Baylen Street
Baylen Street is a north-south street in downtown Pensacola and North Hill. Baylen's northern terminus is at West Leonard Street; from there it runs southerly uninterrupted to its southern terminus at West Cedar Street on Pensacola Bay. From Garden Street north to Cervantes Street, Baylen runs one-way northbound.
Baylen Street | |
Former names: | Cumberland Street |
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North end: | West Leonard Street |
Major junctions: |
Cervantes Street Garden Street Government Street |
South end: | West Cedar Street |
Namesake: | Bailén, Spain |
Baylen Street is named for the town of Baylen (Bailén) in Spain.
British Pensacola
In British Pensacola, what is now Baylen Street was called Cumberland Street, for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.[1]
References
- ↑ Robinson, Benjamin. An Historical Sketch of Pensacola, Florida. p. 15, 1882.