41. The names of community leaders such as Lim Nee Soon (12 November 1879-20 March 1936) were also etched onto street signs. B. Rudnyckyj, said to be named for "an early settler", Named for Rice University; other Winnipeg streets commemorating academic institutions include Bishops Lane, Cambridge Street, Laval Drive, Macalester Bay, McGill Avenue, Rutgers Bay, Ryerson Avenue, Selwyn Place, Yale Avenue, and others, Named for newspaperman Robert Lorne Richardson; see also Dafoe Road, Macklin Avenue, McCurdy Street and Payne Street, Named for Louis Riel, whose efforts in 1870 culminated in the formation of the province of Manitoba, Name for Fort Garry municipal official John Herbert Riley, Named for Thomas E. Risbey, an early settler in this area of Winnipeg, Named for David Ritchie, Winnipeg alderman for Ward 5 (1902-1903), Formerly Gurney Avenue, Jasper Avenue, Georgina Avenue, Renamed for Filipino independence icon Dr. Jose P. Rizal (1861-1896); formerly Kenaston Street (north from Santa Fe Drive), Named for Transcona councillor Phil Rizzuto, Named for Manitoba Premier Rodmond Palen Roblin, Named for Second World War Wishart Robson; formerly Queen Street, According to historian Harry Shave, it commemorates E. Roch, who purchased four acres of property in its vicinity, in 1894; an alternative in Mosaic says it is named for William G. P. Roch, an East Kildonan landowner who lived in Saskatchewan, Named for a village 8 miles northeast of Guelph, Ontario, birthplace of railway tycoon James Jerome Hill, and once known for its famous Rockwood Academy, Named for American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), Named for Rorie Bannatyne, presumably a relative of early pioneer Andrew Graham Ballenden Bannatyne, First named Ross Avenue (October 1881) then renamed Rosser in commemoration of CPR engineer Thomas L. Rosser (February 1903) then subsequently to Rose, to avoid confusion with streets of same name, Named for William Rosewarne, a contractor in the St. Vital area of Winnipeg in the early 1900s, Named for Hudsons Bay Company employee and historian Alexander Ross (1783-1856) and his family. General Jose Castro was several-times governor of various parts of California. Gunman In DC Shooting Had Sniper-Type Setup, Fired Randomly At People A post shared by Carlo (@mignonphotos) on Sep 17, 2018 at 11:32pm PDT. 55. Quesada himself later died of leprosy. The original street was quite short, from Oak to Waterloo Streets; in 1896, it was extended west to Lindsay Street, then to Lanark Street in 1910, to Cambridge by 1916, and to Kenaston Boulevard by 1929; between 1952 and 1957, it was widened and extended east, reaching Pembina Highway in the mid 1960s; see also Semple Avenue and Seven Oaks Avenue, Named for George Levenson-Gower Granville (1815-1891), secretary of state for colonies, 1868-1870 and 1886, secretary of foreign affairs, 1870-1874 and 1880-1885, Named for real estate investor William Grassie, Named for Manitoba Premier Thomas Greenway, Named for farmer Greenwood Briercliffe; formerly Boyce Street, Named for Wilfred Grenfell (1865-1940), an English Protestant medical missionary to Labrador and Newfoundland in the early 1900s; formerly Granville Boulevard, Named for Albert Henry George Grey (1851-1917), Governor-General of Canada from 1904 to 1911, whose donation of a cup for football is recognized by the Grey Cup; other Winnipeg street commemorating Governors General include Aberdeen Avenue, Athlone Drive, Byng Place, Devonshire Drive, Dufferin Avenue, Lansdowne Avenue, Leger Crescent, Lisgar Avenue, Lorne Avenue, Minto Street, Monck Avenue, Stanley Street, Tweedsmuir Road, Vanier Drive, and Vincent Massey Boulevard; formerly Minto Street, Named for Elizabeth Grierson (1894-1984) who owned the land on which the street was subsequently developed; formerly St. Georges Avenue, Named for A. G. Grosvenor, an early merchant in Winnipeg (1876); a portion was renamed from Haskins Avenue in March 1959, J. Allan Whicker, personal communication, 6 August 2014. As soon as you stop to look, you realize you've got all these layers of local history staring at you from every street corner: explorers, Spanish missionaries, Gold Rush pioneers, railroad tycoons, Civil War heroes, 20th century activists.". Rip Vandam (also spelled Van Dam) was the 23rd colonial governor of the British Province of New York from 1731-1732. Turn left on Van Ness Street. A. Lewis, who was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1920; formerly Wood Avenue, Named for