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Musings on Seattle’s streets, their names, and more besides. Tweets by @lukobe. Mastodon: @[email protected]

Seattle, WA Beigetreten Nisan 2019
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PONET DRIVE (#LosFeliz) This minor street recalls a major Angeleno. Victor Ponet (1836-1914) was a Belgian cabinetmaker who came to Los Angeles in 1869. Initially selling picture frames, Ponet turned to a more lucrative career in 1873: building coffins... lastreetnames.com/street/ponet-d…
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This private street was created in 2011 as part of the Stadium Place development, after which it was named. Stadium Place, in turn, was so named for its proximity to Lumen Field, known during planning and construction as Qwest Field and CenturyLink Field. writesofway.org/stadium-place-…
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CHAPLIN AVENUE (#Encino) Is it named for silent movie icon #CharlieChaplin (1889-1977)? Close: it’s for Sydney Chaplin (1885-1965), Charlie’s half-brother. Syd followed Charlie to Hollywood in 1914, where he served as Charlie’s manager, starred in some… lastreetnames.com/street/chaplin…
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This street was created in 1905 as part of the plat of the Sound View Addition to Queen Anne. Originally a loop off 11th Avenue W and carrying that name, at some point it was renamed after the addition — itself named for its fine view of Puget Sound. writesofway.org/sound-view-ter…
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WOOD TERRACE (#LosFeliz) The city of Los Angeles has many “woods” – Hollywood, Westwood, Brentwood – but this one’s named for its developer. The U-shaped Wood Terrace was christened in 1924 by Jacob Hager Wood (1865-1951), a Massachusetts wool merchant… lastreetnames.com/street/wood-te…
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Dzidzilalich was the name of a Duwamish village located where Downtown Seattle is now. It’s now also an honorary name for Elliott Way, as well as for Alaskan Way between Elliott Way and S Dearborn Street. writesofway.org/dzidzilalich
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BROOKS AVENUE (#SolanoCanyon) Named for Ella Brooks Solano (1852-1932), wife of Alfred Solano. She was born in Dunkirk, NY, where her father Horatio G. Brooks was a wealthy locomotive manufacturer. Her first husband was a man named David R.W. Patterson... lastreetnames.com/street/brooks-…
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GRAND BOULEVARD (#Venice) On July 4th, 1905, entrepreneur #AbbotKinney opened his “Venice of America” resort, centered around eight canals modeled after those in Venice, Italy. The six canals you see today were laid out by different developers that same... lastreetnames.com/street/grand-b…
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HELEN STREET (#Whittier) This street was named for Helen Mordoff Newlin (1882-1986) when she was just five years old. In fact it was officially called Little Helen Street until 1934, when embarrassed property owners finally got the City to drop the... lastreetnames.com/street/helen-s…
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