Talk:Twin Falls, Idaho

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[edit] Downtown Streets

It is unclear by what means "3rd and 3rd" can refer to multiple locations. Do the same street and avenue intersect each other multiple times? The grid system seems pretty clear to me. SiriusAlphaCMa 09:26, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, yes and no. The numbered streets fan out from Main Avenue. There are are two of each number on either side of Main and each were given different directions on either side of Shoshone Street. As an example 6th Avenue West becomes 6th Avenue South on the other side of Shoshone, while 6th Avenue North becomes 6th Avenue East on the other side of the grid. 6th Avenue West/South is parallel to 6th Avenue North/East but half a mile away from it. The numbered streets used to do something similar parallel to Shoshone Street but changing direction at Main Avenue.
So, before the street names were changed there were actually four intersections of 3rd and 3rd: 3rd Avenue West and 3rd Street West, 3rd Avenue East and 3rd Street East, 3rd Avenue North and 3rd Street North, and 3rd Avenue South and 3rd Street South. On a map these intersections formed a diamond with each point a quarter mile or so from the next.
To complicate the matter further, Main Avenue and Shoshone Street both have different directions on the each side of the street. For example, an address on Main Avenue East is directly across the street from an address on Main Avenue South. This situation remains the case to this day.
The directional quadrants this system created may have made sense in theory, but in practice it could get confusing indeed. --Faustus37 19:44, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Coat of Arms

The coat of arms we're using here is a bit outdated. The basic design is the same, but the city gave it a facelift a couple years ago. I'll keep an eye out for a replacement. --Faustus37 02:12, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Found it. --Faustus37 01:31, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
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