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Ever wonder how some streets came to be named what they were? In many cases, streets were named for the property owner or for a member of their family.
Ever wonder how some streets came to be named what they were? In many cases, streets were named for the property owner or for a member of their family.
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Many street names were lost forever in 1906 when the city of Cleveland decided to rename all north-south running streets with numbers.
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Many street names were abandoned in 1906 when the city of Cleveland decided to rename all north-south running streets with numbers.
'''New version vs Old Version''':
'''New version vs Old Version''':
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:Archwood Ave. - [[Greenwood St.]] - From W.25th St. to Fulton Ave.
:Botany Ave. - [[Botany Avenue]] - Between W.14th St. and W.16th St.
:Botany Ave. - [[Botany Avenue]] - Between W.14th St. and W.16th St.
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:Bradwell Ave. - [[Wood St.]] - (south of Denison Ave, west of W.25th)
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:Calgary Ave. - [[Calgary Avenue]] - Between W.22nd and W.23rd St.
:Clayton Ave. - [[Clayton Avenue]] - South of Denison Ave.
:Clayton Ave. - [[Clayton Avenue]] - South of Denison Ave.
:Denison Ave. - [[Newburgh St.]]
:Denison Ave. - [[Newburgh St.]]
Line 14: Line 17:
:Hurley Ave. - [[Hurley Avenue]] - South of Denison Ave
:Hurley Ave. - [[Hurley Avenue]] - South of Denison Ave
:Jennings Ave. - [[Jennings Avenue]]
:Jennings Ave. - [[Jennings Avenue]]
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:Kenneth Ave. - [[Kenneth Avenue]] - South of Denison Ave
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:Kenneth Ave. - [[Kenneth Avenue|William St.]] - South of Denison Ave
:Redman Ave. - [[Redman Avenue]] Between W.13th St. and W.15th St.
:Redman Ave. - [[Redman Avenue]] Between W.13th St. and W.15th St.
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:Selzer Ave. - [[Selzer Avenue]] Between W.21st St. and W.25th St.
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:Louisiana Ave. - [[Louanna St.]]
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:Mapledale Ave. - [[Maple St.]]
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:Selzer Ave. - [[Selzer Avenue]] Between W.21st St. and W.25th St. Also as [[Spring St.]]
:W.13th St. - [[Lookout St.]] (between Redman Ave and Denison Ave)
:W.13th St. - [[Lookout St.]] (between Redman Ave and Denison Ave)
:W.14th St. - [[Foster St.]] (between Redman Ave and Denison Ave)
:W.14th St. - [[Foster St.]] (between Redman Ave and Denison Ave)
Line 31: Line 36:
:W.22nd St. - [[Grandview St.]] (south of Kenneth Ave)
:W.22nd St. - [[Grandview St.]] (south of Kenneth Ave)
:W.23rd St. - [[Bridgeview Avenue]] (south of Denison Ave)
:W.23rd St. - [[Bridgeview Avenue]] (south of Denison Ave)
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:W.24th St.- [[Wieland St.]] (between Denison Ave and Seltzer Ave.)
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:W.24th St. - [[Wieland St.]] (between Denison Ave and Seltzer Ave.)
:W.25th St. - [[Pearl St.]]
:W.25th St. - [[Pearl St.]]
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:W.30th St. - [[Bethuel St.]] (between Bradwell Ave and Louisiana Ave)
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:W.31st St. - [[Afton St.]] (between Denison Ave and Bradwell Ave)
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:W.32nd St. - [[Cottage Grove St.]] (between Bradwell Ave and Louisiana Ave)
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:W.33rd St. - [[Luverne St.]] (between Bradwell Ave and Louisiana Ave)
:Willowdale Ave. - [[Terrace St.]]
:Willowdale Ave. - [[Terrace St.]]
Line 39: Line 48:
'''Old Version vs New Version''':
'''Old Version vs New Version''':
