https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/tags/streets-amp-squares/ Recent content in Streets & Squares on Life In Good Measure Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-the-bronx/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-the-bronx/ This one in our series Streets & Squares is part of the New York series, divided into five, i.e. its boroughs Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx. So, here follows a list of some people with streets, roads or parks named after them in the Bronx. The addresses are in alphabetical order. Clicking at the address will lead you to the location in Google Maps, and clicking at the person’s name will take you to his or her Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-tokyo/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-tokyo/ We head in Streets & Squares this time to Tokyo, the capital of Japan. A very challenging place to do what we have done so far with other cities around the world! Partly because of the language of course, but also because it is hard to find the streets signs on the corners, or street names à la Google on the streets! Still, the challenge is accepted, and as always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-salzburg/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-salzburg/ xxx Title: Exploring the Enchanting Streets of Salzburg: A Glimpse into History and Culture Introduction: Salzburg, the picturesque Austrian city nestled against the stunning Alps, is renowned for its rich history, cultural heritage, and charming streets that wind through its heart. Each street in Salzburg has a story to tell, often named after notable individuals who have left an indelible mark on the city’s past. In this article, we’ll take a delightful stroll through some of the most captivating streets in Salzburg and learn about the personalities they are named after. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-salt-lake-city/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-salt-lake-city/ xxx Salt Lake City in Utah, United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Salt_Lake_City A to Z FROM SALT LAKE CITY i.e. a list of people born in Salt Lake City. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-munich/ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-munich/ Munich - München in German - is our city this time around in Streets and Squares. The capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria in southern Germany. As always, clicking on the address will take you to Google Maps, and clicking on the name to Wikipedia. And here’s first some German for you: Brücke (bridge) - Platz (square) - Straße (street) class=“streetsign-holland” - StreetView - Wiki https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-fussen/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-fussen/ After Bangor last month, another smaller city in these Streets & Squares. The lovely German city of Füssen, situated one kilometer from the Austrian border in Bavaria, along the River Lech that starts at the nearby Forggensee and ends up far away in Formarinsee in Eastern Austria. This town is known more than anything else for its castles, one of which you see pictured here - the Neuschwanstein Castle - very familiar to many for us from the world of Disney. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-bangor/ Sat, 20 May 2023 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-bangor/ Steven King House in Bangor, Maine It is time again in Streets & Squares for a U.S. city (January, May and September ). This time a slighly smaller one, namely Bangor in Penobscot County, Maine, situated by the Penobscot River. Founded as Kendeskeag Plantation in 1791 and incorporated as a town in 1834. Bowdoin Street - James Bowdoin II (1726-1790) was a politician and American Revolutionary leader, shaper of the public opinion in the colonies. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-quito/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-quito/ This is part in the article series Streets and Squares that provide some background information on street signs around the world. It is a fun way to learn about the history and culture of the cities you visit or even live in! This time we target Quito, the capital city of Equador, South America. There are quite a few eponymous streets – and squares in Quito. The word eponymous means – in case you didn’t know it already – (of a thing) “named after a particular person or group” or (of a person) “giving their name to something”. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-brussels/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-brussels/ The Atomium in Brussels This article in our article series Streets & Squares is about Brussels. The capital of Belgium, and also the center of the world’s attention, being de facto capital of the European Union. Because of this, its name is sometimes used metonymically to describe the EU and its institutions.The secretariat of the Benelux and the headquarters of NATO are also located in Brussels. Brussels was historically Dutch-speaking (using the Brabantian dialect), but over the two past centuries French has become the predominant language of the city. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-lima/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-lima/ Today Streets & Squares takes you to Lima, the capital and largest city of Peru. As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. AVENIDA INCA GARCILASO DE LA VEGA - Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616) was born as Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, son of a Spanish conquistador and an Inca noblewoman. He was a chronicler and writer who is known primarily for his chronicles of Inca history, culture, and society. