What's the coolest name for a neighbourhood in your city? - Page 2

Jeff_in_Dayton · #21 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 11:56 PM**

There is a Sodom Corners outside of Youngstown, Ohio.

CGII · #22 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 12:04 AM**

NY has so many great neighbourhood names, like the acronyms (TriBeCa, SoHo, DUMBO, etc...), but I won't get into that right now.

Milwaukee,

-Bronzeville (Not uncommon, but whatever)
-Brewers Hill
-Walker's Point (originally one of the three towns to merge and become Milwaukee)
-Riverwest
-Story Hill
-Harambee
-Avenues West
-Metcalfe Park
-Piggsville
-Sherman Park
-Tippecanoe

SHiRO · #23 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 12:08 AM**

Amsterdam has a lot of cool neighbourhood names. Don't translate well though...

rockyi · #24 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 12:11 AM**

Some for Rock Island, most are bland and uninspired:

Broadway

Old Chicago (I don't know how this name was aquired but this neighborhood has been called that for over 100 years)

Keystone

Longview

Highland Park

Big Island (white trash river rats)

Douglas Park

Greenbush

Eastlawn

Arsenal Island (A real weapons arsenal on an island but a large population of military people and their families live there too)

The District (downtown)

Watch Hill (Before Rock Island was here, this was the location of the Sauk Village of Saukenuk, Watch Hill is located where the Sauks look-out hill was. Black Hawk was born here in 1787)

Elfreth33 · #25 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 12:11 AM**

I always liked Philadelphia's Brewerytown.

Attrill · #26 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 12:37 AM**

Hegewisch
Sauganash
Ravenswood
Bridgeport
Bronzeville
Armour Square
Logan Square
Pilsen
Goose Island

I'm trying to get people to use a new neighborhood name for my area - The Stave Triangle (bounded by California, Armitage, and Milwaukee). It's mostly a defense to keep realtors from calling it "West Bucktown".

I tried to convince my wife that we should name our daughter Logan since we live in Logan Square, but no go.

pj3000 · #27 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 1:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by Xelebes

Manayunk sounds like Edmonton's "Meyonohk".

Strawberry Mansion just sounds cool. It sticks out.

What makes Manayunk even cooler as a name is its translation: "the place where we drink" at the flat rock (Lenni Lenape Indians). It's definitely a place where I drink a Jack on the rocks or 8 when I'm in town.

scguy · #28 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 1:32 AM**

Some Atlanta favorites of mine are:
Cabbagetown
Old Fourth Ward
Virginia Highland
Buckhead
Five Points
Little Five Points
SoNo
Druid Hills
Toco Hill

Evergrey · #29 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 2:02 AM**

Pittsburgh - Mexican War Streets

wrendog · #30 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 2:14 AM**

Best we have here in Salt Lake is, i guess, Sugarhouse.

dktshb · #31 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?

blade_bltz · #32 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 2:32 AM**

Boston:

Jamaica Plain
Roslindale - I dunno why I like it so much...
Roxbury - has a nice ring to it
Whiskey Point (Brookline) - renamed "The Point" for political correctness...but I still call it by its awesome original name

MonkeyRonin · #33 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 2:44 AM**

I've always liked the sound of Rexdale and Malvern.

Buckeye Native 001 · #34 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 2:45 AM**

I've always liked the "Hill" and "Mount" neighborhoods of Cincinnati, not counting the various hill and mount neighborhoods outside the immediate city:

The Hills:
Bond Hill
College Hill
Liberty Hill
Paddock Hills
Price Hill
Vine Street Hill
Walnut Hills
Western Hills
Winton Hills

The Mounts:
Mount Adams
Mount Airy
Mount Auburn
Mount Echo
Mount Hope
Mount Lookout
Mount Washington

CGII · #35 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.'

Xelebes · #36 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 3:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by Gatorbitch Squared

In Los Angeles? (Entirely subjective)

Echo Park
Silver Lake
Westwood
Boyle Heights
Monterey Park
Mid-Wilshire
Miracle Mile
The Fashion District
Santee Alley
The Toy District
The Jewlery District
Bunker Hill
Elysian Park
MacArthur Park

And the list goes on and on...

Miracle Mile is the only one that sticks out on that list.

pj3000 · #37 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 3:48 AM**

Erie, PA: Dock Junction

Xelebes · #38 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 3:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jeff_in_Dayton

There is a Sodom Corners outside of Youngstown, Ohio.

That's a fine name if I ever heard of one.

Xelebes · #39 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 3:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by SHiRO

Amsterdam has a lot of cool neighbourhood names. Don't translate well though...

It isn't what the name means, it's just how it sounds cool. List them, why don't you?

Xelebes · #40 Posted **Apr 11, 2007, 3:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by pj3000

What makes Manayunk even cooler as a name is its translation: "the place where we drink" at the flat rock (Lenni Lenape Indians). It's definitely a place where I drink a Jack on the rocks or 8 when I'm in town.

Meyonohk is Cree for "A nice place to live".

I didn't particularily like living in that community though, ironic as it may be.