What's the coolest name for a neighbourhood in your city?

Xelebes · #1 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 9:16 PM**

What is it?

In Edmonton, the coolest one I think is Skyrattler. Rapperswil is kinda cool too but Skyrattler really caught my eye as I was looking through the city map.

Steely Dan · #2 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 9:25 PM**

my favorite chicago neighborhood names are "back of the yards" and "ravenswood". "back of the yards" just gets shortened into "backadayards".

one annoying thing about chicago neighborhoods names is that WAY too many of them are named after parks - lincoln park, portage park, hyde park, rogers park, marquette park, albany park, wicker park, garfield park, jefferson park, humboldt park and on and on. it's unoriginal and repetitive.

Xelebes · #3 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 9:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

one annoying thing about chicago neighborhoods names is that WAY too many of them are named after parks - lincoln park, portage park, hyde park, rogers park, marquette park, albany park, wicker park, garfield park, jefferson park, humboldt park and on and on. it's unoriginal and repetitive.

Edmonton has a common suffix too - "wood".

Lakewood (supposedly a shallow lake was there, more typically a slough, though.)
Knottwood (named after a former mayor)
Lynnwood (there is a lynn in this neighbourhood)
Elmwood
Crestwood (It is on a slight hill overlooking downtown and Hawrelak Park)
Callingwood
Norwood (is just north of downtown, so one must assume it is actually in the north)
Westwood
Eastwood
Southwood

dktshb · #4 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 2:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by Xelebes

Edmonton has a common suffix too - "wood".

Lakewood (supposedly a shallow lake was there, more typically a slough, though.)
Knottwood (named after a former mayor)
Lynnwood (there is a lynn in this neighbourhood)
Elmwood
Crestwood (It is on a slight hill overlooking downtown and Hawrelak Park)
Callingwood
Norwood (is just north of downtown, so one must assume it is actually in the north)
Westwood
Eastwood
Southwood

Is it just me or is that kind of annoying?

CGII · #5 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 3:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by dktshb

Is it just me or is that kind of annoying?

Not as annoying as 'Detroit Suburb Hellhole' trying to change its name to 'East Grosse Pointe.'

pj3000 · #6 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 3:48 AM**

Erie, PA: Dock Junction

Xelebes · #7 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 3:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by dktshb

Is it just me or is that kind of annoying?

Yeah, it kinda is. Along with the dales.

Rosedale
Cromdale
Cloverdale
Riverdale

Peanuthead · #8 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 9:27 PM**

In Edinburgh cant really think of any that stand out but in Glasgow there are too many to choose from...

Cowcaddens
Haghill
Yoker
Croftfoot
Bellahouston
Nitshill
Ibrox
Gorbals

But my absolute favorite is ...

Crossmyloof

Xelebes · #9 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 9:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Peanuthead

But my absolute favorite is ...

Crossmyloof

That is a great one.

raggedy13 · #10 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 9:49 PM**

I always liked the name of the Kitsilano or "Kits" neighbourhood in Vancouver. Other ones I like the name of include Strathcona, Gastown, Killarney, and Kerrisdale. Perhaps Shaugnessy as well.

pj3000 · #11 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 9:55 PM**

Not my city, but I always thought Philadelphia's "Manayunk" and "Strawberry Mansion" were pretty cool.

Xelebes · #12 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 9:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by pj3000

Not my city, but I always thought Philadelphia's "Manayunk" and "Strawberry Mansion" were pretty cool.

Manayunk sounds like Edmonton's "Meyonohk".

Strawberry Mansion just sounds cool. It sticks out.

Jeff_in_Dayton · #13 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 10:08 PM**

Louisville used to have Lake Dreamland. Which was anything but.

Jeff_in_Dayton · #14 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 10:10 PM**

The two funniest Ive heard in Dayton are two early postwar subdivions.

One, on a hill on Rahn Road, with a view, was called Rahn-Day-View Acres.

The other, self expanatory, was Upsan Downs.

amfleisch · #15 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 10:31 PM**

a couple more chicago...

southshore, hegewisch, edgewater, and beverly hills.

because i am very german ive always like the name over the rhine in cincinnatti.

#16 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 10:41 PM**

well in Jacksonville it would have to be my neighborhood of Ortega. While us locals call it ort-ee-ga, i think people moving to the city think there is something special about it so they call it with the Spanish pronuciation. After all I guess it is named after some Spanish explorer who bought the land and had some sugar cane or something operation on it (it is an island/peninsula).

After Ortega comes next door Avondale, then San Marco, and San Jose. I like the Spanish names for neighborhoods and think they are cool and uncommon in America. A section of the Northside is aptly nicknamed Da Bang'em because of all the murders that take place very often.

Peanuthead · #17 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 10:42 PM**

Of course in Edinburgh it has to be the Portobello, stolen from a place in South America apparently

sf_eddo · #18 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 10:43 PM**

San Francisco's neighborhoods are often named by geographic distinction (peak or valley) -

Noe Valley
Hayes Valley
Eureka Valley
Potrero Hill
Nob Hill
Russian Hill
Bernal Heights
Pacific Heights
Laurel Heights
Presidio Heights
Twin Peaks

It's probably the least "neighborhood"y of every San Francisco neighborhood, but I've always liked the sound of Fishermans Wharf.

The Excelsior and Crocker Amazon are also pretty cool names, IMO.

Master Plan Dan · #19 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 10:45 PM**

Kitsilano... beaches district in Vancouver.

Capsule F · #20 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 11:13 PM**

Philadelphia:
Manayunk
Strawberry Mansion
Queen Village
Spring Garden
Northern Liberties
Bella Vista

Yeah I will say personally that I have always thought Strawberry Mansion sounded awesome.
See Giovanni sasso's website Phillyskyline.com for more neighborhood names.