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-new-orleans/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-new-orleans/ New Orleans - La Nouvelle-Orléans in French - is the city this time around in our monthly series Streets & Squares. It is one of the three U.S. cities that we present here this year. New Orleans is located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Founded in 1718 by French colonists, New Orleans was once the territorial capital of French Louisiana before becoming part of the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-ystad/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-ystad/ Time for a smaller city again. Namely Ystad in the county of Scania (Skåne in Swedish) in the southernmost part of Sweden. Some of the main industries of the town are trade, handicraft and tourism. Ystad is also the setting of the Swedish crime drama Wallander where the city layout becomes quite familiar. As always, clicking at the address will lead you to Google Maps, and clicking at the name to the person’s Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-ilford/ Sun, 20 Nov 2022 12:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-ilford/ Exchange Shopping Center on Cranbrook Road The city of Ilford in Essex, England will be the center of attention in this month’s Streets and Squares that provide some interesting background information on street signs around the world. It is a fun way to learn about the history and culture of the cities you visit or even live in! Ilford is situated in East London, in the London Borough of Redbridge. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-cardiff/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-cardiff/ Cardiff Castle from late 11th century Streets & Squares proudly presents Cardiff - the capital and also the largest city of Wales. It is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan. English and Welsh are the official languages of Wales which can clearly be seen when traveling there. And what is also clearly evident is how different the two languages are. Welsh is the most vibrant of the Celtic languages in terms of active speakers. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-tampa/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-tampa/ Northward view from Harbour Island towards Downtown Tampa Today our series Streets & Squares takes us to Tampa in Hillsborough County on the Gulf Coast of Florida. This lovely city was originally called Tampa Town, but in 1855 the name was shortened to simply Tampa. Of course, we also know it as Tampa Bay, as it is surrounded by the bay area water. Well, let’s see who are the people behind the eponymous street signs of Tampa! https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/city-flags/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/city-flags/ Streets & Squares - one of our regular article series here in Journeys of Life - is published every 20th of a month. So far it has been 44 times! We’ve written - from our own particular perspective - about cities around the globe, and more will follow. Every 20th of a month! Now, we will be adding - to the already existing articles and all the following ones - something that might interest some of you: namely the flag, the coat of arms or the logo of the city in question. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-palermo/ Sat, 20 Aug 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-palermo/ Cathedral Santa Vergine Maria Assunta in Palermo Streets & Squares visits this time Palermo, the Sicilian city with an extremely colorful history. The capital of Kingdom of Sicily (1130-1816), the capital and then a city in Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816-1861), then a part of the Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) and now the Italian Republic. Some vocabulary: giardino (garden), via (streets) GIARDINO GARIBALDI - Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) Italian general and nationalist who helped bring about the Kingdom of Italy. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-visby/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-visby/ Uddens gränd in Visby, Gotland This time in Streets &Squares we visit Sweden, and the island of Gotland. And even more precisely the Hanseatic city Visby on the western shore of the island. Visby has been on the map since the 10th century. So, lots of history here, and we get right on it! But before that, perhaps you want to get to the feeling of it all with this video about the medieval Visby: Visby’s Last Stand https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-liverpool-comments/ Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-liverpool-comments/ Angela Field - Nov 1, 2024There are conflicting views as to the irigin of the name “Penny Lane”. And there are so many famous names of Liverpudlians not mentioned in that list. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-liverpool/ Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-liverpool/ This article in our article series Streets & Squares is about Liverpool, a coastal city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside in western England. In the 19th century, Liverpool was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America. With the metropolitan area it has today a population of well over two million people. Besides the port, Liverpool is of course world famous for its ardent football supporters - and the Beatles! https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-houston/ Fri, 20 May 2022 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-houston/ This article in our article series Streets & Squares is about Houston, the most populous city of Texas, founded by land investors on August 30, 1836, and incorporated as a city the following year. It is named after General Sam Houston, who was also president of the Republic of Texas, having won Texas’s independence from Mexico. Let’s see who are the people behind the eponymous street signs of Houston! As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-basel/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-basel/ The city we go this time in Streets & Squares is Basel, a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. The official language of Basel is German - the Swiss variety of Standard German. As always, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. Achilles Bischoff-Strasse - Achilles Bishoff (1795-1867) was a politician born in Basel, Swiss Confederacy. