Historic Street Name Change

Previous Street Name: Chavez St

‘Current/Next’ Street Name: Abandoned, although a small piece may be Alhambra Ave

Earliest Date for ‘Previous’ Name: 1890

Latest Date for ‘Previous’ Name:   1928

Entry covers from cross street to cross street or similar: Main St to Alhambra Ave

Approximate Number of Blocks: 2

Length of segment: 0.13 miles

Map(s) used to confirm street name changes:

Reference 1: Morse*

Reference 2: 1921 Baist

Reference 3: 1890 Sanborn

Notes: another Chavez now just north of Main St. where it crosses the L.A. River. (Can't find this.) 1857 Bancroft appears to show a way between two properties here


Extent as JSON: [lng lat] {"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-118.23616190000217,34.06011824327096],[-118.23524964521748,34.06045648385818],[-118.2348349839517,34.06092156246147],[-118.23454153136359,34.06128622458122]]}

Updated: February 05, 2018 21:51



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Between ~1890 and ~1928, Chavez St became Abandoned, although a small piece may be Alhambra Ave

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