On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 1:44:14 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Sep 2014 09:46:45 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> > I never knew that a boulevard, by definition, has a median. Learn something everyday, however, I know of streets which carry that term which are no more than two lanes and nothing else.
>
>
>
> The planners must have had visions of grandeur.


Yeah - and the name usually ends in an 'e' and they stick an accent over it to Frenchify it, doncha know.

The worst ones are those which combine the planner's kids' names. Donald, Marie, Carol and Denise ends up as Domacarise Blvd.