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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-…

This street, created in 1966 as Union Place, was renamed in 1988 after the newly constructed Washington State Convention Center (recently renamed the Seattle Convention Center). writesofway.org/convention-pla…

PINNEY STREET (#Pacoima, #Arleta, #LakeviewTerrace) Dr. Elbert Pinney (c. 1826-1914) was an early investor in Pacoima and father-in-law to Pacoima founder Jewett (a.k.a. Jouett) Allin. Pinney was born in Connecticut, earned his M.D. in Ohio, and set up… lastreetnames.com/street/pinney-…

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…

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…

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…

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

Seattle’s newest street opened to traffic May 1 — but it has a rather old name. writesofway.org/elliott-way/

I still think they should have named it something unique rather than Elliott Way seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t…

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-…

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…

ROWENA AVENUE (#LosFeliz, #SilverLake) Named for the fictitious Lady Rowena, the 12th century love interest of Wilfred of Ivanhoe in Sir Walter Scott’s #Ivanhoe (1819). Unsurprisingly, Rowena Avenue was part of the 1887 Ivanhoe subdivision, presumably... lastreetnames.com/street/rowena-…

You might be responsible for a Seattle street tree and not know it crosscut.com/environment/20…

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…