Many streets were named after leading figures of the day — Kitchener, Methuen, Carrington, Disraeli, Moltke, Balfour, Elgin, Haig. Others reflected the Empire’s expansion — Canada, Monteal, Hudson. Of course there was an Empire Street, and nobody believed Klondyke Street was paved with gold. "Strange sounding names from Far Away Places" by Michael McRitchie in Belfast News-Letter - Tuesday 14 May 1974.The minutes of the Town Improvement Committee of Belfast Corporation on 23 October 1895 indicate the naming of six new streets off Crumlin Road: Columba (in fact it is Columbia), Rosebank Street, Ohio Street, Oregon Street, Ottawa Street and Montreal Street.
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Many streets were named after leading figures of the day — Kitchener, Methuen, Carrington, Disraeli, Moltke, Balfour, Elgin, Haig. Others reflected the Empire’s expansion — Canada, Monteal, Hudson. Of course there was an Empire Street, and nobody believed Klondyke Street was paved with gold. "Strange sounding names from Far Away Places" by Michael McRitchie in Belfast News-Letter - Tuesday 14 May 1974.