The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-08

To a stranger landing in Richmond the
arrangement of some of the streets here
would possibly be at first somewhat con-
fusing. 1t would be u little difficult for
him to get the tanglc unwound, consld-
erng that in Richmond there are no
less than eleven or twelve streets which
have the same names as those of twelve
other streets. For instance. there are
two Baker Streets, two Washington
Streets, two Graham Streets. two Green
Streets, and so on down the list. There
is even to be found three streets of one
name-Ccdar. There is a Park Aven,tc
and a Park Street. There Happens also
to be one William Street two Williams
Streets and {; Williamsburg, Avenue.
There are many otilor tangles.
Now, put q. man i'll the middle Of all
this, tell him to find his Way around
and see what he does. He will be the
victim OF a Zig plizzle.. Tell him. Cor
instance, TO find certain mouse OH Cedar
Street. After he is done chasing the
various Cedar Streets down and finds.
when he is about ready. ia Drop that the
particular Cedar Street he is looking for
IS that one away UP III the other end OF
the city he will probably be 50 disgust
ed that he will go somewhere. find q
Cedar TREE Gi1d hang himself or 1t.
AN EXPERIENCE.
A few weeks ago certain newspaper
Of this city assigned a new reporter to
write a story about a woman vino lived
on Washington Street and who had Ia
ken poison by mistake. The newspaper
man went forth in quest az The woman
III question and didn't bother his head
about finding out exactly what wash
ington Street it was he wanted. He had
been gone the better part Of the day.
The telephone rang. 4 EMAIL voice. W.
IDENTIFY. coming from a. great distance,
announced that the reporter was at tho
other end Of the line. He said that no
couldn't imagine where OH Garth he was,
but judged that lie was somewhere near
Cincinnati He had been dragging HIM
self along ever since he left the once
and was well-nigl, exhausted, buE he
thought he could held out for eight or ten
miles further.
All this to find the right WASHINGTON
Street and the right house ON it. There
are other people who think that there
is about as much chance of finding C!n-
c:nnatl in Richmond as there is in locat-
ing one OF Richmond's out.of-the-way
streets. And they are about right. Ihcfe
is an Ohio Street in or around Richmond;
Tho Hague is also here; likewise Bowling
Green and Brooklyn; SO why not CON-
cinnati.
ANOTHER CURIOUS THING
There is another curious thing about
some of the streets in Richmond They
have a haElt Of running into one ano-
Their, or rather of changing their names
at certain points. For instance. a man
walking quietly along Beech Street.
starting at Main and going north. would
suddenly find himself on Harrison Street
after he had passed Grove Avenue. From
Main street to Grove Avenue it is Beech
Street: from Grove Avenus to Moore
Street it is Harrison.
Take the same street In the southwark
direction. Passing Main Street One
would naturally go to- the right. where
the line of the street seems to carrs. him.
He viii find himself in the Old Ressr.
voir before he knows it If he walks far
enough. Is IS Reservoir Street there.
f be wants to be right he, will have to-