The road I lived on as a child has the same name as my family name.
My family had lived there a long time and most people thought the road had been named after us: it wasn't. The road's name came from another family (not related), who moved away before I was born.
I have 6 brothers and sisters.
We all grew up in the same town.
We played sports, took music lessons, did amateur theatre, took dancing classes, were in boy scouts/girl guides, got into trouble with the law, and worked part time/ full time jobs all over the town.
Our father was a doctor and delivered a good portion of the younger population.
We were a cornerstone of the community; everyone knew who we were.
Who lives there now?
No one.
None of us even live within 500 miles (800km) of the town.
The road is still there though!
My family had lived there a long time and most people thought the road had been named after us: it wasn't. The road's name came from another family (not related), who moved away before I was born.
I have 6 brothers and sisters.
We all grew up in the same town.
We played sports, took music lessons, did amateur theatre, took dancing classes, were in boy scouts/girl guides, got into trouble with the law, and worked part time/ full time jobs all over the town.
Our father was a doctor and delivered a good portion of the younger population.
We were a cornerstone of the community; everyone knew who we were.
Who lives there now?
No one.
None of us even live within 500 miles (800km) of the town.
The road is still there though!
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