What street in the US version of Monopoly do you have to own to make a set with Mediterranean Avenue?

Monopoly started out as the opposite of the fun game we grew up with. It was a game explaining the evil of monopolies. The original idea, as became widely known only decades after its “official” launch, came from Lizzie Magie (1866-1948), née Elizabeth J. Phillips.

The streets on a classic Monopoly board were lifted from Atlantic City. In fact, all the street names were taken from (or near) the city once nicknamed “America’s Playground.” Going about town, it’s almost like you’re traveling on the board itself. No wonder its other nickname is “Monopoly City.”

Mediterranean Avenue and Baltic Avenue are parallel streets in the middle of town, running southwest to northeast. They are perpendicular to most other streets on the board, and as such, cross or touch five other colors.