"Obi-Wan Kenobi Street" in Grabowiec Poland

[Sewer Bull]

As we have a huge community of Star Wars fans here at Technodrome, I decided to announce you some great news.

Yep, we have Obi-Wan Kenobi St. for real. There's one in Grabowiec, named in May 2005

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Ulica_Kenobiego.jpg

There were some articles in Polish press and internet, sadly, they were in Polish only. I managed to find only one link in English - doesn't look very serious but I can assure you the whole matter with "Obi-Wan Kenobi Street" is real, not fake:


There is an Obi-Wan Kenobi Street in Grabowiec, a settlement in western Poland, near Torun (the town of Copernicus). The idea came from Leszek Budkiewicz -- street's tenant, local council's member and after all -- a Star Wars fan. He came upon his crazy idea and made the council go after it (I wonder if he was using the Force ;-). Some of the council's members even became Star Wars fans themselves! I wonder if they're going to call themselves The Jedi Council? ;-)

http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Polands_ObiWan_Kenobi_Street_92919.asp

And something makes me wonder, because the council representatives claim Grabowiec is the first city ever to have "Obi-Wan Kenobi Street" and I reckon they exaggerate. It couldn't be the first one... I think.

[Weapon X]

Hahaha, thats pretty cool. It's like the "Leo's" Pizza resturant in my town. :P

[Peanut]

That's pretty cool.

[Voltron]

HELL YEAH! I'm going to Poland to get my picture taken with that right now. Perhaps I'll learn the ways of the Force...and become a master with a Kielbasa sabre. What a delicious way to die... :P

Joking...

[Raph's Girl]

There's a restauraunt in Seattle called Michelangelo's... :lol:


"Help me Obi Wan.. you're my only street!" :lol:

[Ryona]

While that is quite amussing, why is it spelled in such an awkward way? Was it purposely misspelled to sound polish???

[Anarky]

I think it's translated something like "Obi-Wan Kenobi's street". But that's just a wild guess.

[Jo Dawn]

Darnit, I wanna Obi Wan Kenobi Street!! *pouts*

Oh, hey, we have a Leo's pizza somewhere near here, too!!

[That Matt Guy]

Does it dead end at Vader Blvd?

[Voltron]

Does it dead end at Vader Blvd?


Hiyoooo...

I guess it's a real dead end, huh? nyuk nyuk nyuk.

[Sewer Bull]

I think it's translated something like "Obi-Wan Kenobi's street". But that's just a wild guess.

Exactly. In Polish (and in Slavic languages in general) there is "Someone's Street" grammatical construction, not "Someone Street", hence this weird spelling.