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-kyiv/ Sun, 20 Mar 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-kyiv/ Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine The city we go to this time in Streets & Squares is Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Previously also known by its Russian name Kiev, situated in the north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. A city that at the moment is the center of attention of the whole world. As always, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-rovaniemi/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-rovaniemi/ This time in our article series Streets & Squares we will go to Rovaniemi, a city in northern Finland - a polar circle city as it is situated on the 66th degree of latitude, or more precisely about 6 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle. The Sami name for the city include Ruávinj_a_rgâ, Roavvenjárga, Roavenjárga, and Ruäʹvnjargg. As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-missoula/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-missoula/ Once in a while we visit here in Streets & Squares some smaller city anywhere in the world. This time it will be Missoula in the mountaineous state of Montana, United States. Missoula was founded in 1860 as Hellgate Trading Post while still part of Washington Territory. By 1866, the settlement had moved upstream 5 miles east, and been renamed Missoula Mills, later shortened to Missoula. The city is divided by Clark Fork River. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-loviisa/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-loviisa/ A good idea to do in Loviisa: walk the Myllyharju nature trail, and climb the three-storey Kukkukivi sightseeing tower (1906). This time Streets and Squares visits Loviisa, a tiny, picturesque town on the southern coast of Finland some 90 km east of Helsinki. It is a bilingual city (Finnish & Swedish), and was actually known until 1752 as Degerby. Its current name it received from the Swedish king Adolf Fredrik, who so liked the city when he was visiting there that year that he named it after his wife, Queen Lovisa Ulrika. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-jersey-city/ Sat, 20 Nov 2021 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-jersey-city/ Jersey City seen from Ellis Island. Picture credit: Pavel Kuritsyn This time Streets & Squares goes to Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA. Jersey City is the second-most populous city of New Jersey, after Newark. It was incorporated as a city in February 1838. As always, clicking on the addresses will open Google Maps for you, and clicking on the names will (usually) lead to the person’s Wikipedia page. After each address there is usually also a link to Google’s street view which takes you straight to somewhere along that street. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-moscow/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-moscow/ Modern Moscow with its business center The city we go this time in Streets & Squares is Moscow, the capital of Russia, first documented in 1147. From the times of Tsardom of Russia it has evolved into a very modern city, the home of some 20 million people in the metropolitan area. Vocabulary: most мост (bridge), park парк (park), pereulok переу́лок (lane), proezd проезд (passage, thoroughfare), prospekt проспект (avenue), sad сад (garden), ulitsa улица (street). https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-den-haag/ Mon, 20 Sep 2021 04:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-den-haag/ This time Streets & Squares goes to Den Haag, or The Hague as it is called in English. It is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Hague was first mentioned as Die Haghe in 1242, and in the 15th century the name des Graven hage (The Count’s Wood) came into use. The spelling “’s-Gravenhage” was officially used for the city from the 17th century onward. Today, this name is only used in certain official documents. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-montreal/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-montreal/ As you may know, our article series Streets and Squares was created to provide interesting background information on street signs around the world. It is a fun way to learn about the history and culture of the cities you visit or even live in! This time we visit Montreal, the most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie (City of Mary), it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-casablanca/ Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-casablanca/ Hassan II Mosque on the Atlantic coast As you may know, our article series Streets and Squares was created to provide some interesting background information on street signs around the world. It is a fun way to learn about the history and culture of the cities you visit or even live in! This time we will visit Casablanca, the largest city of Morocco. Not the capital though for that is Rabat. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-sigtuna/ Sun, 20 Jun 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-sigtuna/ This time we head for Sigtuna in our article series Streets & Squares. A small town northwest of Stockholm which became the capital of the Swedes during the 970s. King Eric the Victorious, the founder of Sigtuna, lived there as did many kings after him, so Sigtuna remained an important town. It did that for almost 300 years until Stockholm took over as the number one city in Sweden. These days it is a nice place to visit for both domestic and foreign tourists with its long history and idyllic sites. