Borrego Street Names

I imagine the people who decided on Borrego's street names must have had a lot of fun! According to Diana Lindsay's book, Anza- Borrego A to Z, the development of the town began in 1947 when the Borrego Springs Land and Development Company began subdividing lots and constructing roads.

If you look at most of the street names, they have a decided western theme...many of them can be visualized as cattle brands. Among them are Broken Arrow, Five Diamonds, Bar O, Double O, Flying U, Swinging V, Lazy S, Slash M, Circle J, T Anchor, Tilting T, Lazy Ladder and others. For good luck, I suppose, a few Saints were thrown in...St. Thomas and St. Croix.

Others...Riata, Frying Pan, Bending Elbow,Saddle, Wranglers, Big Horn, Deep Well, Pecos, Sewanee, Inca, Hopi Path, Zuni Trail,Yaqui...even some plants...Oleander, Pampas, Carob, Indigo,Verbena, Smoke Tree. We even have a Church Lane! ( Yes, four of them are on it. )

You get the idea...you can have a good time in Borrego just walking or riding around reading the street signs!