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Old 08-02-2012, 06:39 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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You gotta be careful when screwing with place names. We wanted to change Foremaster Lane to Ch-3 Lane until we found it was named for a local war hero.
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Old 08-02-2012, 08:44 PM
 
Location: Kingman AZ
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that i don know bzzzz....he may well have been....Ol Vail spawned a few....
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Old 08-02-2012, 11:26 PM
 
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Before moving to Las Vegas in December, I spent 20 years in Hendersonville, TN. I like the name Henderson. Reminds me of "home".
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Old 08-03-2012, 03:54 AM
 
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You want Spanish cache? Fine, call it El Henderson.
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Old 08-03-2012, 07:58 AM
 
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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I actually love the name Henderson!
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Old 08-03-2012, 08:11 AM
 
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It would be so much more appealing if it had a fancy Spanish name.

Anyone else agree?

Would consider it, but writing down "Henderson" as my address would just annoy me.
Yes, something like Los Feliz, or San Juan Capistrano....San Luis Obispo...Los Gatos, or just San or Los....Something.....how about Rancho Cucamonga?..
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Old 08-03-2012, 10:33 AM
 
Location: Sunrise
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I thought the town was named after the actress:

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Old 08-03-2012, 01:54 PM
 
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Are you sure it wasn't named after Skitch Henderson? I think he founded it when he was there as band leader for Johnny Carson.
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Old 08-09-2012, 02:56 PM
 
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Yes, something like Los Feliz, or San Juan Capistrano....San Luis Obispo...Los Gatos, or just San or Los....Something.....how about Rancho Cucamonga?..
Hey hey hey...Leave Rancho Cucamonga (or as it's better known - Lewis Town) alone..... I lived there for a while and live rite next door now....
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Old 08-09-2012, 11:07 PM
 
Location: So Cal
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Why is it called "Henderson"?

Because Los Angeles was already taken?
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