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-largo/ Thu, 20 May 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-largo/ We head in Streets & Squares this time to a slightly smaller city or shall we say town. That is, to Largo, the third largest city - after Clearwater and St. Petersburg - in Pinellas County, Florida. As well as the fourth largest in the Tampa Bay area. Largo was incorporated as a town in 1905. And yes, it is not to be confused with Key Largo, also in Florida. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-barcelona/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-barcelona/ In compliance with the voting results where you could choose between Barcelona, Casablanca and Visby, we now head in Streets & Squares to Barcelona - the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, and also the second most populous municipality of Spain. As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-wellington/ Sat, 20 Mar 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-wellington/ We head in Streets & Squares this time to Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara in Maori language. The capital city of New Zealand, located at the south-western tip of the North Island, which is the more populous one of the two large islands of New Zealand. On January 22nd in 1840, British colonists reached New Zealand, officially founding Wellington. As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/poll1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 03:20:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/poll1/ Take part in our very first poll - one of many - and tell us which city You would like to read about in the April edition of Streets & Squares! You have time to answer till the 1st of April. Streets & Squares is always published on the 20th, but this time you have a chance to influence which city it will be out of the three alternatives presented here. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/street-view/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/street-view/ Google Street View car in action in Helsinki, Finland Google’s Street View is a most wonderful tool for anyone who loves maps and travelling - which comprises if not most then at least millions of us! You get by fine with Google Maps alone, but the Street View really enhances the experience. The article series Streets & Squares here in Journeys of Life has so far only had links to Google Maps, but we are gradually adding also the Street View feature in all of the cities and towns that we present in the series. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-reykjavik/ Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:33:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-reykjavik/ A view from Hallgrimskirkja towards Skólavörðurstígur This is part in the article series Streets and Squares that provide some interesting background information on street signs around the world. A fun way to learn about the history and culture of the cities you visit or even live in! This time we go to Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, founded in 1785. We don’t find many eponymous streets in Reykjavik, at least not ones named after people. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-washington-d-c/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-washington-d-c/ National Mall in Washington D,C. Photo credit: Matti Blume This time in Streets and Squares the capital of the United States of America, and the place that is all over the news this inauguration day: Washington D.C. Many of the streets in central Washington D.C. are state names, so we skip them as we are only looking for people here. We also look at the many parks of Washington D.C. And as always, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names usually to the person’s Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-buenos-aires/ Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-buenos-aires/ Time to have a city from South America here in Streets and Squares. Let’s have a look at Buenos Aires, the capital and the largest city of Argentina. As always, clicking on the addresses will open Google Maps for you, and clicking on the names will (usually) lead to the person’s Wikipedia page. AVENIDA JUAN B. JUSTO - Juan B. Justo (1865-1928) was a physician, journalist and socialist politician from Buenos Aires. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-edinburgh/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-edinburgh/ We head in Streets & Squares this time to a slightly smaller city or shall we say town. Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. ANN STREET - Ann Edgar, wife of the portrait painter Henry Raeburn (1756-1823). Raeburn designed Ann Street, and named it after his wife. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-venice/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-venice/ This time in Streets and Squares we take a look at a very unique place. Venice in Italy. Or Venezia, as they say in Italian. Situated on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. It is not easy to find eponymous streets in Venice, but still, there are some. And as always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-denver/ Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:42:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-denver/ This time in Today inStreets & Squares we visit Denver, the capital of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver has a lot of numbered avenues, but also a lot of eponymous streets and places. The city itself is named after James W. Denver, and nicknamed the Mile High City due to its official elevation being exactly one mile above sea level. According to Wall Street of the Rockies, “many of the namesakes of Colorado streets, towns, counties and landmarks, tell stories of the Wild, Wild West days before statehood. