"SHSI Certificate of Recognition"
"Best on the Web"


Encyclopedia Dubuque

www.encyclopediadubuque.org

"Encyclopedia Dubuque is the online authority for all things Dubuque, written by the people who know the city best.”
Marshall Cohen—researcher and producer, CNN

Affiliated with the Local History Network of the State Historical Society of Iowa, and the Iowa Museum Association.




STREETS: Difference between revisions

From Encyclopedia Dubuque
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 3: Line 3:




'''Original Name-------------------Present-------------------Date of Change'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!Original Name
Adams Avenue-------------------Prescott Street-------------------1921
!New Name
 
!Date of Change
Adams Street---------------------Sac Street----------------------1921
|-
 
|Adams Avenue
Alma Street-----------------------Montrose
|Prescott Street
 
|1921
Altman Avenue-----------------St. Joseph Street------------------1921
|-
|Adams Street
Anne Place----------------------West 18th Street
|Sac Street
|1921
Arch Street--------------------Seminary Street-------------------1921
|-
|Alma Street
Aspen-------------------------------Linden
|Montrose
|
Audubon---------------------------Grandview
|-
|Altman Avenue
Austin Place----------------------Raymond Place
|St. Joseph Street
 
|1921
Blocklinger Lane----------------West 24th Street-----------------1921
|-
 
|Anne Place
Bluff Street-----------------------Providence
|West 18th Street
|
Bluff------------------------------High Bluff
|-
 
|Arch Street
Boundary Street------------------Grandview Avenue----------------1871
|Seminary Street
   
|1921
Brad Street--------------------------Booth  
|-
 
|Aspen
Broad Street----------------------Mt. Pleasant
|Linden
|
Brugh-------------------------------Schiller
|-
 
|Audubon
Cardiff Street-------------------Summit Street-------------------1921
|Grandview
|
Cascade Road------------------------Fremont
|-
|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
|-
[[Image:imp268.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Clay Street. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
[[Image:imp268.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Clay Street. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
 
|Cascade Road
Centre Street-----------------------Asbury  
|Fremont
|
Center Street---------------------Finley Street------------------1921
|-
 
|Centre Street
Clay Street---------------Central Avenue (1st to 18th)-----------1921
|Asbury
|
Clifford Street-------------------Eighth Street------------------1921
|-
 
|Center Street
Clifford---------------------------Foye Street
|Finley Street
 
|1921
Clifton Street-------------------Altman Avenue-------------------1921
|-
|Clay Street
Columbia---------------------------Lexington
|Central Avenue (1st to 18th)
|1921
Cora Street----------------------South Hill St.
|-
|Clifford Street
Couler Street--------Central Avenue (18th to city limits)--------1921
|Eighth Street
 
|1921
Delhi Street--------------------University Avenue----------------1921
|-
                 
|Clifford
Division------------------------------Lincoln
|Foye Street
             
|
Dubuque Street------------------------Sumner
|-
 
|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
|
|-
|Eagle Point Street
|20th Street
|
|-
|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
|-
[[Image:imp603.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque]]
[[Image:imp603.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque]]
|Grandview Heights
Eagle Point Street---------------------20th
|Plymouth Court
 
|
Eagle Street Extension-----------Lindberg Terrace
|-
 
|Grant Avenue
East Street----------------------McCormick Street----------------1921
|Wilson Street
 
|1921
East--------------------------------Glen Oak
|-
|Grove Street
Eleanor Street---------------------Indian Ridge
|Greeley Street
 
|1921
Edith Street----------------------Roland Street------------------1921
|-
 
|Hales Mill
Empley's Lane---------------------Thomas Street------------------1921
|Asbury
 
|
Exchange Street--------------------South Hill
|-
 
|Hall Street
Fink Street-----------------------Jansen Street------------------1921
|Auburn Street
 
|1921
Forrest Street-----------------------Florence
|-
 
|Harrison
Franklin Street------------------West 16th Street----------------1921
|Monroe
|
Franklin------------------------------Fulton
|-
 
|Hart Street
Franklin------------------------------Edison
|West 23rd
 
|1921
Fremont Avenue--------------------Wartburg Avenue-------------------- circa 1889
|-
 
|Hazel Street
Fremont Avenue-------------------Wartburg Place------------------1921
|Sunnyview
 
|
Front Street-------------------------Peosta----------------------1938
|-
 
|Herron Street
Grandview Heights---------------Plymouth Court
|South Locust Street
 
|1921
Grant Avenue----------------------Wilson 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
|-
[[Image:imp614.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Road leading to Mt. Carmel. Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque]]
[[Image:imp614.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Road leading to Mt. Carmel. Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque]]
 
|Julien
Grove Street---------------------Greeley Street------------------1921
|Primrose
 
|
Hales Mill---------------------------Asbury
|-
 
|Karrick Street
Hall Street----------------------Auburn Street-------------------1921
|Finley Street
 
|1921
Harrison-----------------------------Monroe
|-
|Klingenberg Street
Hart Street--------------------------West 23rd-------------------1921
|Hennepin Street
 
