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'''Romana Street''' is an east-west street in [[downtown Pensacola]]. Its western terminus is at South [[Pace Boulevard]]; from there it travels easterly uninterrupted to its eastern terminus at [[Bayfront Parkway]] on [[Pensacola Bay]]. | '''Romana Street''' is an east-west street in [[downtown Pensacola]]. Its western terminus is at South [[Pace Boulevard]]; from there it travels easterly uninterrupted to its eastern terminus at [[Bayfront Parkway]] on [[Pensacola Bay]]. | ||
| − | The street is present on the [[1812]] [[Pintado plan]], where it is labelled '''Calle de Romana'''. | + | In [[British Pensacola]], what is now Romana Street was called '''Princess Street''', for the [[Wikipedia:Charlotte, Princess Royal|Princess Royal]].<ref>Robinson, Benjamin. [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/?m=hd17J&i=75836 ''An Historical Sketch of Pensacola, Florida'']. p. 17, 1882.</ref> The street is present on the [[1812]] [[Pintado plan]], where it is labelled '''Calle de Romana'''. |
==Notable landmarks== | ==Notable landmarks== | ||
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*[[Hawkshaw Eastside]] | *[[Hawkshaw Eastside]] | ||
*[[Veterans Memorial Park]] | *[[Veterans Memorial Park]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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{{road-stub}} | {{road-stub}} | ||
[[Category:Roads]] | [[Category:Roads]] | ||
Revision as of 19:44, 16 February 2009
| Romana Street | |
| west end: | Pace Boulevard |
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| Major junctions: |
Palafox Street |
| east end: | Bayfront Parkway |
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Romana Street is an east-west street in downtown Pensacola. Its western terminus is at South Pace Boulevard; from there it travels easterly uninterrupted to its eastern terminus at Bayfront Parkway on Pensacola Bay.
In British Pensacola, what is now Romana Street was called Princess Street, for the Princess Royal.[1] The street is present on the 1812 Pintado plan, where it is labelled Calle de Romana.
Notable landmarks
References
- ↑ Robinson, Benjamin. An Historical Sketch of Pensacola, Florida. p. 17, 1882.
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