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-dublin/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-dublin/ Chatham Street in Dublin This time Streets & Squares goes to Dublin, the capital and the largest city of Ireland. Situated at the river Liffley, it was founded as Dyflin (“black pool”) by the Norwegian Vikings in the year 841. Like always, clicking on an address will open Google Maps for you, and clicking on the names will (usually) lead to the person’s Wikipedia page. S in the list means south and N north of River Liffey. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-georgetown/ Mon, 20 Jul 2020 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-georgetown/ This is the 26th city in Streets & Squares, and today we visit Georgetown, the capital of Guyana which was a British colony called British Guiana, until 1966. Long before that, between 1667 and 1814, it was Dutch Guiana. At that time the capital was called Stabroek, but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812, in honour of the English monarch King George III. Georgetown sits on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-chicago/ Sat, 20 Jun 2020 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-chicago/ This time in Streets and Squares let us travel to the Windy City - Chicago - in the U.S. state of Illinois. By going through the streets and squares and other places of the city, we get to know more about its history - as with all the previous cities we have visited in this article series. The river that starts from Lake Michigan and divides the city is called - well, what do you know - Chicago River (with its South and North Branches), and later with the South Branch turning into Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-vienna/ Wed, 20 May 2020 09:52:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-vienna/ This is the 24th city in Streets & Squares, and today we visit Vienna, the capital of Austria. The big river Donau flows to the east of the city, and Donau channel through it. Lots of eponymous streets here and a lot of history! As always, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clinking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. Don’t forget to also read about the people born in this city throughout the years. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-vancouver/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-vancouver/ This time in Streets & Squares, the city of Vancouver! The westernmost city of Canada, named after the British Navy officer and explorer George Vancouver. As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. Many of the streets in Vancouver are named after colonial imperialists, omitting the fact that there is a lot of First Nations history in Vancouver. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-anywhere/ Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:44:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-anywhere/ This time in Streets & Squares we won’t be dealing with any one city, but with any city in the world that is facing the serious threat of the COVID-19 virus, also known as the Corona virus. There actually is a city of Corona (crown in Spanish), or rather, several cities with that name. One in Riverside County in Southern California. There is also a town, city or community with that name in Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, South Dakota and Tennessee. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-athens/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 20:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-athens/ We head in Streets & Squares this time to Athens, the capital of Greece since 1834, but in existence since times immemorial. Commonly thought be have been named after the Greek goddess Athena, yet modern scholars now generally agree that it is rather the opposite: the goddess takes her name from the city. Be it as it may, clicking on the address links leads you - as always in Streets & Squares - to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-calgary/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 08:11:11 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-calgary/ We head in Streets & Squares this time to Calgary, the largest city in western Canada. Situated in southern part of Alberta, at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River. As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. There are lots of numbered avenues and streets in grid style, a bit like in Manhattan, New York - most of them in downtown Calgary. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-copenhagen/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 08:11:00 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-copenhagen/ This is part in the article series Streets and Squares that provide some interesting background information on street signs around the world. A fun way to learn about the history and culture of the cities you visit or even live in! This time we go to Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The Danish name of the city, København, descends from the old Norse Kaupmannahofn, meaning merchants' harbor. Some vocabulary to help you along the way: allé (avenue), bro (bridge), gade (street), plads (square) https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-rome/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:11:33 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-rome/ This time Streets & Squares goes to Rome, the capital of Italy - and the city where all roads lead to, or so they said! The river Tiber flows through this ancient city, and in the list below the locations are given either as ET (East of Tiber) or WT (West of Tiber). Vatican City is to the west of Tiber. Like always, clicking on the addresses will open Google Maps for you, and clicking on the names will (usually) lead to the person’s Wikipedia page. