Evening star., 1941-07-03
So Streets 10 Gel
New Names in
Bethesda Area
List of Proposed
New Designations
Is Announced

The confusion of visitors poStn4en
and messenger boys caused by skip
ping numbers and duplicated street
names will be solved by the general
revision, commission officials be-
lieve.
The program carries one ster
further the plan first adopted foI
the Silver Spring area last fall IN
which duplication Cf names was
abolished and consistent num-
bering system was established.
Before the program was begun
there were as many as Is streets
using the name Montgomery" IL
named Maple" and seven Cedar"
and Ridge designations.
There were 265 streets carrying
only So names. Some of this dupli-
cation was reduced when Silver
Spring streets were changed. A
map showing the streets of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase area, which
must be given new designations is
on display by Charles M. Jones, who
is in charge of the work at the office
Of Thomas Hampton. secretary
treasurer to the commission in the
Bethesda County Building.
Tentative List Made.
A tentative list of new names has
also been compiled. Residents on
affected streets are invited to make
suggestions to Mr.. Jones at Mr.
Hampton's Office. 1t is hoped that
the corrections may be made in time
for the printing of the fall telephone
directory. The system is being
worked out by Serge 4. Docebroff
commission engineer. and Mr.. Jones.
An example of duplication va
cited in The designation "MelroSe. -
There is now a West MelroSe street
for one block west of Connecticut
avenue and an East MelroSe street
continuing across Connecticut ave-
nue. for Two blocks. Nearby, there
is Melrose street running north
and south between Underwood and
Thornapple streets. Melrose place,
also running north and south. is
between Melrose street and LenoX
street The commission proposes to
change some of these streets. All
of these "Melroses" are in Chevy
Chase but not too far away in
Bethesda Melrose avenue connects
Wilson lane with Rockville pike
Rosemary street on the west side
of Connecticut avenue crosses and
becomes Raymond street on the
east side. 1t is understood that the
commission does not plan 10 make
any change in names for these
two" streets and residents of both
sections are said to oppose change
in name.
Members Are Jumpy.
1T is hard to please everybody" :"
Mr. Jones said, and we need all
the cooperation We can get from
the public to make the plan work ;"
All of the street will be renum-
bered to correspond with parallel
thoroughfares in Washington or so
as to extend the numbering of
north and south streets in the
District.
For instance Connecticut avenue
In Chevy Chase now divides inter-
sectlng streets into east and west
designations. Because Connecticut
avenue is an extension of Thirty
ninth street NV. in Washington,
the squares east of it will be num-
bered in the $500 group while those
west of Connecticut avenue will be
numbered in the 5000 group.
There are numerous streets in the
area the numbers of which skip
about without apparent reason.
For instance there is square
bounded on 5he south side by the
400 block of Oliver street and On
the north by the 100 block of Graf
ton street. The 100 block" of Old
Georgetown road recurs in three
different blocks.
A list of some of the proposed
changes was announced as follows
Arlington avenue, Woodmont, to
Arliss avenue.
Arlington road, Edgemoor, to
Audley road.
Aberdeen road, that part running
north from Wilson Lane, to Garfield
street.
Browns lane, Alta Vista, to Oak
mont avenue.
Cedar lane. west from Old
Georgetown road, to Green Tree
road.
Chestnut Avenue, West Chevy
Chase Heights, to Shirley avenue.
Chestnut street, Chevy Chase, to
Chesley street.
Curtis Road, Leland street to Oak
ridge place.
Cypress avenue, Alta Vista, to
Carlton avenue
Cypress street, Meadow lane tc
East-West highway, to Meadow
lane.
Cypress street, Meadow lane to
Connecticut avenue, to East-West
highway.
Cypress street, East-West high
way to Dunlop street, to Dudley
street
Chevy Chase boulevard, north, to
Davidson drive.
Delmar place Greenwich Forest
to Westover road.
Elm street, Chevy Chase, to Stan
ford street.
Elm street, Wisconsin avenue, to
Oakridge avenue, to Elmridge ave-
nue..
Elm street, north of Leland street,
10 Oakridge avenue.
Elm street and Montgomery lane
Glenbrook road to Wisconsin ave-
nue., to Fayette street.
Hampden lane, that portion run
ming north, 70 Jefferson street.
High street, Friendship Heights,
to Friendship avenue.
Highland avenue, Moorland lane
to Custer road, to Harwood avenue
Harrison street, Huntington Ter
race, to Hoover street.
Lenox road, Bradley boulevard tx
Eomerville road, to Cardiff road.
Montgomery avenue, Kenilworth
to Lafayette avenue.
Montgomery avenue, Rosedale, tc
Tibury street,
Montgomery street, Friendship
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