The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-23
XIV STREET NAMES.
N Analysis of the New System,
Which Is Now a Fact.
eraeETs. AVENUES AND WAYS

x.s,sr way Now, Depot street l.
MANY way, Front street l. first
a.xenue-List of the NAMES.
sst many people 10 this city are no~
~ ef.d out what street tneF iiFe On
,he,rew system 81 names, ane IN
= the5 system j. understood u 8 sOi'Is,
sssa '1ssstes,3t,fo understand the why's and
VIA .sst..ss.ssa,sfe new plagas really simple,
49,. and in order that i may ne IN
$3.50; the asPost-I uteiligencer prints
eers.',.s5 +. g,,}sie' map sgnich illustrates the
IN which the avea1es. streets and
Tal1 sra laid 0ut.@ tabulateT1 SUM
= sIso printed giving the old names
~ streets. with the new names OF-
yssi'e-
Basis of tile Plan,
~ accompanying sketch the double
s.,sets indicate the district 8ooGnd-
hDs. sb,Ie those marked with single
49, ,ipes are Illustrations OF the
eD ssg oyt OF the plan. frqm
49, the intervening streets and
- ran be ascertained. vbgkq3 shnfl
$50 - can h.. readily ascertained. The
So ~ the plan Ia the oldest ana best
-, nSrtion Of the city. namely, be
49,. y.e,er avenue on the south. Depot
49, s.gtbe north. the aaTbor on the west
- ssa.8V5av on the east In this por-
- y she city there are 0ut fe0 changes,
- rrluclpa3 one being mat the streets
...,,nr uaraIleI with the barber are
s-s .svenues5' TB.s is in conformity
,.th tie general feature OF the entire
-, 49, snofoughfares running. in a gem
n sFlgf e4Nk E
~ ssrt5r and lake shores along the ridges
-..l9 - called avenues. While those run
-, a.ss7audo west. across the ridges and
ef'avs from harBor - lake, are termed
9 r. avenues north OF jDenny way depot
.,xast, are given names similar 10 the con
ssa.iee ayenues in the central district OF
=. atty adding the fermC north Thus,
s..,nd avenue, which takes the place OF
4. crescent Second street, connects az
ns,nv xay with Poplar street. ~hichs I'M
4, tbis plan, becomes Second avenue
s-,tk The term NORTH added to the
ans o. any avenue indicates that IL IS
ssrtb Of Denny Ray. In the same manneFs
sgsnses south Of Yesler way take The
s.mes Of the connecting avenues In the
ssn,ral district. adding the teEtn south.
rses South Third streets connecting as Il
f1e4
s.mss second avenue south. The term
s.a,tha added to the name Of any avenue
ss1stes that Il Is south Of Yesier way.
+ order to avoid confusion, and al the
.sms tine conform 20 the system, Yesler
,esuus Is changed to Gesler way Depot
.est which forms the north boundary or
y central district, is named Denny way.
,ash name applies Ia all the extensions
sTepot stree; now existing under various
na.s from E.isott bay TO Lake Washing
IL Albert street. Lake avenue and Green
s,ss forming a continuous thbroughfare
espf the east shore Of Lake Union from
sssay way Is the Denny Thurman addi-
IA Iatona and Brlokiyn are given the
mns Of IesstlaKe avenue For the same rea-
gaS, Rollin street and the Lake Union
ssslsvarG from Denny way TO Fremont,
ss naned Westlake avenue.
semel Important Changes.
10 make the series or numbered avenues
empleie. Front street Is changed 10 First
agen8e with Commercial street az First
ayshae south. and Kentucky street as F'irst
sgsaae north West street becomes West
I'm avenue. aad Water street is Elliott
nsnge East Of FIRST avenue the series of
tanberei avenues continues without A
MAX 70 Ninth avenue which takes the
t8ea Of Ninth street. An examination Of
- map w.ll indicate that Ninth avenue
- Broadway iatersect Yesler way At prac=
SALLY The same p0into connecting Win
yHih avenue south, ting ne~ name for
sa.h Eleventh street In order 20 pre-
Nfge the uniform system % numbering In
u regular portion OF the city Sonth OF
fSler way and east of Broadway. II is
NesssaFy that Williamson street become
Tfuih avenue. sud South Twelfth street
NEafha e.. H.. L.
ngy TIA, the avenues IN the Triangular see
IN easl OF &intA avenue and west OF
Roadway should he given names ont OF
e Hlnoered series. 10 fiji in between Ninth
81 gchia aYeeues IN working out this
n.FSenag section existing names have
ssa rgyained 50 far as possihlg. IL this
i$sagglar section We're not treated in this
sahner Il would h1fy{ ebeen necessary to
sa9 RON Nn,h2aVen06 ,tjs9T~entieth ave
p 10 oua block. ftr as applies to the
h1tt south Of Nesters way. and every
lae.red avenue east of Broadway would
BE heen ten hunters higher than In the
faa alop,ed =
East and West Streets.
tae'eare bft sliS}lz,a3auges in the names
ae east and Wtst streets. In this re-
t~s Ne Rogk has simplsc been IN The ma
az % dispensing with duplicate and un-
r@ary names South 0f Yeslcr way the
Known exisreng names are mode con-
Sous from the eay % Lake Washington.
aefa fes'er Nay and Denny way the
James are re@.nti. excepting that east
F@1Say and Nclrose avenue the streets
60 r. names Of oih5e1ronnectina- streets
- o. Broadway anf Nfelf1sa rprehSed by
tfm East" Thus Remington ave-
a03 Is exfesetone On Lake Washington
saAe East Jefferson street WILLOW s!rtsst