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-nairobi/ Sun, 20 Oct 2019 08:11:54 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-nairobi/ Nairobi in the background. Courtesy of Rod Waddington Let’s head to our first African city in Streets & Squares: Nairobi, the capital and the largest city of Kenya. As always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. However, as there are not that many eponymous streets in Nairobi, we will allow here some cultural names as well. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-winnipeg/ Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:57:57 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-winnipeg/ This time Streets & Squares goes to Winnipeg, the capital and also the largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. Like always, clicking on the addresses will open Google Maps for you, and clicking on the names will (usually) lead to the person’s Wikipedia page. Please do open that Winnipeg’s Wikipedia link as it contains lots of useful and interesting information of the city. Here we just mention that Winnipeg lies at the bottom of the Red River Valley, a flood plain with flat topography. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-oslo-2/ Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:11:24 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-oslo-2/ This time in Streets and Squares we go to Oslo, the capital of Norway. Founded in the year 1040 as Ánslo, and called Christiania between 1624 and 1925. As always, clicking at the address will lead you to Google Maps, and clicking at the name to the person’s Wikipedia page. BISKOP GUNNERUS GATE - Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718-1773) bishop/ botanist - Christiania, Norway DRONNING EUFEMIAS GATE - Euphemia of Rügen* (c. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-honolulu/ Sat, 20 Jul 2019 17:21:01 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-honolulu/ This is the 16th article in the series Streets & Squares, and this time let’s make a digital trip to Honolulu, the capital of the State of Hawaii on the island of Oahu. Please do read the article Born in Hawaii previously published here in Journeys of Life. Many of the eponymous streets in Honolulu tell about the history of the native Hawaiians. Honolulu has been part of Kingdom of Hawai’i (1795-1893), the Territory of Hawaii of the United States (1898-1959), and since 1959, State of Hawaii. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-prague/ Sun, 02 Jun 2019 07:11:30 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-prague/ This time in Streets & Squares we go to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. A city that is deemed by many to be one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in Europe. Lots of history there of course, and you can see that in the street signs as well - but it can be quite a challenge for a foreigner to recognize the names in eponymous streets. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-puerto-de-la-cruz/ Sat, 20 Apr 2019 07:11:05 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-puerto-de-la-cruz/ Today in Streets & Squares we visit the city of Puerto de la Cruz in the Spanish island of Tenerife off the coast of Africa. Lots of eponymous streets here and a lot of history! As always, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clinking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page. AV. FAMILIA DE BETANCOURT Y MOLINA - Agustin de Betancourt y Molina (1758-1824) was an engineer, urban planner and construction manager born in Puerto de la Cruz. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-sydney/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:11:55 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-sydney/ Streets & Squares takes you this time to Sydney, the state capital of New South Wales on the east coast of Australia. As always, clicking on an address will take you to Google Maps, and clicking on a name to the person’s Wikipedia page. See who lies behind the name of these streets and squares. Alfred Street - Prince Alfred (1844-1900) Duke of Edinburgh, and the second son of Queen Victoria. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-gdansk/ Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:57:59 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-gdansk/ This time Streets & Squares will visit Gdansk on the Baltic coast in northern Poland, and - more precisely - by the Gulf of Danzig. Danzig is the former German name of Gdansk. There is an interesting list of German streets names correlating with their Polish version in Your Pocket. The Polish language is known for its rich consonants and a lack of vowels, so be prepared to tackle some pretty difficult words and names in this article. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-boston/ Sun, 20 Jan 2019 09:11:59 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-boston/ Streets and Squares goes this time to Boston, the capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and known to most of us for its Irish heritage. But its history goes way beyond that. As always, we leave out most people - even if they are well-known - who don’t have direct relation to the city. And along with the eponymous streets, there may be parks, bridges and other noteworthy public places. The address links lead to Google Maps, and the links of people to their Wikipedia pages, if such exist. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-tallinn/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:11:39 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-tallinn/ This time in Streets & Squares we go to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Lots of eponymous streets here! You might also see the name Reval in lots of places - that’s the old name for Tallinn. A short vocabulary to assist you in orienting in this lovely Hanseatic city: maantee (road), park (park), plats (square), torn (tower), tänav (street). Most street names in Tallinn lack the word street though, and are solely identified by the short form or the bearer of the street in question. