Historic Street Name Change

Previous Street Name: Allison

‘Current/Next’ Street Name: Was Elysian Park Ave in 1894, and by 1902 was became Sunset

Earliest Date for ‘Previous’ Name: 1888

Latest Date for ‘Previous’ Name:   1888

Entry covers from cross street to cross street or similar: near Everett, Hinton. Bellevue (Sisters Hospital in 1894)

Approximate Number of Blocks: 3

Length of segment: 0.36 miles

Map(s) used to confirm street name changes:

Reference 1: 1888 Sanborn

Reference 2: 1908 Hamlin

Reference 3: 1902 Rueger

Notes: Goes off 1888 map, but in 1894 Sanborn Allison Ave continues west from was was then Elysian Park so it may have gone further west in 1888; currently Allison is about two blocks long


Extent as JSON: [lng lat] {"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-118.24901308431797,34.065410135457036],[-118.2495543947049,34.066964646607374],[-118.24980700621883,34.0671589584959],[-118.25022201084882,34.068220192485825],[-118.25056484076055,34.06934119986958],[-118.25052875340141,34.07043229947879]]}

Updated: October 06, 2017 19:28



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Between ~1888 and ~1888, Allison became Was Elysian Park Ave in 1894, and by 1902 was became Sunset

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