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Howard St.

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Post-1906 name:

West 17th St.
Previous to being named Howard Street, it was known as LaBelle or LaSalle Street.

Location:

Between Kenneth Avenue and Denison Avenue.

Development:

Edwin Foster purchased 10+ acres of land here in 1867 from Brainard, Curtiss, & Pixley.

Named for:

Most likely named for the son of Edwin H. Foster. Young Howard died shortly after his birthday in 1877 at the tender age of seven.

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