Where do you want to live? On Easy Street? “Annie” knew about it and if you live in Carefree, Arizona, you might be able to live there or at least have a business there. From our parked car, we walked down Easy Street to the Wine and Art Walk.
The phrase “on Easy Street” means: Having an easy living; in comfortable circumstances; prosperous; riding on the gravy train.
American slang from the close of the nineteenth century.
The earliest record of this imaginary street in the Dictionary of American English takes it to George V. Hobart’s It’s Up to You (1902), in which the author tells of a young man “who could walk up and down Easy Street.” ~Super Beefy
One Word Sunday, like Six-Word Saturday, is hosted by Debbie at Travel With Intent. Feel free to join us.
Good one, Janet!
It brings back memories of Charlie Chaplin’s Easy Street film to me – though his version was probably rather more rundown than Carefree, Arizona.
Carefree is quite nice, Debbie, and I’m glad you enjoyed my take on your word. 🙂
Ironic that the Easy Street house number sign looks kind of like a tombstone…
🙂 It does, doesn’t it? It’s the number for a business or building with several businesses in it.
janet
Thanks for the background on Easy St. I didn’t realize that it was such a relatively recent catch-phrase. Your photo is quite lovely today and Mark has a good point about the shape of the sandstone resembling a tombstone. Perhaps it is a celebration and a warning.
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It probably just happened to be a shape just right for the information, but it’s fun to speculate.
janet
Yep.
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I like the post and the background, but you got an old song stuck in my head. Uriah Heep “easy Livin” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKxZY0DIxIk
Ha! I know all about songs getting stuck in the head!
janet
Hopefully your work went well today and you can experience a bit of easy before it starts again 🙂
Work did go well. I have two days off, a day of work, and then a long weekend of fun.
janet
Wonderful! I’m meeting you late, on the happy side of Friday 😀
A very fun post, and perfect for the challenge!
Thanks, Naomi, and thanks for dropping by.
janet
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