It’s a well known fact that the wheels of government turn very slowly. But if the government were run by Google – and many of today’s Generation-Y and Millennials believe that it is – then LA’s new Vin Scully Avenue is already ancient history.

The truth of the matter is that much like getting potholes fixed on LA streets, it takes a mountain of paperwork (inter-department memos, work orders, invoices, etc.) to get from City Hall to the guy who actually hangs new street signs. And one has to suspect that even though the LA City Council voted unanimously to rename Elysian Park Avenue to Vin Scully Avenue on January 29, it will probably be awhile before the actual street sign bearing the name of the Hall of Fame broadcaster is up.

But as far as Google is concerned – at least Google Maps – as soon as the “yeas” were tallied, it was time to “make it hap’n cap’n” and they did just that.

On Wednesday evening, longtime Dodger fan Emma Ayala posted on Twitter that Vin Scully Avenue had already replaced Elysian Park Avenue on Google Maps.

Of course, just about any tweet these days often draws out the humor (and sometimes painful truth) from others and Emma’s tweet was no exception. Longtime Dodger fan and Forbes.com writer and IBWAA founder Howard Cole showed his sense of humor (and his age) with this follow-up tweet:

So there you have it. Even though the wheels of government are moving slowly, Dodger fans – especially those coming from out of state who rely on Google Maps to get them where they’re going – can find solace in knowing that Vin Scully Avenue is real – just don’t look for the street sign yet.

Oh… and for you Generation-Y and Millennials who don’t know what a Thomas Guide is,

…Google it.

The City of LA may be slow about having a new Vin Scully Avenue street sign made, but Dodgers fans certainly aren’t. (Photo credit – Jon SooHoo)