As much as I love San Angelo, there is one thing that I haven’t been able to figure out…our streets. Hey, I am a real estate agent, so I drive around quite a bit. Knowing where I am and how to get where I’m going is really important to me. But San Angelo streets were laid out on a napkin by two guys with way too much Wild Turkey in them. That’s the only way that I can figure it out. And that’s just the old streets…the newer ones just keep up the tradition…nothing else makes sense, so why should I? Here are some things that are unique about our streets. Let me know about the other crazy things that I’ve missed.
· Streets that change names. Abe, er… Koenighiem, er…, Bryant, no I mean highway 87. What was someone thinking?
· Streets that disappear. Beauregard becomes Sherwood Way…then later it turns into College Hills. Harris becomes Pecos, which becomes Sherwood Way, then Harris again.
· Streets that meander . I mean if I am going somewhere, a straight line is not a bad thing. Try driving around in the Bluffs for the first time. I have known realtors with GPS systems to get lost for days( slight exaggeration) looking for Wicklow Court. While we are on the subject of the Bluffs, try and figure out the best street to enter the subdivision and get where you want to go. It’s like a rabbit warren, one way in—4 ways out.
· Illogical streets. Look at Santa Rita, one of our coolest neighborhoods. We start with Washington Street and begin to work our way thru the bearded Presidents. How did Grierson and Shafter get in the mix? It just seems to me if we were going to name streets after Presidents, don’t confuse all of the poor American history students with the other names. Speaking of streets named after Presidents, San Angelo doesn’t seem to recognize Presidents after Reconstruction. I guess Obama Boulevard does not have a chance.
· Streets with weird names. These seem to be unique to San Angelo, Texas. Who else has a Midget Street or a 24 1/2 Street.
· Streets that have changed names because of cultural changes. How else do you explain Gay Street becoming Grace Street?
Ok, I guess my point is that we are unique here in San Angelo, Texas and I wouldn’t have it any other way. We are small town, with strange streets and friendly folks with big hearts.
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