Historic Street Name Change
Previous Street Name:
Benefit St
‘Current/Next’ Street Name:
Fountain Ave
Earliest Date for ‘Previous’ Name:
1908
Latest Date for ‘Previous’ Name:
1908
Entry covers from cross street to cross street or similar:
from Western Ave to Sunset and Hoover
Approximate Number of Blocks:
21
Length of segment:
1.4 miles
Map(s) used to confirm street name changes:
Reference 1:
1908 Woods (1908 Hamlin ended at Hoover)
Reference 2:
1921 Baist (by then Fountain Ave)
Notes:
not on 1902 Rueger index. Western end of this segment extended straight west by 1921
Extent as JSON: [lng lat]
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Updated:
January 14, 2018 12:46
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Between ~1908 and ~1908, Benefit St became Fountain Ave
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