Antoine Gauvin, Mayor of St. Boniface in 1906, Named for physician and coroner L. S. Gendreau (1869-1939), who served as treasurer of the St. Norbert school board from 1905 to 1937, Named for George Logan, son of Alexander Logan; see also Alexander Avenue and Logan Avenue, Named for municipal official George Nordland Suttie, Historian Harry Shave suggests the street was named for Manitoba Premier Marc Amable Girard, with a misspelling; an alternate version given by J. 27. Jacquelyn Martin / AP The shooter who injured four people and sent panic through a Washington, DC, neighborhood Friday was perched on a "sniper-type setup" on a fifth-floor window as he shot dozens of rounds into the street, officials said. 19. A post shared by Brett (@brettsu) on Jan 6, 2015 at 12:31pm PST. Nathan Kramer. Activists Want to Rename South Van Ness Avenue as 'Dolores Huerta Van Ness - Wikipedia 4. No referendum on electric franchise in St. Vital [Hack Avenue, Poplarwood Avenue], Manitoba Free Press, 1 March 1924, page 3. Obituary [Allenby Kitchener Ballendine], Winnipeg Free Press, 1 August 2009. For a brief period from 1891 to 1893, Winnipeg streets were numbered rather than named. Email communication, Carrie Chochinov, 2 July 2010. A post shared by CPR (@seerateau) on Apr 18, 2016 at 7:31pm PDT. His disastrous 1569 expedition searching for the fabled lost City of Gold killed all but80 of his original retinue of 1,800. Polk Street A Prairie Girls Life: The Story of the Reverend Edna Lenora Perry by Edna Lenora Perry, 2014. A post shared by Clicks By Soul (@clicksbysoul) on Mar 12, 2019 at 8:22am PDT. Rush hour parking ban on Grosvenor proposed, Winnipeg Free Press, 1 March 1950, page 3. 42. The name of Carriere Avenue, formerly Third Avenue, was changed under By-law No. About - Van Ness Main Street 3003 VAN NESS APARTMENTS - 32 Photos & 74 Reviews - Yelp Use the options in the lower-right corner to search or filter by theme. In March 1952, a municipal decision to revert to Rachel Street was reversed a few weeks later. 30. James Van Ness was mayor of San Francisco from1855 to 1856. Lukas Van Ness' girlfriend emotional after lively NFL Draft scene MY name I seeWashington area werher tour a first . SINGAPORE - The road to greater recognition for women can lie in naming more streets here after women, with a list of only about 40 so far, according to the . Van Ness Avenue - L.A. Street Names See also Hill Street, Stephen Street and Van Horne Street, Named originally for James Mulligan who operated a ferry across the Assiniboine River at about the place where the Misericordia Hospital is located today; renamed 14th Street South in 1891, back to Mulligan in 1893, and to Sherbrook in 1897; formerly Mulligan Street, Nena Street, Quelch Street, Named for banker and poet Francis Joseph Sherman (1871-1926), Formerly Roux Avenue, this street is believed to be named for Canadian soldier and diplomat Sherwood Lett (1895-1964), Named for real estate salesman Tom Sidebottom, Named for Winnipeg alderman Charles Edward Simonite, of the firm Argue & Simonite Company; formerly Beaumont Street, Named for pioneer Robert Simpson, who established a market garden in East Kildonan, Named for early land surveyor Duncan Sinclair; formerly Ewart Street, Named for Harry Slater, early settler on property where the street is now located in North Kildonan, Named for dry goods merchant and postmaster Thomas Sly (1878-1963), who was a West Kildonan alderman in the 1930s, Named for politician James Smart, a member of the Greenway government of 1881, Named for grain commissioner Matthew Snow; formerly Thurso Street, Named for educator and municipal official Harry Lorne King Softley, Named for educator John Beaufort Somerset, Named for school board secretary-treasurer Barbara Southall and members of her family, Named for James Spence; formerly Carey Street, Named for Alice Wilhelmina Hawkins Sprague, Named for Sir Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford (1301-1372); see also Wentworth Street, Named for William Stalker, a foreman of public works in North Kildonan in the early 1900s, Named for Charles E. Stanier (1870-1949), employee of the National Trust Company from 1905 to 1935, Named for Frederick Arthur, First Baron of Stanley of Preston (1841-1908), who served as Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893; in 1893, he donated the Stanley Cup for hockey; other Winnipeg street commemorating Governors General include Aberdeen Avenue, Athlone Drive, Byng Place, Devonshire Drive, