Historic Street Name Change

Previous Street Name: Crescent

‘Current/Next’ Street Name: Fremont Ave

Earliest Date for ‘Previous’ Name: 1888

Latest Date for ‘Previous’ Name:   1894

Entry covers from cross street to cross street or similar: Temple to Boston St (that portion of Boston St abandoned, but a segment exists to the southwest)

Approximate Number of Blocks: 1

Length of segment: 0.15 miles

Map(s) used to confirm street name changes:

Reference 1: 1888 Sanborn. 1894 Sanborn. 1857 Bancroft

Reference 2: 1902 Rueger

Reference 3: 1908 Wood, 1908 Hamlin and 1921 all showed this as part of Fremont Ave

Notes: Ultimately (as Fremont Ave) abandoned under the 101 freeway. A segment "exists" as the entrance to Da Vinci Apts


Extent as JSON: [lng lat] {"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-118.24934585259037,34.06073103156734],[-118.24893618522286,34.06113326662002],[-118.24882997516457,34.06119611567455],[-118.24867066007721,34.06125267978378],[-118.2484051349316,34.061315528749766],[-118.24818512838236,34.06146636607794],[-118.24810167762232,34.06160463339296],[-118.24806374545865,34.06176175506796],[-118.24803339972775,34.061918876451706],[-118.24794236253494,34.062050858188925],[-118.24785132534217,34.06211999139783],[-118.24770718312027,34.06222054869188]]}

Updated: January 16, 2018 11:04



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Between ~1888 and ~1894, Crescent became Fremont Ave

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