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*[[Alcaniz Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Alcañiz|Alcañiz]] | *[[Alcaniz Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Alcañiz|Alcañiz]] | ||
*[[Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive]] - [[Wikipedia:Alcañiz|Martin Luther King, Jr.]] | *[[Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive]] - [[Wikipedia:Alcañiz|Martin Luther King, Jr.]] | ||
| − | *[[Adams Street]] - | + | *[[Adams Street]] - [[Wikipedia:John Quincy Adams|John Quincy Adams]] |
| − | *[[Hayne Street]] - | + | *[[Hayne Street]] - likely [[Wikipedia:Arthur P. Hayne|Arthur P. Hayne]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Manresa Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Manresa|Manresa]] |
*[[Barracks Street]] - site of military barracks in Spanish and British Pensacola | *[[Barracks Street]] - site of military barracks in Spanish and British Pensacola | ||
*[[Tarragona Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Tarragona|Tarragona]] | *[[Tarragona Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Tarragona|Tarragona]] | ||
*[[Guillemard Street]] - [[Arnaldo Guillemard]] | *[[Guillemard Street]] - [[Arnaldo Guillemard]] | ||
| − | *[[Jefferson Street]] - [[Wikipedia:Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson]] | + | *[[Jefferson Street]] - [[Wikipedia:Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson]] |
*[[Palafox Street]] - [[Wikipedia:José de Palafox y Melzi|José de Palafox y Melzi]] | *[[Palafox Street]] - [[Wikipedia:José de Palafox y Melzi|José de Palafox y Melzi]] | ||
*[[Baylen Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Baylen|Baylen]] | *[[Baylen Street]] - Spanish town of [[Wikipedia:Baylen|Baylen]] | ||
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*[[de Villiers Street]] - [[Marcos de Villiers]] | *[[de Villiers Street]] - [[Marcos de Villiers]] | ||
*[[Coyle Street]] - unknown | *[[Coyle Street]] - unknown | ||
| − | *[[Donelson Street]] - | + | *[[Donelson Street]] - [[Wikipedia:Rachel Jackson|Rachel Donelson Jackson]] |
*[[Clubbs Street]] - [[Alexander V. Clubbs]] | *[[Clubbs Street]] - [[Alexander V. Clubbs]] | ||
*[[Davison Street]] - unknown | *[[Davison Street]] - unknown | ||
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*[[Airport Boulevard]] - [[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport]] | *[[Airport Boulevard]] - [[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport]] | ||
*[[Barrancas Avenue]] - [[Fort Barrancas]] | *[[Barrancas Avenue]] - [[Fort Barrancas]] | ||
| − | *[[Bauer Road]] - | + | *[[Bauer Road]] - [[LtCol Harold William Bauer]] |
*[[Bayou Boulevard]] - [[Bayou Texar]] | *[[Bayou Boulevard]] - [[Bayou Texar]] | ||
*[[Beverly Parkway]] - unknown | *[[Beverly Parkway]] - unknown | ||
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*[[Fairfield Drive]] - For former site of the [[Pensacola Interstate Fair]], near [[Town & Country Plaza]] | *[[Fairfield Drive]] - For former site of the [[Pensacola Interstate Fair]], near [[Town & Country Plaza]] | ||
*[[Johnson Avenue]] - unknown | *[[Johnson Avenue]] - unknown | ||
| − | *[[Langley Avenue]] - | + | *[[Langley Avenue]] - Samuel Pierpont Langley, aeronautics and aircraft engineer. |
| + | *[[Lynn Ora Drive]] - Lynn Ora Overman, wife of Charles Overman, mayor from 1961-'63. | ||
*[[Michigan Avenue]] - U.S. state of [[Wikipedia:Michigan|Michigan]]. The road was originally laid out as part of a subdivision whose streets all have geographic placenames. | *[[Michigan Avenue]] - U.S. state of [[Wikipedia:Michigan|Michigan]]. The road was originally laid out as part of a subdivision whose streets all have geographic placenames. | ||
*[[Mobile Highway]] - City of [[Mobile]], Alabama | *[[Mobile Highway]] - City of [[Mobile]], Alabama | ||
*[[Navy Boulevard]] - U.S. Navy, [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]] | *[[Navy Boulevard]] - U.S. Navy, [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]] | ||
*[[Nine Mile Road]] - The road's distance from [[Garden Street]] | *[[Nine Mile Road]] - The road's distance from [[Garden Street]] | ||
| + | *[[Nobles Street]] - Nobles family, major landowners in Eastgate area. | ||
*[[Pace Boulevard]] - [[Pace family]] or a specific Pace | *[[Pace Boulevard]] - [[Pace family]] or a specific Pace | ||
*[[Texar Drive]] - [[Bayou Texar]] | *[[Texar Drive]] - [[Bayou Texar]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:59, 24 September 2021
The following is a list of streets and their namesakes.
City grid[edit]
East-west streets[edit]
Ordered from the Bay north.
