Historic Street Name Change

Previous Street Name: Downey Ave

‘Current/Next’ Street Name: N. Broadway and N Spring St (last block west to river

Earliest Date for ‘Previous’ Name: 1902

Latest Date for ‘Previous’ Name:   1908

Entry covers from cross street to cross street or similar: bet. L.A. River & Alhambra Ave (now N Mission Rd

Approximate Number of Blocks: 20

Length of segment: 1.7 miles

Map(s) used to confirm street name changes:

Reference 1: 1902 Rueger, 1908 Woods, 1908 Hamlin

Reference 2: Morse*

Reference 3: 1921 Baist (Broadway then)

Notes: (Lincoln Hts)


Extent as JSON: [lng lat] {"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-118.22464205900542,34.070709715362796],[-118.22244754399884,34.071682031869514],[-118.22015095852684,34.0726754741655],[-118.21785437305485,34.073647768110355],[-118.21558330519923,34.07366890481131],[-118.21170462751321,34.07373231488251],[-118.20655006900935,34.07381686157027],[-118.20274794417242,34.07388027153074],[-118.20254380324155,34.073859134882525],[-118.19654716339804,34.07392254481131]]}

Updated: January 12, 2018 16:45



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Between ~1902 and ~1908, Downey Ave became N. Broadway and N Spring St (last block west to river

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