STREETS

A postcard with an interesting viewpoint on streets. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

STREETS (name changes). Dubuque, like other Iowa cities, changed street names over the years. Many changes were made in 1921 at the suggestion of CARR, Ossian E., Dubuque's first City Manager. Among those that have been changed are the following:

Original Name-------------------Present-------------------Date of Change

Adams Avenue-------------------Prescott Street-------------------1921

Adams Street---------------------Sac Street----------------------1921

Alma Street-----------------------Montrose

Altman Avenue-----------------St. Joseph Street------------------1921

Anne Place----------------------West 18th Street

Arch Street--------------------Seminary Street-------------------1921

Aspen-------------------------------Linden

Audubon---------------------------Grandview

Austin Place----------------------Raymond Place

Blocklinger Lane----------------West 24th Street-----------------1921

Bluff Street-----------------------Providence

Bluff------------------------------High Bluff

Boundary Street------------------Grandview Avenue----------------1871

Brad Street--------------------------Booth

Broad Street----------------------Mt. Pleasant

Brugh-------------------------------Schiller

Cardiff Street-------------------Summit Street-------------------1921

Cascade Road------------------------Fremont

Clay Street. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

Centre Street-----------------------Asbury

Center Street---------------------Finley Street------------------1921

Clay Street---------------Central Avenue (1st to 18th)-----------1921

Clifford Street-------------------Eighth Street------------------1921

Clifford---------------------------Foye Street

Clifton Street-------------------Altman Avenue-------------------1921

Columbia---------------------------Lexington

Cora Street----------------------South Hill St.

Couler Street--------Central Avenue (18th to city limits)--------1921

Delhi Street--------------------University Avenue----------------1921

Division------------------------------Lincoln

Dubuque Street------------------------Sumner

Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque

Eagle Point Street---------------------20th

Eagle Street Extension-----------Lindberg Terrace

East Street----------------------McCormick Street----------------1921

East--------------------------------Glen Oak

Eleanor Street---------------------Indian Ridge

Edith Street----------------------Roland Street------------------1921

Empley's Lane---------------------Thomas Street------------------1921

Exchange Street--------------------South Hill

Fink Street-----------------------Jansen Street------------------1921

Forrest Street-----------------------Florence

Franklin Street------------------West 16th Street----------------1921

Franklin------------------------------Fulton

Franklin------------------------------Edison

Fremont Avenue--------------------Wartburg Avenue-------------------- circa 1889

Fremont Avenue-------------------Wartburg Place------------------1921

Front Street-------------------------Peosta----------------------1938

Grandview Heights---------------Plymouth Court

Grant Avenue----------------------Wilson Street------------------1921

Road leading to Mt. Carmel. Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque

Grove Street---------------------Greeley Street------------------1921

Hales Mill---------------------------Asbury

Hall Street----------------------Auburn Street-------------------1921

Harrison-----------------------------Monroe

Hart Street--------------------------West 23rd-------------------1921

Hazel Street------------------------Sunnyview

Herron Street------------------South Locust Street---------------1921

High Street-------------------------Rhomberg

High Street-------------------------Highland Pl.

Iowa Street Extension-------------Shelby Street

James Street-----------------------Huff

Jefferson Avenue-----------------Carter Road

John Street-------------------------Simpson

Julien Avenue--------------------Lorimer Avenue------------------1858

Julien Avenue-------------------University Avenue----------------1940

Julien--------------------------------Primrose

Karrick Street---------------------Finley Street-----------------1921

Klingenberg Street---------------Hennepin Street-----------------1921

Lake Street-------------------------Garfield

Leibnitz Street------------------Lowell Street-------------------1921

Lemon-------------------------------Viola

Lenox Avenue---------------------Van Buren

Linden Blvd------------------------Logan Street------------------1921

Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

Logan-------------------------------Belmont

Lorimier Avenue-----------------Julien Avenue-------------------1859

Louisa Street----------------------Algona Street------------------1921

Main Street------------------------Front Street

Malady------------------------------South Booth

Maple Street-----------------------Morton Street----------------1921

Martha Ann------------------------Martha

The Fluckiger Motor Company sold the City of Dubuque its first street cleaner. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

