Historic Street Name Change

Previous Street Name: Ionia St. (aka Iona)

‘Current/Next’ Street Name: Boston St. (alignment may have changed)

Earliest Date for ‘Previous’ Name: 1890

Latest Date for ‘Previous’ Name:   1921

Entry covers from cross street to cross street or similar: bet. Edgeware Road & Boylston

Approximate Number of Blocks: 2

Length of segment: 0.16 miles

Map(s) used to confirm street name changes:
  1928 Hill
  1894 Sanborn
  1888 Sanborn
  1921 Baist detail
  1908 Hamlin
  1902 Rueger
  1890 Sanborn

Reference 1: Morse*

Notes: Became Boston St. (Parts of early Boston St became California then disappeared with 101 construction.) 1888 Sanborn was Cummings. 1928 street was not named Iona on 1908 Wood


Extent as JSON: [lng lat] {"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-118.2539236561584,34.06756005006418],[-118.2522139758626,34.06580555943404]]}

Updated: June 09, 2020 14:47



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Between ~1890 and ~1921, Ionia St. (aka Iona) became Boston St. (alignment may have changed)

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