samagon Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/07-27-11-exploring-eado-ditch-the-car-and-catch-the-wave-to-a-funky-alternative-to-washington-ave/I was googling eado, hoping to find a link to one of the many topics on haif regarding the silliness of the name, but I found the above instead.I can't quite quantify why eado is silly. it just doesn't sound at all like anything from Houston. At all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 nice writeup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little frau Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Too bad the writer couldn't find the way to use East End instead of the offensive one she prefers.Yuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispy Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Glad I'm not the only one that hates the 'EaDo' moniker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBuddy06 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 East Downtown or East End sound better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Near East Side ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Is it so hard to call it the East End? I have friends who live off Milby, and they call it the East End. Even those who frequently visit the few bars in the area call it the East End. I have yet to hear anyone call it EaDo unless you live in the suburbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Is it so hard to call it the East End? I have friends who live off Milby, and they call it the East End. Even those who frequently visit the few bars in the area call it the East End. I have yet to hear anyone call it EaDo unless you live in the suburbs. It's not hard at all to call it the East End; it's just not very helpful to do so. The East End takes in a whole lot more territory than just Eado, so it is not a terribly helpful descriptor. Depending on where off Milby your friends live, it might be a good thing they call it the East End... most of Milby is not in Eado. ;-) FWIW, I have heard a number of people call it Eado. You might as well start getting used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 I just call it East Downtown, or "in the East End, just outside 59", or "in the East End near the soccer stadium" As Houston19514 mentions, East Downtown is an area inside of the East End, just as Eastwood, Country Club Place, or old Harrisburg is a small area of the East End. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I've decided to quit bitching about EaDo. There are good people with the East Downtown Management district that are working very hard at improving this part our city, which (I assume) we all want. They earned my support. I hope that they earn yours too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 It's not hard at all to call it the East End; it's just not very helpful to do so. The East End takes in a whole lot more territory than just Eado, so it is not a terribly helpful descriptor. Depending on where off Milby your friends live, it might be a good thing they call it the East End... most of Milby is not in Eado. ;-) FWIW, I have heard a number of people call it Eado. You might as well start getting used to it.Yeah I mean if you want to get technical with every Houston neighborhood then ok the East End covers a large area, so what are we drawing limit lines as to what the East End is? I've only heard people call it EaDo because it's a name that's being thrown around. You don't have to be technical when calling an area what it is. It the East End, simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Yeah I mean if you want to get technical with every Houston neighborhood then ok the East End covers a large area, so what are we drawing limit lines as to what the East End is? I've only heard people call it EaDo because it's a name that's being thrown around. You don't have to be technical when calling an area what it is. It the East End, simple as that. The East End is pretty much the entire area bounded by 45 to the south, 610 to the east, 59 to the west, buffalo bayou to the north (some would say i-10, or clinton drive is the actual boundary to the north). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Yeah I mean if you want to get technical with every Houston neighborhood then ok the East End covers a large area, so what are we drawing limit lines as to what the East End is? I've only heard people call it EaDo because it's a name that's being thrown around. You don't have to be technical when calling an area what it is. It the East End, simple as that. Yes, Eado is part of the East End. There are other neighborhoods in the East End as well. Does it also offend you when residents of Eastwood say they live in Eastwood rather than saying they live in the East End? My point was that, while true, it is not terribly helpful to tell someone you are going out to the East End or you live in the East End. If one is going out to bars in Eado, it gives listeners a lot better information to say that, rather than to say you are going out to the East End. As I said earlier, it is not hard at all to say East End, it just doesn't convey very much information. What is so hard about saying Eado? I cannot understand the fear of so many on this forum of having place names for neighborhoods in Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Point taken... I just think they could have chosen a better sounding name, and one you would instantly know how to pronounce, like East Side, East Park, etc. East Town...or a historical name, maybe the original landowner, like...Frostown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Point taken... I just think they could have chosen a better sounding name, and one you would instantly know how to pronounce, like East Side, East Park, etc. East Town...or a historical name, maybe the original landowner, like...Frostown. Except the historic Frostown is not in EADO. Do people really have trouble figuring out how to pronounce EADO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I was just using Frostown as an example... and yes, I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 I have no problem pronouncing the word. I do feel a bit of awkward saying it though. It's like saying uptown instead of the galleria area. It was awkward to say uptown when everyone knew it as the galleria area. typical conversations would go like this: me: I'm in uptown right nowfriends: where's that?me: the galleria areafriends: well, why didn't you say that?me: yes. today, if I call it eado, this is the conversation that is had: me: I'm in eado right nowfriends: where's that?me: by the new soccer stadiumfriends: well, why didn't you say that?me: yes. Here's another one: me: I'm in neartownfriends: where's that?me: montrosefriends: well, why didn't you say that?me: yes. So, all I'm saying is that until eado has some context in the common lexicon of Houston, it's worthless to use it. One day (if their marketing department is good) they will have us all calling it eado, and everyone will know that eado is the area where the soccer stadium is, but until that happens? east of downtown, or by the soccer stadium makes me feel like I am communicating better. That's what it is all about right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 ^ I guess the people with whom I communicate are more in tune or something. I've heard EADO used in any number of conversations and not once has anyone had a follow up question. And I guess you could say the same thing about any new names being "worthless" to use until they become part of the common lexicon. It was probably once worthless to refer to the Memorial City area. It was probably once worthless to refer to City Centre (and probably still is to a fair number of Houstonians). It was probably once worthless to refer to the Greenway Plaza area or Greenspoint. It was probably once worthless to refer to the Energy Corridor. Nevertheless, new place names are invented and become part of the common lexicon both here and in other cities on a regular basis. I suppose there are some that never really make it (Neartown is probably a good example of one that is not really going to make it... partly because it covers a broad amorphous area that is better described by its individual parts.) My question is, why the hostility to new place names on this forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 My question is, why the hostility to new place names on this forum? I don't have hostility towards new place names. It is what it is, the world changes, so I can't answer that, but I do have a strong dislike for the name eado. It's contrived and silly, never mind if it was voted on by people who live and work in the area, that only means that the options they had to choose from were worse than eado. I respect what the people who are in charge of the east downtown management district have done for the area, and what they are doing, when the name means something to residents of the city, I'll use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 ^ I guess the people with whom I communicate are more in tune or something. I've heard EADO used in any number of conversations and not once has anyone had a follow up question. And I guess you could say the same thing about any new names being "worthless" to use until they become part of the common lexicon. It was probably once worthless to refer to the Memorial City area. It was probably once worthless to refer to City Centre (and probably still is to a fair number of Houstonians). It was probably once worthless to refer to the Greenway Plaza area or Greenspoint. It was probably once worthless to refer to the Energy Corridor. Nevertheless, new place names are invented and become part of the common lexicon both here and in other cities on a regular basis. I suppose there are some that never really make it (Neartown is probably a good example of one that is not really going to make it... partly because it covers a broad amorphous area that is better described by its individual parts.) My question is, why the hostility to new place names on this forum? I bought my home in "EaDo" a few months ago -- I hear EaDo mentioned all the time from my neighbors, Realtors (especially Realtors - I think it is their new buzz word), Little Woodrow's EaDo, etc -- I can imagine people that don't live in the area wouldn't hear it as often (if ever) since it's not part of their travels (I didn't know Neartown meant Montrose and lived in Montrose several years ago). When I mention EaDo to my co-workers (I work near Willowbrook Mall) they have no idea what I am talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Neartown means nothing. It is abomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Neartown means nothing. It is abomination. Speaking of abominations, whoever first started referring to Montrose as "the 'Trose" deserves a savage beatdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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