How does "ROUTE 1 Expressway" sound?
HERB CAEN WAY... MARK TWAIN PLACE... DASHIELL HAMMETT STREET...
Streets named for historic figures dot SAN FRANCISCO, prompting ROUTE 1 readers to ponder the following FRIDAY QUESTION:
"Who would you name a street after?"
BRIAN M. -- As much as I think the impact of baseball players on society as a whole
is minimal compared to, say, doctors and teachers, I can't help but think a street in
Pittsburgh, Pa., should be named after Willie Stargell, the longtime leader of a
Pittsburgh Pirates team that seemed to bind a city together during the time of their last World Series triumph, in 1979. As the Pirates called the 39-year-old "Pops," he was a father in the eyes of the city, at least for a moment. Stargell, who died at age 61 in 2001, already has a Willie Stargell Avenue named after him in Earlsboro, Okla., the city of his birth. But a street named in his honor, alongside that of his longtime Pirates teammate, I'm sure would be welcome in Pittsburgh.
MIKE D. -- My dad!
MARY N.-P. -- For a different reason than most -- I would not name a street after a
famous/important politician/celebrity -- but because she had such a great name, I
would title a street after my aunt's maiden name: Zelda Mae Herkleman.
RICK T. -- Me!
MIKE M. -- I'd name a street after S.R. Ranganathan (1892-1972), the "Father of
Library Science," whose five laws are (1) books are for use; (2) every reader his or
her book; (3) every book its reader; (4) save the time of the reader; and (5) the library
is a growing organism.
ERIK H. -- Cornell Woolrich penned the story adapted to become Alfred Hitchcock's
"Rear Window" and his tales provided a template for psychological terror for years to
come, but he doesn't seem to rank as highly in the public consciousness as Dashiell
Hammett or Raymond Chandler. Perhaps a street could help raise awareness?
Streets named for historic figures dot SAN FRANCISCO, prompting ROUTE 1 readers to ponder the following FRIDAY QUESTION:
"Who would you name a street after?"
BRIAN M. -- As much as I think the impact of baseball players on society as a whole
is minimal compared to, say, doctors and teachers, I can't help but think a street in
Pittsburgh, Pa., should be named after Willie Stargell, the longtime leader of a
Pittsburgh Pirates team that seemed to bind a city together during the time of their last World Series triumph, in 1979. As the Pirates called the 39-year-old "Pops," he was a father in the eyes of the city, at least for a moment. Stargell, who died at age 61 in 2001, already has a Willie Stargell Avenue named after him in Earlsboro, Okla., the city of his birth. But a street named in his honor, alongside that of his longtime Pirates teammate, I'm sure would be welcome in Pittsburgh.
MIKE D. -- My dad!
MARY N.-P. -- For a different reason than most -- I would not name a street after a
famous/important politician/celebrity -- but because she had such a great name, I
would title a street after my aunt's maiden name: Zelda Mae Herkleman.
RICK T. -- Me!
MIKE M. -- I'd name a street after S.R. Ranganathan (1892-1972), the "Father of
Library Science," whose five laws are (1) books are for use; (2) every reader his or
her book; (3) every book its reader; (4) save the time of the reader; and (5) the library
is a growing organism.
ERIK H. -- Cornell Woolrich penned the story adapted to become Alfred Hitchcock's
"Rear Window" and his tales provided a template for psychological terror for years to
come, but he doesn't seem to rank as highly in the public consciousness as Dashiell
Hammett or Raymond Chandler. Perhaps a street could help raise awareness?
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