Allen C: I find this thread quite entertaining. I would like to add something, even though it will clearly be a thread creep in subject, but it stays within the thought. I was raised in the Seattle area. About 1950, when I was about 13, I used to ride the olde Suburban Bus Line from our home in Burien to downtown Seattle. This would take an hour. It was important for me to remember the street names in sequence, so I could get off at the stop that would take me to the Seattle Public Library. (while there, I would submerge myself in every book I could find about Folk Music). My Mother taught me a "folk saying" that helped me remember the sequence of the bus stops. It went like this: "Jesus Christ Made Seattle Under Protest."
The "J" stood for the two streets of 'Jackson' and 'James.' "C" stood for 'Cherry' and 'Columbia.' "M" stood for 'Madison' and 'Marion.' "S" stood for 'Spring' and 'Seneca.' "U" stood for 'University' and 'Union.' "P" stood for 'Pike' and 'Pine.' (As I am now a very long ways from 13 years of age, I doubt that I have them in perfect order anymore ... I'll probably be corrected by some Seattle catters). I've always thought this was funny way to remember the street names, but it sure worked! I wonder if other towns had similiar tricks? CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson