The Wacky Lumberjack Frat Behind 'Hoo Hoo Way'

Bay Curious

KQED

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Bay Curious listeners Peter Caravalho and Sarah Caravalho Khan live in Cupertino. While wandering around their neighborhood they wondered where the street name "Hoo Hoo Way" came from. Turns out, it's a long story. Additional Reading: This Lumberjack Frat Once Had the Coolest Clubhouse in S.F. Sign up for the Bay Curious newsletter! Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Suzie Racho and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Carly Severn, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Don Clyde. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	Hello, you're listening to Bay Curious.
0:05.0	I'm Katrina Schwartz.
0:07.0	We get a lot of questions here at Bay Curious about why things are named the way they are,
0:12.0	especially streets. For example, are there
0:15.4	alleys in San Francisco's south of market neighborhood named for Gold Rush
0:19.1	era prostitutes? When it comes to names there are intriguing myths, fascinating theories, and of course
0:25.2	history. Soon we'll be answering a bunch of your naming questions in our newsletter.
0:30.0	Did you even know Bay Curious has a newsletter?
0:33.0	Well, we do.
0:34.0	It's full of fun Bay Area Facts, cool photos, and more answers to your questions.
0:39.0	You can sign up at baycurious.org
0:41.0	slash newsletter, or look for a link in our show notes.
0:45.0	Okay, on to this week's show.
0:47.0	Speaking of street names, today we've got a story for you that first aired in 2017.
0:54.8	Stay with us for Black Cats, Moving Houses, and Secrets.
1:00.0	All that coming up.
1:04.0	Support for Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company,
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1:28.0	We sent reporter Jessica Plachek down to Cupertino to meet our question askers. Hi, my name is Pete Caravallo.
1:30.0	Hi, I'm Sarah Caravallo Khan.
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