February 4, 1968, Appleton Post-Crescent
I chanced upon this article in the editorial page and considered it so much filler. But then I got to thinking, this applied to Appleton streets but there is much similarity to Menasha's roster of great street names. I had the pleasure to grow up on the winner- Second Street, albeit quite a vanilla name. Compared to some of the wonders available on the island- Ahnaip, Naymut, my street name was positively mundane. Even those closer to my residence-Tayco, Konemac held their individuality. When I think of the street names we used to have and gave up in the name of industrial progress or cultural change- Osko, Keshaynee, Waubacoon, Penaysee- the R.L. Polk Company could have had a field day with that roster. They were Indian-based names, but so distinctive. As the article says, they can be quite the conversation piece.
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