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http://www.livingplaces.com/NC/Buncombe_County/Asheville_City/Norwood_Park_Historic_District.html

While not fully documented, long-time residents note that there are two houses in the Nor[wegian W]ood Park Historic District that pre-date the rest of the neighborhood. These are 39… (ca.1910) and 104… (ca.1900). Both of these were farmhouses on the land that later developed into Nor[wegian W]ood Park. The land which eventually became part of [Earl Weaver] Park, on the west side of [Cherry Avenue], was originally a field associated with 39…

Turns out this Earl Weaver Park associated with House 39 of the Norwegian Wood neighborhood of A-ville is perhaps part of a *second* Google Maps art event of Cherry Avenue, which creates its western boundary. This involves [traffic] islands again. But let’s return to the above article for a bit more information. We’ll get back to the 39 residence.

Nor[wegian W]ood Park was part of the “suburb beautiful” movement taking place all over the country. This movement consisted of a design philosophy which included a curvilinear system of street design that paid close attention to the natural topography and incorporated within its boundaries amenities such as large lots, sidewalks, tree-lined streets, open spaces, and elaborate high-style houses following the latest architectural trends of the day.

This first layout included Virginia Avenue (later renamed Nor[wegian W]ood Avenue); S. Woodward Avenue; Woodward Avenue; Midway Drive; and Lynndon Road (later [Cherry Avenue]) noted on the plat.

So this seems interesting: the original name of Cherry Avenue is Lynndon Road. But this is perhaps a falsity in our closed world of the Frank and Herman Einstein! blog. It brings to mind John *Lennon* who penned the song “Norwegian Wood” in 1965 that the neighborhood was obviously *not* named after, being platted a half century earlier. First, does Lynndon actually translate to Lennon? And then does the Norwegian Wood neighborhood lend its name to the song instead?

It’s also important to note that a British lime tree is called a linden tree, but unrelated to the lime fruit. I think Lynndon comes from Linden, and then this translates to the Lime Street running parrallel to what was then Lynndon Street (and what is now Cherry Avenue). What I’m getting at is that Lynndon and Lime street names here have a common origin in Linden, and this is probably related to Lennon via Norwegian Wood. So what is the time order? Lynndon Street predated the Norwegian Wood neighborhood or development. Lime Street as well. But Lynndon Street leads directly *to* Norwegian Wood, passing by Earl Weaver Park as it does. And the above article mentions that Earl Weaver Park was once a field associated with House 39 of what would soon become [the center of?] the Norwegian Wood development.

So here’s what’s happening, I think. *Linden* is the name of the *stream* running precisely between what is now Cherry Avenue and Lime Street. Cherry Avenue use to be called Lynndon Street, so the stream gave that street its name, I feel. The Linden stream also gave Lime Street its name. It might have come from [linden or lime] trees bordering the creek, and also perhaps named by someone of British descent (?). Anyway, the Lime Street name may have been coined after parallel Lynndon Street, with the latter name then changed to Cherry Street or Cherry Avenue, perhaps part of a fruit naming scheme.

In Pine Apple, Alabama, we just so happen to have a Cherry Street coupled with a Banana Street, as we’ve already reviewed in several previous blog posts here. Following Highway 10 out of Pine Apple to the east, its name changes to Pineapple Highway in the next county over (Butler) where it passes through a hamlet named Saucer that we’ve also mentioned on this blog in reference to the Forest Home Circle.

https://bakerbloch.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/more-alien-information/

But to my map pictures created today. In the first, I attempt to illuminate the fact that Saucer and Fake Herbert are equidistant from Forest Home, or a distance of 2.8 miles. Fake Herbert is discussed in this earlier post a bit: when you look up Herbert AL in the GNIS database you are directed here instead of the actual location of Herbert in this state, which lies about 28 miles south in neighboring Conecuh County.

Interesting as well that two *same named* roads become linked within this Alabama circle (Cardinal), just like we have Lynndon and Lime street names originating in a common Linden stream running parallel to and between both, hypothetically.

But certainly a key word here is Saucer, and on the Pineapple Highway. Note that this highway is spelled exactly like the tropical fruit, and not with two words like the obvious namesake town of Pine Apple. It has become aligned with this fruit related complex of names, whatever that is. And I think it actually originates from Saucer, but I’ll have to save that for a part 2.

I’ll also get to the second proposed Google Maps art event involving Cherry Avenue asap.