- Sonia Street - unknown
- McLeod Street - unknown
- Cypress Street - presumably the tree
- Interlaken Street - unknown
- Pine Street - presumably the tree
- Gimble Street - unknown
- Cedar Street - presumably the tree
- Main Street - self-explanatory
- Zaragoza Street - Spanish city of the same name
- Church Street - Old Christ Church
- Government Street - self-explanatory
- Innerarity Street - John Innerarity or Innerarity family
- Intendencia Street - Named for the residence of the Spanish intendente
- Blanchard Street - unknown
- Romana Street - Marquis de Romana
- Reymarde Street - unknown
- Hilary Street - unknown
- Colfax Street - unknown
- Aragon Street - Spanish region of the same name
- Garden Street - see article
- Salamanca Street - Spanish city of the same name
- Chase Street - William H. Chase
- de Leon Street - Ponce de Leon
- Gregory Street - Walter Gregory
- Heinberg Street - Charles J. Heinberg
- Wright Street - Benjamin Drake Wright
- Belmont Street - unknown
- La Rua Street - John de la Rua
- Jackson Street - Andrew Jackson
- Gadsden Street - James Gadsden
- Cervantes Street - Miguel de Cervantes
- Strong Street - Jasper Strong
- de Soto Street - Hernando de Soto
- Gonzalez Street - Manuel Gonzalez
- Brainerd Street - unknown
- Lloyd Street - Susanna Rebecca Lloyd
- Lee Street - William Franklin Lee
- Blount Street - William Alexander Blount, Sr.
- Moreno Street - Moreno family
- Mallory Street - Stephen Russell Mallory
- Avery Street - Avery family
- Hernandez Street - unknown
- Jordan Street - unknown; maybe Thomas Jordan
- Maxwell Street - Augustus Emmet Maxwell
- Bobe Street - Bobe family or a specific Bobe
- Yonge Street - Yonge family or a specific Yonge
- Scott Street - possibly John Jackson Scott or W. M. J. Scott
- Hatton Street - almost certainly T. Chalkley Hatton, a City engineer
- Fisher Street - William Fisher, Sr. or one of the other William Fishers
- Leonard Street - J. S. Leonard
- Baars Street - Baars family
- Hayes Street - possibly James S. Hayes or William Hays
- Anderson Street - probably Walker Anderson, or possibly Warren E. Anderson
- Maura Street - unknown
North-south streets[edit]
Ordered from the Bay west.
- Chipley Avenue - W. D. Chipley
- Van Kirk Avenue - possibly W. J. van Kirk
- Watson Avenue - presumably Thomas Campbell Watson
- Knowles Avenue - Knowles family, William Hyer Knowles
- Pickens Avenue - Fort Pickens or Andrew Pickens
- Perry Avenue - Edward Aylesworth Perry
- Stanley Avenue - unknown
- Yates Avenue - unknown
- Whaley Avenue - P. H. Whaley
- Cevallos Street - Pedro Cevallos
- Florida Blanca Street - probably José Moñino y Redondo, conde de Floridablanca
- Davis Street - Davis family
- Alcaniz Street - Spanish town of Alcañiz
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive - Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Adams Street - John Quincy Adams
- Hayne Street - likely Arthur P. Hayne
- Manresa Street - Spanish town of Manresa
- Barracks Street - site of military barracks in Spanish and British Pensacola
- Tarragona Street - Spanish town of Tarragona
- Guillemard Street - Arnaldo Guillemard
- Jefferson Street - Thomas Jefferson
- Palafox Street - José de Palafox y Melzi
- Baylen Street - Spanish town of Baylen
- Spring Street - A former spring on the site called Washerwoman's Bayou
- Barcelona Street - Spanish town of Barcelona
- Reus Street - Spanish town of Reus
- de Villiers Street - Marcos de Villiers
- Coyle Street - unknown
- Donelson Street - Rachel Donelson Jackson
- Clubbs Street - Alexander V. Clubbs
- Davison Street - unknown
- Myrick Street - unknown
- Cahn Street - Sol Cahn
- Stillman Street - unknown
- Water Street - self-explanatory
Non-grid[edit]
In alphabetical order.
- Airport Boulevard - Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport
- Barrancas Avenue - Fort Barrancas
- Bauer Road - LtCol Harold William Bauer
- Bayou Boulevard - Bayou Texar
- Beverly Parkway - unknown
- Brent Lane - Francis Celestino Brent
- Burgess Road - unknown
- Creighton Road - Creighton family or a specific Creighton
- Dog Track Road - Pensacola Greyhound Track
- Fairfield Drive - For former site of the Pensacola Interstate Fair, near Town & Country Plaza
- Johnson Avenue - unknown
- Langley Avenue - Samuel Pierpont Langley, aeronautics and aircraft engineer.
- Lynn Ora Drive - Lynn Ora Overman, wife of Charles Overman, mayor from 1961-'63.
- Michigan Avenue - U.S. state of Michigan. The road was originally laid out as part of a subdivision whose streets all have geographic placenames.
- Mobile Highway - City of Mobile, Alabama
- Navy Boulevard - U.S. Navy, Naval Air Station Pensacola
- Nine Mile Road - The road's distance from Garden Street
- Nobles Street - Nobles family, major landowners in Eastgate area.
- Pace Boulevard - Pace family or a specific Pace
- Texar Drive - Bayou Texar
- Tippin Avenue - unknown