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:[[Afton St.]] - West 31st St. (south of Denison Ave)
:[[Botany Avenue]] - Between W.14th St. and W.16th St.
:[[Botany Avenue]] - Between W.14th St. and W.16th St.
:[[Bridgeview Avenue]] - West 23rd St. (south of Denison Ave)
:[[Bridgeview Avenue]] - West 23rd St. (south of Denison Ave)
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:[[Bridgeview Avenue|Chestnut St.]] - West 23rd St. (south of Denison Ave)
:[[Clayton Avenue]] - South of Denison Ave
:[[Clayton Avenue]] - South of Denison Ave
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:[[Cottage Grove St.]] - West 32nd St. (between Bradwell Ave and Louisiana Ave)
:[[Newburgh St.]] - Denison Ave
:[[Newburgh St.]] - Denison Ave
:[[Doering Court]] - South of Denison Ave
:[[Doering Court]] - South of Denison Ave
Line 51: Line 63:
:[[Grand Army Court]] - Garden Avenue
:[[Grand Army Court]] - Garden Avenue
:[[Grandview St.]] - West 22nd St. (south of Kenneth Ave)
:[[Grandview St.]] - West 22nd St. (south of Kenneth Ave)
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:[[Greenwood St.]] - Archwood Ave. (From W.25th St. to Fulton Ave.)
:[[Hapgood St.]] - West 16th St. (south of Denison Ave)
:[[Hapgood St.]] - West 16th St. (south of Denison Ave)
:[[Hazelwood St.]] - West 20th St. (south of Denison Ave)
:[[Hazelwood St.]] - West 20th St. (south of Denison Ave)
:[[Howard St.]] - West 17th St. (south of Denison Ave)
:[[Howard St.]] - West 17th St. (south of Denison Ave)
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:[[Hurley Avenue]] - South of Denison Ave
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:[[Hurley Avenue]] - South St. (south of Denison Ave)
:[[Jennings Avenue]]
:[[Jennings Avenue]]
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:[[Kenneth Avenue]] - South of Denison Ave
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:[[Kuchle Ct.]] - Delmar Avenue
:[[LaSalle St.]] - West 18th St. (south of Denison Ave)
:[[LaSalle St.]] - West 18th St. (south of Denison Ave)
:[[Lookout St.]] - West 13th St. (between Redman Ave and Denison Ave)
:[[Lookout St.]] - West 13th St. (between Redman Ave and Denison Ave)
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:[[Luverne St.]] - West 33rd St. (between Bradwell Ave and Louisiana Ave)
:[[Lyle Court]] - West 22nd Place (north of Denison Ave)
:[[Lyle Court]] - West 22nd Place (north of Denison Ave)
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:[[Maple St.]] - Mapledale Avenue
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:[[Grandview St.|Oak St.]] - West 22nd St. (south of Kenneth Ave)
:[[Park Place]] - West 18th St. (north of Denison Ave)
:[[Park Place]] - West 18th St. (north of Denison Ave)
:[[Pearl St.]] - West 25th Street.
:[[Pearl St.]] - West 25th Street.
Line 67: Line 83:
:[[Redman Avenue]] - Between W.13th St. and W.15th St.
:[[Redman Avenue]] - Between W.13th St. and W.15th St.
:[[Selzer Avenue]] - Between W.21st St. and W.25th St.
:[[Selzer Avenue]] - Between W.21st St. and W.25th St.
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:[[Spring St.]] - Selzer Ave. (between W.21st and W.23rd)
:[[Terrace St.]] - Willowdale Avenue
:[[Terrace St.]] - Willowdale Avenue
:[[Wieland St.]] - West 24th St. (between Denison Ave and Seltzer Ave.)
:[[Wieland St.]] - West 24th St. (between Denison Ave and Seltzer Ave.)
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:[[Kenneth Avenue|William St.]] - Kenneth Ave. (south of Denison Ave)
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For specific rules for street naming, see [[Cleveland city code - Section 305]]
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For the specific rules for street naming, see [[Cleveland city code - Section 305]].
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Click here for a few other [[Other Streets of Cleveland|streets of Cleveland]].
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Click here for other [[Other Streets of Cleveland|streets of Cleveland]]
 
