I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoWhen a place is called " Heights", what does "heights" mean/refer to?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1136arrow-down1message-squareWhen a place is called " Heights", what does "heights" mean/refer to?I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
For example, in Washington Heights and Golan Heights, what does “heights” mean? What does it tell us about the place?
minus-squarehedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoHigh street is an alternative term for Market and used in towns where Market Street is not used. None of them are really the highest street in town, at least not in the US East Coast. The actual elevated places are usually called -view.
High street is an alternative term for Market and used in towns where Market Street is not used. None of them are really the highest street in town, at least not in the US East Coast. The actual elevated places are usually called -view.