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vtown7

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« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2007, 07:21:10 PM »
Not planned, but eerie nevertheless: in my hometown of Newmarket, Ontario, there is a "John Bowser cresent".

/Sha-na-na, then
//And in North Bay, where my parents live, there's a street intersection that's Third/Ferguson.  Say them together, fast...
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Brig Bother

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« Reply #16 on: September 25, 2007, 07:25:01 PM »
Am I being obvious in suggesting the town of Truth or Consequences?
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« Reply #17 on: September 25, 2007, 07:33:34 PM »
[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' post=\'164802\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 06:25 PM\']
Am I being obvious in suggesting the town of Truth or Consequences?
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Not really, because the OP is looking for game show hosts.  Don't worry, I blinked for a second too.
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tvrandywest

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« Reply #18 on: September 25, 2007, 08:18:10 PM »
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'164789\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 02:45 PM\'] I believe there's a street in New York that is named ceremonially for Philbin. It's near his alma mater, Cardinal Hayes HS. [/quote]
Yes, in my home borough, the Bronx... the only one of the five boroughs connected to the US mainland   ;-)

And let's add an honor for the host of It's News To Me, The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.

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« Reply #19 on: September 25, 2007, 08:57:57 PM »
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« Reply #20 on: September 25, 2007, 09:37:39 PM »
Are you taking foreign hosts too?

http://maps.google.it/maps?f=q&hl=it&a...p;z=17&om=1

Here's a street in Rome titled to Corrado Mantoni (1924-1999), the very first host on Italian TV back in 1949.  He was known for inventing his own gameshows instead of copying american formats.  

(look for clips in the appropriate thread in the next few days!)
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« Reply #21 on: September 25, 2007, 09:43:36 PM »
[quote name=\'narzo\' post=\'164809\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 08:57 PM\']
Monty Hall Drive in Winnipeg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kidcontinuity/1289798138/
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Already mentioned, narzo. Sorry.
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« Reply #22 on: September 25, 2007, 10:35:15 PM »
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'164812\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 09:43 PM\']
[quote name=\'narzo\' post=\'164809\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 08:57 PM\']
Monty Hall Drive in Winnipeg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kidcontinuity/1289798138/
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Already mentioned, narzo. Sorry.
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Then how about Monty Hall Drive in Cathedral City, California (suburb of Palm Springs).
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« Reply #23 on: September 25, 2007, 10:53:51 PM »
Neat, neat category, Dr. Bear.  Well done.
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« Reply #24 on: September 25, 2007, 10:58:54 PM »
Surely Mike Wallace has something named after him?  Unfortunately, it's a common enough name that I can't find anything specifically named for the 60 Minutes presenter, and not some other Mike Wallace.
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« Reply #25 on: September 25, 2007, 11:00:37 PM »
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'164815\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 10:35 PM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'164812\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 09:43 PM\']
[quote name=\'narzo\' post=\'164809\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 08:57 PM\']
Monty Hall Drive in Winnipeg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kidcontinuity/1289798138/
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Already mentioned, narzo. Sorry.
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Then how about Monty Hall Drive in Cathedral City, California (suburb of Palm Springs).
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Actually, I referred to both in my earlier post, but it was nice to see the street sign for the first one. :-)
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« Reply #26 on: September 26, 2007, 08:05:34 AM »
[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'164818\' date=\'Sep 25 2007, 10:58 PM\']
Surely Mike Wallace has something named after him?  Unfortunately, it's a common enough name that I can't find anything specifically named for the 60 Minutes presenter, and not some other Mike Wallace.
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Not at his alma mater (Michigan) other than a fellowship he partially endows.  Building names here either require that you were once president of the University or an 8-figure donation.


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« Reply #27 on: September 27, 2007, 01:44:33 PM »
There is a...Glenn Ridge Drive across town...
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