McCabe----------------------------Broadway

Middle Avenue---------------------Farley Street----------------1921

Mineral Street--------------------West Locust

Millville Street--------------------32nd Street----------------1921

Military Street---------------------Rockdale Road

Monroe-----------------------------Harlan

Mount Carmel Avenue-------------South Locust Street--------------1921

National Street-------------------Delhi

North Cascade Road----------------Fremont Avenue----------------1921

North Street-----------------------Hale----------------1921

North 1st Street------------------Kimball Street------------------1921

North Iowa Street---------------Shelby Street

North Main Street------------------Main Street------------------1921

O'Neill Street---------------------Langworthy------------------1921

Orange----------------------------Washington

Park Avenue------------------Randall Place------------------1921

Park Street------------------------Asbury Road

Park Hill---------------------------West 28th------------------1921

Park Way Avenue------------------Park Street------------------1921

Peru Road------------------32nd Street------------------1921

Pine Street------------------------Caledonia

Pine Street------------------------Pinard

Pine Street------------------Poe Street------------------1921

Planke Road----------------------Couler

Pleasant View Avenue------------------Lexington Street------------------1921

Rebecca Street-------------------Fairview Place

Reed Avenue------------------Marshall Street------------------1921

A postcard with an interesting viewpoint of Main north from 9th

Riga Street----------------------------Algona Street------------------1921

Rosedale Avenue------------------Auburn Street------------------1921

Russell Street------------------Rowan Street------------------1921

Sanford Street---------------------East 24th------------------1921

Seminary Street-------------------Clarke Drive

Seminary Street (from 17th to 18th)----Heeb Street------------------1921

South Dodge Street----------------------Bryant Street------------------1921

South Street-----------------------Lombard

Spring------------------------------North Booth

State--------------------------------National

Stewart Street---------------------Southern

Thomas Street--------------------West 16th Street--------------------1921

Union Avenue---------------------Kirkwood Street--------------------1921

Valley-------------------------------Dillon Street

Vine Street--------------------Burns Street--------------------1921

Walnut------------------------------Karrick

Wall---------------------------------Wallace

Wabash Avenue-------------------------Seward Street--------------------1921

Warren-------------------------------Putnam

Wartburg Avenue--------------------Fremont Avenue--------------------1920

A postcard a viewpoint of Main south from 10th. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

Washington Street----------------O'Hagen Street

West Street-------------------------Needham Place

West 4th Street--------------------Melrose Street--------------------1921

West 14th Street--------------------Loras Avenue--------------------1940

West Main Street---------------------------Shields Street--------------------1921

West Eagle Point Avenue-----------Kaufmann

West Seminary--------------------Ungs Street

Whelan------------------------------Bradley

Wilde Street------------------------Mt. Loretta

Willow-------------------------------Rosedale Street--------------------1921

1st Avenue---------------------------Decatur--------------------1921

2nd Avenue--------------------------Hamilton--------------------1921

3rd Avenue--------------------------Whittier--------------------1921

4th Avenue--------------------------Emerson--------------------1921

1910 view of West 11th Street and its elevator.

5th Avenue (west of Linwood Cemetery)--------Edith Street-------------------------1921

5th Avenue (east of Linwood Cemetery)--------Roosevelt Street---------------------1921

6th Avenue--------------------------Stanton--------------------1921

7th Avenue--------------------------Shiras Avenue--------------------1921

8th Avenue--------------------------Farragut--------------------1921

9th Avenue--------------------------Hawthorne--------------------1921

10th Avenue-------------------------Sumner--------------------1921

The name Whiskey Hill was used colloquially to refer to Southern Avenue through the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but never appeared on any printed map or street sign.

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Sources

• Lorimer Avenue." Dubuque Times Journal. Dubuque, IA, May 4, 1858.

• "Ordinance Changing Street Names is Passed by Council at Last Meeting." Dubuque Times Journal, Dubuque, IA, March 27, 1921.

• Research by John Klauer; 1918 Dubuque City Directory

• Stessman, James T. "History of the Names of Streets of Dubuque." April 26, 1954. On file at Carnegie-Stout Public Library.

• "Whiskey Label Sticks to Steep Hill." Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, IA, March 16, 1999.