diff --git a/scl.py b/scl.py
index 4f1a4db..a33b322 100644
--- a/scl.py
+++ b/scl.py
@@ -117,6 +117,35 @@ def get_hashtag_string(event) -> str:
     return hashtag_string
 
 
+def get_alt_text_string(event) -> str:
+    try:
+        street = event["geoloc_street"]
+
+        city = event["geoloc_city"]
+        if city != "Seattle":
+            city_not_seattle_text = " of {}".format(city)
+        else:
+            city_not_seattle_text = ""
+
+        try:
+            locality = event["neighborhood"]
+        except KeyError:
+            return "A map showing the location of the outage, centered around {} in {}.".format(
+                street,
+                city,
+            )
+        if locality == "Uptown":
+            locality = "Lower Queen Anne"
+
+        return "A map showing the location of the outage, centered around {} in the {} area{}.".format(
+            street,
+            locality,
+            city_not_seattle_text,
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        return "A map showing the location of the outage."
+
+
 def do_initial_post(
     event,
     event_class,
@@ -174,6 +203,7 @@ def do_initial_post(
             city = geocode["features"][0]["properties"]["geocoding"]["city"]
             street = geocode["features"][0]["properties"]["geocoding"]["name"]
             event["geoloc_city"] = city
+            event["geoloc_street"] = street
 
             if city != "Seattle":
                 city_not_seattle_text = " of {}".format(city)
@@ -188,33 +218,19 @@ def do_initial_post(
                 if locality == "Uptown":
                     locality = "Lower Queen Anne"
 
-                alt_text = "A map showing the location of the outage, centered around {} in the {} area{}.".format(
-                    street,
-                    locality,
-                    city_not_seattle_text,
-                )
                 area_text = "the {} area{}".format(locality, city_not_seattle_text)
                 event["neighborhood"] = locality
             elif "district" in geocode["features"][0]["properties"]["geocoding"]:
                 district = geocode["features"][0]["properties"]["geocoding"]["district"]
-                alt_text = "A map showing the location of the outage, centered around {} in the {} area{}.".format(
-                    street,
-                    district,
-                    city_not_seattle_text,
-                )
                 area_text = "the {} area{}".format(
                     district,
                     city_not_seattle_text,
                 )
                 event["neighborhood"] = district
             else:
-                alt_text = "A map showing the location of the outage, centered around {} in {}.".format(
-                    street,
-                    city,
-                )
                 area_text = city
         except Exception:
-            alt_text = "A map showing the location of the outage."
+            pass
 
         map_image = map.render()
 
@@ -223,7 +239,7 @@ def do_initial_post(
             map_media_post = mastodon_client.media_post(
                 map_image_file.getvalue(),
                 mime_type="image/png",
-                description=alt_text,
+                description=get_alt_text_string(event),
             )
         map_media_post_id = map_media_post["id"]