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] {"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-118.30919122632704,34.09488749149773],[-118.30684360562236,34.09499314844378],[-118.30362838596157,34.09511993660491],[-118.30048971914982,34.095204461940156],[-118.29740208757083,34.09535238107372],[-118.2950034316334,34.09541577490897],[-118.29173717673993,34.095563693673256],[-118.28872609800996,34.095627087350245],[-118.28671020631786,34.09573274337304],[-118.28408189183325,34.095838399263954]]}

Updated: January 14, 2018 12:46



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Between ~1908 and ~1908, Benefit St became Fountain Ave

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