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Current revision

Ever wonder how some streets came to be named what they were? In many cases, streets were named for the property owner or for a member of their family.

Many street names were abandoned in 1906 when the city of Cleveland decided to rename all north-south running streets with numbers.

New version vs Old Version:

Archwood Ave. - Greenwood St. - From W.25th St. to Fulton Ave.
Botany Ave. - Botany Avenue - Between W.14th St. and W.16th St.
Bradwell Ave. - Wood St. - (south of Denison Ave, west of W.25th)
Calgary Ave. - Calgary Avenue - Between W.22nd and W.23rd St.
Clayton Ave. - Clayton Avenue - South of Denison Ave.
Denison Ave. - Newburgh St.
Doering Ct. - Doering Court - South of Denison Ave
Elvira Alley - Elvira Alley - North of Denison Ave (between W14th and W13th)
Fern Ct. - Fern Court
Forestdale Ave. - Forest St.
Garden Ave. - Grand Army Court
Hurley Ave. - Hurley Avenue - South of Denison Ave
Jennings Ave. - Jennings Avenue
Kenneth Ave. - William St. - South of Denison Ave
Redman Ave. - Redman Avenue Between W.13th St. and W.15th St.
Louisiana Ave. - Louanna St.
Mapledale Ave. - Maple St.
Selzer Ave. - Selzer Avenue Between W.21st St. and W.25th St. Also as Spring St.
W.13th St. - Lookout St. (between Redman Ave and Denison Ave)
W.14th St. - Foster St. (between Redman Ave and Denison Ave)
W.15th St. - Gertie St. (north of Denison Ave)
W.15th St. - Petty St. (between Denison Ave and Botany Ave.)
W.16th St. - Hapgood St. (south of Denison Ave)
W.17th St. - Howard St. (south of Denison Ave)
W.18th St. - LaSalle St. (south of Denison Ave)
W.18th St. - Park Place (north of Denison Ave)
W.19th St. - Pixley St. (south of Denison Ave)
W.20th St. - Hazelwood St. (south of Denison Ave)
W.21st St. - Pixley Court(south of Denison Ave)
W.22nd Pl. - Lyle Court (north of Denison Ave)
W.22nd St. - Grandview St. (south of Kenneth Ave)
W.23rd St. - Bridgeview Avenue (south of Denison Ave)
W.24th St. - Wieland St. (between Denison Ave and Seltzer Ave.)
W.25th St. - Pearl St.
W.30th St. - Bethuel St. (between Bradwell Ave and Louisiana Ave)
W.31st St. - Afton St. (between Denison Ave and Bradwell Ave)
W.32nd St. - Cottage Grove St. (between Bradwell Ave and Louisiana Ave)
W.33rd St. - Luverne St. (between Bradwell Ave and Louisiana Ave)
Willowdale Ave. - Terrace St.


Old Version vs New Version:

Afton St. - West 31st St. (south of Denison Ave)
Botany Avenue - Between W.14th St. and W.16th St.
Bridgeview Avenue - West 23rd St. (south of Denison Ave)
Chestnut St. - West 23rd St. (south of Denison Ave)
Clayton Avenue - South of Denison Ave
Cottage Grove St. - West 32nd St. (between Bradwell Ave and Louisiana Ave)
Newburgh St. - Denison Ave
Doering Court - South of Denison Ave
Elvira Alley - North of Denison Ave (between W14th and W13th)
Fern Court
Forest St. - Forestdale Avenue
Foster St. - West 14th St. (between Redman Ave and Denison Ave)
Gertie St. - West 15th St. (north of Denison Ave)
Grand Army Court - Garden Avenue
Grandview St. - West 22nd St. (south of Kenneth Ave)
Greenwood St. - Archwood Ave. (From W.25th St. to Fulton Ave.)
Hapgood St. - West 16th St. (south of Denison Ave)
Hazelwood St. - West 20th St. (south of Denison Ave)
Howard St. - West 17th St. (south of Denison Ave)
Hurley Avenue - South St. (south of Denison Ave)
Jennings Avenue
Kuchle Ct. - Delmar Avenue
LaSalle St. - West 18th St. (south of Denison Ave)
Lookout St. - West 13th St. (between Redman Ave and Denison Ave)
Luverne St. - West 33rd St. (between Bradwell Ave and Louisiana Ave)
Lyle Court - West 22nd Place (north of Denison Ave)
Maple St. - Mapledale Avenue
Oak St. - West 22nd St. (south of Kenneth Ave)
Park Place - West 18th St. (north of Denison Ave)
Pearl St. - West 25th Street.
Petty St. - West 15th St. (between Denison Ave and Botany Ave.)
Pixley Court - West 21st St. (south of Denison Ave)
Pixley St. - West 19th St. (south of Denison Ave)
Redman Avenue - Between W.13th St. and W.15th St.
Selzer Avenue - Between W.21st St. and W.25th St.
Spring St. - Selzer Ave. (between W.21st and W.23rd)
Terrace St. - Willowdale Avenue
Wieland St. - West 24th St. (between Denison Ave and Seltzer Ave.)
William St. - Kenneth Ave. (south of Denison Ave)


For the specific rules for street naming, see Cleveland city code - Section 305.

Click here for a few other streets of Cleveland.


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