Residents Uneasy About Name of Their Street
Fears of bioterrorism have left some Fayetteville residents uncomfortable giving their address--Anthrax Street.
“I am embarrassed when I have to say my street name, and it’s gotten worse,” said Karen Williams, who lives in one of seven homes on the street. She picked her subdivision lot and had a house built in 1996 before the street was named.
Residents say the usual jeers and jokes multiplied after reports of the disease in Florida, New York and Washington.
According to records, Anthrax Street was approved in March 1996 after a request by surveyor Mike Tate. Tate did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
