Historic Street Name Change

Previous Street Name: Park Row

‘Current/Next’ Street Name: Academy Rd (western first block). The middle block abandoned. The eastern block may have become current Park Row

Earliest Date for ‘Previous’ Name: 1908

Latest Date for ‘Previous’ Name:   1921

Entry covers from cross street to cross street or similar: Solano St (now Ave) to Yuba St (abandoned)

Approximate Number of Blocks: 3

Length of segment: 0.28 miles

Map(s) used to confirm street name changes:

Reference 1: 1902 Rueger (streets are shown in the area that don't appear in 1908)

Reference 2: 1908 Hamlin, 1908 Wood

Reference 3: 1921 Baist

Notes: But the Park Row name was used for another road just to the NE, The last (eastern) part of original Park Row was near a minor road/path that is no Park Row. Difficult to say if old part of Park Row became current Park Row or old minor road became Park Row.


Extent as JSON: [lng lat] {"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-118.23533012880088,34.079082829495356],[-118.23402526237096,34.07852987297084],[-118.23226520997713,34.07772556612685],[-118.23155208530035,34.07678300932406]]}

Updated: January 12, 2018 18:45



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Between ~1908 and ~1921, Park Row became Academy Rd (western first block). The middle block abandoned. The eastern block may have become current Park Row

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