ðə sˈeɪm ɪz tɹˈuː ʌvðɪ ˈʌðɚ tˈuː mˈeɪn θˈʌɹoʊfˌɛɹz ʌv dˈaʊntaʊn ˈæθᵻnz, wˌɪtʃ ɹˈʌn pˈæɹəlˌɛl tʊ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ ænd tə stˈeɪdɪˌuː stɹˈiːt: "ᵻlɪfθˈɜːɹɪˌoʊz vɛnˈaɪzloʊz stɹˈiːt" ænd "ɹˈoʊzəvˌɛlt stɹˈiːt" wɜː lˈaɪkwaɪz nˈɛvɚɹ ɐdˈɑːptᵻd baɪ ðə pˈʌblɪk, wˌɪtʃ ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ɔnðə tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd ˌækɐdˈɪmiəz stɹˈiːt ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
The same is true of the other two main thoroughfares of downtown Athens, which run parallel to each other and to Stadiou Street: "Eleftherios Venizelos Street" and "Roosevelt Street" were likewise never adopted by the public, which insisted on the traditional University and Akadimias Street respectively.