Do you mean 69th street is an uncommon name?
Here's some trivia.
In Philadelphia, Race Street was named because they used to have horse races there. Market was High Street and Arch was Mulberry. The names we know them by now were like the situation with the Blue Route today in Philadelphia or the Loop in St Louis, names people gave to streets or areas that pushed aside the official names.
Theres a good list of these at Late and Former Names of Streets of the Old Districts of Northern Liberties, Kensington, Port Richmond and Spring Garden
If you feel like paying for the information, I just found a book listed called Mermaids, Monasteries, Cherokees and Custer: The Stories Behind Philadelphia Street Names Late and Former Names of Streets of the Old Districts of Northern Liberties, Kensington, Port Richmond and Spring Garden
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