|1921
Hazel Street------------------------Sunnyview
|-
 
|Lake Street
Herron Street------------------South Locust Street---------------1921
|Garfield
|
High Street-------------------------Rhomberg
|-
|Leibnitz Street
High Street-------------------------Highland Pl.
|Lowell Street
 
|1921
Iowa Street Extension-------------Shelby Street
|-
 
|Lemon
James Street-----------------------Huff
|Viola
 
|
Jefferson Avenue-----------------Carter Road
|-
 
|Lenox Avenue
John Street-------------------------Simpson
|Van Buren
 
|
Julien Avenue--------------------Lorimer Avenue------------------1858
|-
 
|Linden Boulevard
Julien Avenue-------------------University Avenue----------------1940
|Logan Street
 
|1921
Julien--------------------------------Primrose
|-
 
|Logan
Karrick Street---------------------Finley Street-----------------1921
|Belmont
|
Klingenberg Street---------------Hennepin Street-----------------1921
|-
 
|Lorimier Avenue
Lake Street-------------------------Garfield
|Julien Avenue
 
|1859
Leibnitz Street------------------Lowell Street-------------------1921
|-
 
|Louisa Street
Lemon-------------------------------Viola
|Algona Street
 
|1921
Lenox Avenue---------------------Van Buren
|-
|Main Street
Linden Blvd------------------------Logan Street------------------1921
|Front Street
|
|-
|Malady
|South Booth
|
|-
|Maple Street
|Morton Street
|1921
|-
|Martha Ann
|Martha
|-
|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
|-
[[Image:imp649.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
[[Image:imp649.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
 
|National Street
Logan-------------------------------Belmont
|Delhi
|
Lorimier Avenue-----------------Julien Avenue-------------------1859
|-
 
|North Cascade Road
Louisa Street----------------------Algona Street------------------1921
|Fremont Avenue
 
|1921
Main Street------------------------Front Street
|-
 
|North Street
Malady------------------------------South Booth
|Hale
 
|1921
Maple Street-----------------------Morton Street----------------1921
|-
|North 1st Street
Martha Ann------------------------Martha
|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
|-
[[Image:streetcleaner.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Fluckiger Motor Company sold the City of Dubuque its first street cleaner. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
[[Image:streetcleaner.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Fluckiger Motor Company sold the City of Dubuque its first street cleaner. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
       
|Planke Road
McCabe----------------------------Broadway
|Couler
 
|
Middle Avenue---------------------Farley Street----------------1921
|-
|Pleasant View Avenue
Mineral Street--------------------West Locust
|Lexington Street
 
|1921
Millville Street--------------------32nd Street----------------1921
|-
 
|Rebecca Street
Military Street---------------------Rockdale Road
|Fairview Place
|
Monroe-----------------------------Harlan
|-
 
|Reed Avenue
Mount Carmel Avenue-------------South Locust Street--------------1921
|Marshall Street
|1921
National Street-------------------Delhi
|-
 
|Riga Street
North Cascade Road----------------Fremont Avenue----------------1921
|Algona Street
 
|1921
North Street-----------------------Hale----------------1921
|-
 
|Rosedale Avenue
North 1st Street------------------Kimball Street------------------1921
|Auburn Street
 
|1921
North Iowa Street---------------Shelby Street
|-
 
|Russell Street
North Main Street------------------Main Street------------------1921
|Rowan Street
 
|1921
O'Neill Street---------------------Langworthy------------------1921
|-
|Sanford Street
Orange----------------------------Washington
|East 24th
 
|1921
Park Avenue------------------Randall Place------------------1921
|-
 
|Seminary Street
Park Street------------------------Asbury Road
|Clarke Drive
 
|
Park Hill---------------------------West 28th------------------1921
|-
 
|Seminary Street (from 17th to 18th)
Park Way Avenue------------------Park Street------------------1921
|Heeb Street
 
|1921
Peru Road------------------32nd Street------------------1921
|-
|South Dodge Street
Pine Street------------------------Caledonia
|Bryant Street
 
|1921
Pine Street------------------------Pinard
|-
 
|South Street
Pine Street------------------Poe Street------------------1921
|Lombard
 
|
Planke Road----------------------Couler
|-
 
Pleasant View Avenue------------------Lexington Street------------------1921
 
Rebecca Street-------------------Fairview Place
 
Reed Avenue------------------Marshall Street------------------1921
 
[[Image:mainnfrom9.png|right|thumb|250px|A postcard with an interesting viewpoint of Main north from 9th]]
[[Image:mainnfrom9.png|right|thumb|250px|A postcard with an interesting viewpoint of Main north from 9th]]
 
|Spring
Riga Street----------------------------Algona Street------------------1921
|North Booth
 
|
Rosedale Avenue------------------Auburn Street------------------1921
|-
 
|State
Russell Street------------------Rowan Street------------------1921
|National
|
Sanford Street---------------------East 24th------------------1921
|-
 
|Stewart Street
Seminary Street-------------------Clarke Drive
|Southern
 
|
Seminary Street (from 17th to 18th)----Heeb Street------------------1921
|-
|Thomas Street
South Dodge Street----------------------Bryant Street------------------1921
|West 16th Street
 
