Streets, thus, are "tombstones of living memory" telling us about how 'placelore' carries the stories, meanings, myths and emotional associations. In Punjab, the politics of street naming is no different where the battle of nomenclature reflects a deeper struggle. The Lahore debate is not just about signboards; it's a profound conflict over who has the authority to write the nation's history onto its very streets, and whose memory matters. Streets like Queen's road were named Fatima Jinnah Road, and Lawrence Gardens became Bagh-e-Jinnah constructing a new national pantheon effectively getting rid of non-Muslim signifiers. Afterall Lahore itself was a city-text written by Britishers with empire visible in Abbott Road, Brandreth Road, and of course Goulding Road.