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'''Florida Blanca Street''', occasionally corrupted to '''Florida Blanco Street''', is a north-south street in [[downtown Pensacola]]. It runs from [[Chase Street]] southerly to [[Pensacola Bay|the Bay]], terminating in a cul-de-sac just north of [[Bayfront Parkway]]. | '''Florida Blanca Street''', occasionally corrupted to '''Florida Blanco Street''', is a north-south street in [[downtown Pensacola]]. It runs from [[Chase Street]] southerly to [[Pensacola Bay|the Bay]], terminating in a cul-de-sac just north of [[Bayfront Parkway]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:33, 16 June 2019
| Florida Blanca Street | |
| Former names: | York Street |
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| north end: | Chase Street |
| south end: | Near Bayfront Parkway |
Florida Blanca Street, occasionally corrupted to Florida Blanco Street, is a north-south street in downtown Pensacola. It runs from Chase Street southerly to the Bay, terminating in a cul-de-sac just north of Bayfront Parkway.
It is likely named for the José Moñino y Redondo, conde de Floridablanca, the Spanish prime minister who prosecuted the war against Britain that returned Pensacola to Spanish rule.
British Pensacola[edit]
In British Pensacola, what is now Florida Blanca Street was called York Street.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ Robinson, Benjamin. An Historical Sketch of Pensacola, Florida. p. 17, 1882.
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