running round the city centre). In Phoenix, Arizona, "the avenues" can colloquially mean "the west side of town", due to the numbered north–south-running roads being called "Avenues" in the western part of the city, separated from the eastern "Streets" by a "Central Avenue". Similarly, "the avenues" in San Francisco, California refers to the Richmond District and the Sunset District, the two neighborhoods on the Pacific coast, north and south of Golden Gate Park, respectively. In Anglophone urban or suburban settings, "avenue" is one of the usual suite of words used in street names, along with "boulevard", "circle", "court", "drive", "lane", "place", "road", "street", "terrace", "way", "gate" and so on, any of which may carry connotations as to the street's size, importance, or function. Avenues were usually lined with trees when first built, although many avenues have lost their trees to make way for overhead wiring, parking or to allow light into properties. Notable avenues Paseo del Prado, Madrid, Spain Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon, Portugal Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, United States Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, United States Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, California, United States Holland Park Avenue, London, United Kingdom 9 de Julio Avenue, Buenos Aires, Argentina Paulista Avenue, São Paulo, Brazil Kurfürstendamm (Ku'Damm), Berlin, Germany Gallery See also Alley — a narrow lane, or path Alameda Avenue of honour Garden design Hedges Shade tree Southern live oak References External links Landscape avenue Garden features Landscape design history Types of roads Types of streets