|1921
South Street-----------------------Lombard
|-
 
|Union Avenue
Spring------------------------------North Booth
|Kirkwood Street
|1921
State--------------------------------National
|-
|Valley
Stewart Street---------------------Southern
|Dillon Street
|
Thomas Street--------------------West 16th Street--------------------1921
|-
|Vine Street
Union Avenue---------------------Kirkwood Street--------------------1921
|Burns Street
 
|1921
Valley-------------------------------Dillon Street
|-
 
|Walnut
Vine Street--------------------Burns Street--------------------1921
|Karrick
|
Walnut------------------------------Karrick  
|-
 
|Wall
Wall---------------------------------Wallace
|Wallace
|
Wabash Avenue-------------------------Seward Street--------------------1921
|-
 
Warren-------------------------------Putnam
 
Wartburg Avenue--------------------Fremont Avenue--------------------1920
 
[[Image:mainsfrom10.png|right|thumb|250px|A postcard a viewpoint of Main south from 10th. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
[[Image:mainsfrom10.png|right|thumb|250px|A postcard a viewpoint of Main south from 10th. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
 
|Wabash Avenue
Washington Street----------------O'Hagen Street  
|Seward Street
 
|1921
West Street-------------------------Needham Place  
|-
 
|Warren
West 4th Street--------------------Melrose Street--------------------1921
|Putnam
 
|
West 14th Street--------------------Loras Avenue--------------------1940
|-
 
|Wartburg Avenue
West Main Street---------------------------Shields Street--------------------1921
|Fremont Avenue
|1920
West Eagle Point Avenue-----------Kaufmann  
|-
 
|Washington Street
West Seminary--------------------Ungs Street  
|O'Hagen Street
 
|
Whelan------------------------------Bradley  
|-
 
|West Street
Wilde Street------------------------Mt. Loretta
|Needham Place
|
Willow-------------------------------Rosedale Street--------------------1921
|-
 
|West 4th Street
1st Avenue---------------------------Decatur--------------------1921
|Melrose Street
|1921
2nd Avenue--------------------------Hamilton--------------------1921
|-
 
|West 14th Street
3rd Avenue--------------------------Whittier--------------------1921
|Loras Avenue
 
|1940
4th Avenue--------------------------Emerson--------------------1921
|-
 
|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
|-
[[Image:11th1910.png|right|thumb|250px|1910 view of West 11th Street and its elevator.]]
[[Image:11th1910.png|right|thumb|250px|1910 view of West 11th Street and its elevator.]]
 
|1st Avenue
5th Avenue (west of Linwood Cemetery)--------Edith Street-------------------------1921
|Decatur
 
|1921
5th Avenue (east of Linwood Cemetery)--------Roosevelt Street---------------------1921
|-
 
|2nd Avenue
6th Avenue--------------------------Stanton--------------------1921
|Hamilton
 
|1921
7th Avenue--------------------------Shiras Avenue--------------------1921
|-
|3rd Avenue
8th Avenue--------------------------Farragut--------------------1921
|Whittier
|1921
9th Avenue--------------------------Hawthorne--------------------1921
|-
 
|4th Avenue
10th Avenue-------------------------Sumner--------------------1921
|Emerson
 
|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.
|5th Avenue (west of Linwood Cemetery)
 
|Edith Street
----
|1921
'''Sources'''
|-
*Lorimer Avenue." <u>Dubuque Times Journal</u>. Dubuque, IA, May 4, 1858.
|5th Avenue (east of Linwood Cemetery)
 
|Roosevelt Street
*''Map of the City of Dubuque.''Iowa Publishing Company. Davenport, Iowa, 1906.
|1921
 
|-
*"Ordinance Changing Street Names is Passed by Council at Last Meeting." <u>Dubuque Times Journal</u>, Dubuque, IA, March 27, 1921.
|6th Avenue
 
|Stanton
*Research by John Klauer; 1918 Dubuque City Directory
|1921
 
|-
*Stessman, James T. "History of the Names of Streets of Dubuque." April 26, 1954. On file at Carnegie-Stout Public Library.
|7th Avenue
 
|Shiras Avenue
*"Whiskey Label Sticks to Steep Hill." <u>Telegraph Herald</u>, Dubuque, IA, March 16, 1999.
|1921
 
|-
[[Category: Transportation]]
|8th Avenue
|Farragut
|1921
|-
|9th Avenue
|Hawthorne
|1921
|-
|10th Avenue
|Sumner
|1921
|}

Revision as of 21:38, 5 April 2011

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:


Clay Street. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding
Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque
Road leading to Mt. Carmel. Photo courtesy: Cathy's Treasures, 156 Main, Dubuque
Photo courtesy: Bob Reding
The Fluckiger Motor Company sold the City of Dubuque its first street cleaner. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding
A postcard with an interesting viewpoint of Main north from 9th
A postcard a viewpoint of Main south from 10th. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding
1910 view of West 11th Street and its elevator.
Original Name New Name 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
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
Eagle Point Street 20th Street
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
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 Boulevard Logan Street 1921
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
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
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
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
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