http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/061404dnmetpurgatory.9c424.html Frisco ending the suffering on Purgatory Drive Name change relieves residents burned out on not-so-divine comedy 09:10 PM CDT on Sunday, June 13, 2004 By STELLA M. CHÁVEZ / The Dallas Morning News FRISCO – Some Frisco residents are caught in a state between heaven and hell. Not to worry. They're getting out soon. Twelve homeowners who live on Purgatory Drive recently petitioned the city to change the name of their street to Keystone Drive. The City Council honored their request. In a couple of weeks, residents should see a new street sign in the northwest Frisco subdivision, El Dorado Fairways. Homeowners are relieved. While they love their neighborhood, they say they're uncomfortable living on a street that evokes unpleasant images. For Catholics, purgatory is a condition of temporary suffering meant to cleanse souls that aren't ready for heaven. "You don't want people to think that's where you live, that you live in some kind of in-between state," said Jeannette Rohan, who led the petition drive. She and her husband, Michael, who was raised Catholic, often got the expected reaction from folks. "They would say, 'Oh, you live in purgatory,' " she said. They worried they might eventually have trouble selling their home. City officials say the street was named after a popular ski resort in Colorado. That resort has changed its name to Durango Mountain Resort, though it still refers to the ski mountain as Purgatory. Residents say Keystone Drive is much better and still maintains the ski theme. Patrick Miller said the street's outgoing name didn't bother him, but he didn't oppose the change. "I could see how other people might be superstitious or don't want anything going through people's mind when they hear they live in purgatory," he said. This story struck me as funny for some reason, especially the part about worrying about not being able to sell their home. "Oh, it's the perfect house for us, but it's on Purgatory Drive. Nevermind." I'm actually a little concerned, living on Ohio Drive in Plano, that people will think I'm not a Texan. It just seems silly, especially with so many silly street names out there that anyone would care enough to petition to get it changed. But whatever.
Hehe. I'm building my house in Frisco. Love the area. I'm not sure who let that name get through, though. Oddly enough, a Frisco forum I'm on had a thread where someone posted what to do while they were in Houston. Most of the responses said "get out". I referred to this forum's thread where people from Houston say the Dallas area sucks. I'm sure they're both right.
Man, Purgatory is an awesome street name. They're lucky I wasn't living on their street. Then again, it doesn't really sound like the sort of place I'd live at anyway. I'll have to talk to my fellow Palm St. denizens and see if they'll help me petition for a change to Purgatory Dr.
Wow, what a weird thing to throw that much effort behind. They could've used that energy to help the unfortunate or something.
Normally I would agree but they do have a point about resell value. Some people are so fickle as to let something as trivial as a streetname name bother them.
Wonder why they bought a house there in the first place then. Pretty sure the street didn't get its name after they all moved in. Personally, all the houses on that street are worth less to me now because I know the neighborhood is full of weirdos.
Frisco is in freakin' BFE... Tons of traffic, overpriced homes, etc...Although, if anyone is new to the area, up north is the place to be...
I haven't noticed it to be all that different from anywhere else. I live fairly nearby, and I can be downtown (Dallas) in 15 minutes. By the way, Purgatory Drive connects with Alamo Court. I wonder if property values on that street aren't lower since 1. We lost at the Alamo, and 2. The movie was a huge flop.
