Changes: List of Hill Valley streets

Revision as of 02:36, 12 March 2012

Hill Valley, California, is depicted in the Back to the Future trilogy in great detail. Not only are street addresses mentioned in the dialogue, but maps and a 1955 telephone directory are shown as well. Two major state highways converge near Courthouse Square, where U.S. Route 395, running north-south along Main Street intersects with U.S. Route 8, which runs east-west along Second Street and parallel to Hill Street.

The origin of the street numbering system is near the Hill Valley Railroad Station.^[1]

In relation to the clock tower, the Western Auto store and the Bank of America are to the north on Second Street. The McFly farm in 1885, and the Pohatchee Drive-In Theater in 1955, appear to be located north of Hill Valley, as Marty walks down the railroad tracks from the north, before reaching the station.

The Town Theater is to the east of the clock tower, on a street whose name is not shown (although it was referred to in the first draft as Monroe Avenue ^[2]. After passing through the square in 1985, Marty continues east to get to Hill Valley High School. With Jennifer, he walks back from the east side after the Battle of the Bands.

The Essex Theater is to the south of the clock tower, on the 400 block of Hill Street. When Marty rides on his skateboard from Doc's garage in 1985, he approaches from the south. In walking from 2 mile marker at the future site of Lyon Estates in 1955, he also approaches town from the south (in 2015, Doc flies from Lyon Estates from the west side on an east-west skyway). When Marty returns to 1985, he runs south toward the Lone Pine Mall.

Lou's Cafe and the Texaco service station are to the west of the clock tower, on the 100 block of Main Street. Marty travels west as he runs after George in 1955. When he arrives in town in 1885, he comes from the west side, where the Hill Valley Railroad Station is located a few blocks away from the square.

North-South Streets

Mason Street, where Biff Tannen lived in 1955, and Sycamore Street, where George McFly and Lorraine Baines both had houses, were on a north-south line. Streets following a north-south route are Main Street, North Avenue, North Salt Lake Avenue, South State Street, and Temple Street. In addition, Maple Street and Riverside Drive (later John F. Kennedy Drive) are described as being "on the east end of town" by Sam Baines, with the latter being a major north-south thoroughfare by 1985. The Central Pacific Railroad tracks also ran through town north to south.

East-West Streets

The numbered streets, ranging from "East 2nd Street" as far as "43rd Street", follow an east-west direction. Among the addresses seen in the phone book are "214 E. 2nd", "230 E. 3rd", "1438 W. 4th", "281 West 23rd", "2407 East 33rd" and "604 East 39th". Parallel streets running east to west are Hill Street, Sandy Street, and West Drive. Cherry Street intersected with Main Street.

Other streets

Alta View Drive located in Midrie
Benlea Avenue
Broad Avenue
Bryan Avenue
Business Center Road location of CusCo in 2015, Marty's employer.
Hoffer Street
More Avenue
Oakhurst Street located south of downtown Hill Valley, across Eastwood Ravine, at the Hilldale neighborhood. Marty McFly lived here in 2015 after wrecking his truck nearby in 1985.
Oriole Road -- 2015 residence of Douglas J. Needles, at 88 Oriole Road
River Road road between Biff Tannen's home on Mason Street, and the Hill Valley High School. The road passes through a tunnel that goes underneath Deacon's Hill. Biff wrecked his car outside the tunnel on November 5, 1955, shortly after Marty took the almanac from him.
Rosewood Avenue
Sherman Avenue
Thornton Avenue
Waterfront Avenue
Wilbur Avenue

References

↑ The corner of Main and Hill is at the 400 block of Hill, as shown by the corner street sign in 1985. In 2015, the Cafe 80s is located at 224 Main Street, which would be consistent with being on the corner of 2nd Street. Since in most cities, buildings on the corner at the origin are usually numbered 100 and 101 so that all addresses have at least 3 digits, 400 Hill St. is 3 blocks east of the origin, apparently the railroad tracks. Also, the railroad station was on the block north of Second St. in 1885, which matches that the Cafe 80's is on the block south of Second St. to have the address 224. This would also mean that Hill St., at the Essex Theater side of the square, might take the place of Third St.
↑ Officer Foley of the NRC asks Marty, "Been in the vicinity of 2980 Monroe Avenue today?" and explains, "Over by the old Orpheum Theater." It's the same theater that houses the Assembly of Christ

[1] The corner of Main and Hill is at the 400 block of Hill, as shown by the corner street sign in 1985. In 2015, the Cafe 80s is located at 224 Main Street, which would be consistent with being on the corner of 2nd Street. Since in most cities, buildings on the corner at the origin are usually numbered 100 and 101 so that all addresses have at least 3 digits, 400 Hill St. is 3 blocks east of the origin, apparently the railroad tracks. Also, the railroad station was on the block north of Second St. in 1885, which matches that the Cafe 80's is on the block south of Second St. to have the address 224. This would also mean that Hill St., at the Essex Theater side of the square, might take the place of Third St.

[2] Officer Foley of the NRC asks Marty, "Been in the vicinity of 2980 Monroe Avenue today?" and explains, "Over by the old Orpheum Theater." It's the same theater that houses the Assembly of Christ

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 * [[Oakhurst Street]] located south of downtown Hill Valley, across [[Eastwood Ravine]], at the [[Hilldale]] neighborhood.  Marty McFly lived here in 2015 after wrecking his truck nearby in 1985.
 * [[Oriole Road]] -- 2015 residence of [[Douglas J. Needles]], at 88 Oriole Road
-* [[River Road]] road between [[Biff Tannen]]'s home on [[Mason Street]], and the [[Hill Valley High School]].  The road passes through a tunnel tbat goes underneath [[Deacon's Hill]].  Biff wrecked his car outside the tunnel on November 5, 1955, shortly after Marty took the almanac from him.
+* [[River Road]] road between [[Biff Tannen]]'s home on [[Mason Street]], and the [[Hill Valley High School]].  The road passes through a [[River Road Tunnel|tunnel]] that goes underneath [[Deacon's Hill]]. Biff wrecked his car outside the tunnel on November 5, 1955, shortly after Marty took the almanac from him.
 * [[Rosewood Avenue]]
 * [[Sherman Avenue]]