon rain and mountains, I would be living there right now!

[Nevfeniel]

there isa plant nirsery called "Bombadils Plant Nursery" and the owners name is Tom!!! i thought that was freaky! Wow, that really is weird! If I could meet that guy, I would walk straight up to him and tell him why that is so cool/weird.

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[Raefindel]

I know someone who used to teach at Brandywine Elementary in Maryland.

[burrahobbit]

Today I saw a commercial on The History Channel for the edition that I posted above. It is called Rivendell and looks like it might be some sort of gated community. The footage was very pretty.

[Thulorongil]

jeez! one more reason that where I live is boring. All of our streets are trees or just where they are. I live on 2nd, west lake, and elm.

Oh well

[Thulorongil]

I do also keep telling my friend who'se obsessed with star wars that George took many things from Tolkien. She doesn't believe me.
I think it would be soooooo cool to live on a street named like that. What would be even better, though, would be if a whole town was.
Actually, there are! (i have to stop talking to myself)
My grandfather used to work on a farm near Underhill, Vermont. And there is a Buckland in Quebec, Canada and somewhere in Australia.

[Mornie Alantie]

I wanna Live on a LOTR street. I wish I could rename mine. Well, many of us could say we live on a street that's name was in the LOTR. smilies/rolleyes.gif smilies/wink.gif smilies/smile.gif

[Thulorongil]

Yay! I found one! A street near my Star Wars-loving friend's house (eerie coincidence) is called ITHILIEN! yippee!

Not yay! I just looked in the phonebook to find that two evil LotR and me-hating evil evil evil people live in/on Ithilien!!!

Probably got in by disguising their hideous orc-shapes with masks and cloaks, or black robes on black horses.............

[mook]

dang. i live in the cigarette section.

[Ithaeliel]

There is a slightly obscured and unpaved road near the southwestern side of Mt. Hood called Greenleaf. I saw it while driving up there.

[ August 15, 2002: Message edited by: Ithaeliel ]

[Lhunbelethiel]

Update- I am going to the section of San Jose where all the streets are LOTR themed this Sunday. I will bring my digital camera and will email the pix to the Barrow Wight and see if he will allow them to be posted in some way. smilies/smile.gif

[Lhunbelethiel]

Here are some of the streets in San Jose, CA where the theme is LOTR!

STREETS! (http://www.barrowdowns.com/signs.asp?Size=)

Many thanks to the Barrow Wight for posting them so quickly. There are several more streets I didn't get pictures of (people were looking at me funny) so I will go back soon. I missed Bilbo Ct., Shadowfax Dr., and some others.

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[PayalS]

Cool! I live close to San Jose myself. In fact, my aunt from my mother's side lives there. I've never heard of the streets named after LOTR, though.

[Samwise]

Wow! Those are great! I didn't realize that the "Barrowdowns Way"
one was an actual
street sign, I thought it was some computer generated thing! smilies/eek.gif
~Samwise, who lives in the "President" section of Petaluma, CA.... smilies/frown.gif
"But I am going to Mordor."
"I know that well enough, Mr. Frodo. Of course you are. And I'm coming with you. "
Story Board (http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/187925)

[lmckelvy]

Yeah, Barrow Downs Way is in a neighborhood in South Houston (near the old Ellington AFB). No other Tolkien names in the area, but there are a bunch of English sounding street names nearby (i.e. Wessex, Kensington, etc...). No Middle Earth names in my neighborhood smilies/frown.gif

[Samwise]

Huston. Hm. Kind of doubt I'll ever have the chance to get there, but who knows....?
"Safely!" said Sam. "All alone and without me to help you? I couldn't have a borne it, it'd been the death of me. "

[Selmo]

About two miles from my home is a street named Tolkien Way.

I was disapointed to learn that it's not named after JRRT. It's named for his son, Father John Tolkien, who spent most of his working life as a priest and teacher in my area.

[Bêthberry]

Actually, Selmo, I think there is something quite fitting and proper about Tolkien Way being named for Father John Tolkien. And I am willing to bet that even JRR would bow to it. An honour for Sam rather than Frodo?

*curtsies respectfully*

Bethberry

[Galadhrion]

My town like so many others, has no LOTR street names, but we do have a Greenleaf Cemetary. I also went to high school with a Micheal Delving.

[InklingElf]

Hey! d'ya know that there are some terms in American History that have LOTR words!-like Brandywine!?

[Arwen1858]

Baton Rouge has a Michel Delving!! It's right by The Shire, Bywater, and Hobbiton streets!!
Map (http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?BFCat=&Pyt=Tmap&newFL=Use+Address+Below&addr=Michel+Delving&csz=Baton+Rouge%2C+LA&Country=us&Get%A0Map=Get+Map)

Arwen

(this post edited for stupid spelling error)

[ October 29, 2002: Message edited by: Arwen1858 ]

[TolkienGurl]

A little off topic, but there's a person who lives somewhere near me that has a lisence plate that says "FRODO." I think I'll get one that says HOBBIT or something like that. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Nimrodel]

Hey guys, Look what I found!Lothlorien Luxury Vacation Suites (http://www.lothlorienbb.com/)

[the witch king]

id love to live in a st named after angmar how cool!

[Nimrodel]

And yet another.

Rivendell, St Simon Island (http://www.st-simons-island.com/rivendell.htm)

[Beruthiel]

i found a street called bag shot!! cute eh??

[Samwise]

I just recently came across an envelope or something that had the address "Primrose Drive". It was from nowhere around me, though... smilies/frown.gif

[elsye]

Well, I've found one street only named after LOTR. but we have Banbury and Bobaggins daydares!!! I have siblings at both! smilies/tongue.gif smilies/tongue.gif

[Samwise]

Daycares??? Aw, that's not fair. The Preschool/Daycare I work at has a boring name: "Petaluma Child Development Center". smilies/tongue.gif

Hm. Sam and Rose could've started their own daycare...hehe..."Gamgees Garden of Children". (kindergarten? Hm...) And we'd have it on Cotton ROAD!! smilies/wink.gif

[elsye]

They're rather cute actually. Bo Baggins has a statue of Bilbo outside the front door! There's another daycare from the same lady called "bippity boppity". I was told that all of her daycares have to do with LOTR. But I'm not sure where that one fits in smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Demloth of Dol Amroth]

i was searching on Yahoo for pictures of Sammath Naur and found out there is a Sammath Naur-in Hawaii. unseemly place, eh? there are volcanoes, but still...

[Aredhelaran]

Isn't there a Brandywine river in NJ(?). however, Brandywine is but a translation of Baranduin. Sorry.