Historic Street Name Change

Previous Street Name: Wolfskill Ave

‘Current/Next’ Street Name: Central Ave

Earliest Date for ‘Previous’ Name: 1890

Latest Date for ‘Previous’ Name:   1894

Entry covers from cross street to cross street or similar: 2nd St to 6th or maybe a block or 2 further south.

Approximate Number of Blocks: 5

Length of segment: 0.68 miles

Map(s) used to confirm street name changes:
  1890 Sanborn
  1894 Sanborn

Notes: Looks like Central Ave from the south was tied into Vine St. and Wolfskill Ave and all became Central (which had ended at 7th) sometime between 1890 and 1902. Was traced on 1890 Sanborn which probably isn't geolocated quite right.


Extent as JSON: [lng lat] {"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-118.239715,34.037497],[-118.239564,34.038352],[-118.239381,34.041244],[-118.23926,34.043482],[-118.239199,34.045745],[-118.239078,34.047354]]}

Updated: September 26, 2020 17:58



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Between ~1890 and ~1894, Wolfskill Ave became Central Ave

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