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-amsterdam/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 09:11:12 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-amsterdam/ This time Streets & Squares goes to Amsterdam. the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands. Here is some vocabulary at first Kade, straat and weg can all be translated as streets. Furthermore, plein is square, and park is park. Like always, clicking on the addresses will open Google Maps for you, and clicking on the names will (usually) lead to the person’s Wikipedia page. A. J. KROPHOLLERSTRAAT - Alexander Jacobus Kropholler (1881-1973) was an architect who designed many buildings in his birth town Amsterdam as well as elsewhere. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-budapest/ Sat, 20 Oct 2018 04:44:26 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-budapest/ Once again, Streets and Squares is providing you with some interesting background information on street signs around the world - a fun way to learn about the history and culture of the cities you visit or even live in! This time we go through Budapest, the capital of Hungary. The street signs there often end in utca. Or just út. _Híd _means bridge, park is park, tér is square, and rakpart is wharf. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-stockholm/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 05:35:32 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-stockholm/ [caption id=“attachment_5206” align=“alignleft” width=“368”]Stortorget in Gamla Stan, Stockholm[/caption] This is part of the ongoing series Streets and Squares that provide some background information on street signs around the world - a fun way to learn about the history and culture of the cities you visit or even live in! This time we talk about Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. There are lots of squares there that bear historical names, but of course street addresses as well. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-london/ Mon, 20 Aug 2018 04:35:54 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-london/ Let’s have another article in our series Streets and Squares - a fun way to learn about the history and culture of the cities you visit or even live in! This time we go through London. You would expect a lot of royal names here - queens and kings etc - and so it is too. But let’s have a nice mix of those and some other interesting names, shall we. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-paris/ Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:11:15 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-paris/ Flag of Paris This time Streets & Squares goes to Paris, the capital of France. The city is filled with eponymous addresses, which here may entail streets, squares, parks, bridges etc. The article may expand later on. Those of you who have visited this lovely city, or read about it, probably know that it is divided into 20 areas or districts called arrondissements. The rule of thumb is that the lower the number, the more central the area is. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-berlin/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 05:55:31 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-berlin/ This is part in the article series Streets and Squares that provide some background information on street signs around the world. It is a fun way to learn about the history and culture of the cities you visit or even live in! This time we target Berlin which became the capital of the unified Germany exactly 27 years ago, June 20th 1991. Strasse - or straße like they write that double s in German - means of course street, and there are quite a few eponymous streets - and squares and parks - in Berlin. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-manhattan/ Sun, 20 May 2018 02:55:20 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-manhattan/ This is the second article in the series Streets & Squares. This time it is about New York City - the place that never sleeps. For those of you who have visited the city, it is no news that its five boroughs, especially Manhattan, are filled with numbered avenues and streets, i.e. with no credit to any historical persons. But there are a few addresses with names too, and here are a few of them. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-helsinki/ Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:03:54 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-of-helsinki/ This is the first in the article series Streets and Squares that provide some interesting background information on street signs around the world. It is a fun way to learn about the history and culture of the cities you visit or even live in! We start out with Helsinki, the capital of Finland that celebrated its 100 years of independence December 2017. The picture here depicts the Senate Square Church behind Market Square with the South Harbor in front where the Silja Line passenger ferries depart to Stockholm, Sweden. https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-and-squares/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 08:44:02 +0000 https://lifeingoodmeasure.com/streets-and-squares/ [caption id=“attachment_1153” align=“alignright” width=“398”]On Rue André del Sarte in Paris[/caption] Ever wonder when you are walking along streets abroad - or even in your home country - about the names in the street signs? Who gave the name to a particular street, square or park - and on what grounds was he or she bestowed the honor? Here follows a new series of articles which will go through cities in different parts of the world.