Historic Street Name Change

Previous Street Name: Commercial St

‘Current/Next’ Street Name: Abandoned under Federal Bldg and other redevelopment

Earliest Date for ‘Previous’ Name: 1890

Latest Date for ‘Previous’ Name:   1928

Entry covers from cross street to cross street or similar: N Main St to N Alameda St

Approximate Number of Blocks: 3

Length of segment: 0.22 miles

Map(s) used to confirm street name changes:

Reference 1: Baist 1921, 1928 Hill

Reference 2: 1908 Wood, 1908 Hamlin

Notes: 1908 Hamlin shows Commercial going to New High, although 3 other maps don't. Commercial St still exist to east of Alameda, but didn't align with this segment which met Ducommun St on most maps


Extent as JSON: [lng lat] {"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-118.24123143301085,34.054505366483],[-118.24031279882205,34.05388169056353],[-118.23973865245407,34.053501140290855],[-118.23936864701692,34.05323686826307],[-118.23896036515521,34.05302545004769],[-118.23800345454188,34.052909169804494]]}

Updated: February 06, 2018 15:40



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Between ~1890 and ~1928, Commercial St became Abandoned under Federal Bldg and other redevelopment

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