Cheesy Street/ Purgatory address requires sense of humor

From: The Gazette | Date: January 22, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

When Beverly Watts gives out her Purgatory Drive address, she knows what will follow.

"Mostly, people are just a little shocked that I live in purgatory," the 57-year-old said. "I say, 'Well it's halfway between heaven and hell. What more could you want?'"

Watts and her neighbors - including those on the nine-house Purgatory Court - aren't the only ones in Colorado Springs who wait for reactions after giving their addresses.

The city is full of unusual and goofy street names. Take Hoodoo Drive, Seesaw Circle, Sodbuster Trail, Twinkle Way or Teeter Totter Circle.

Neighborhood street names ...

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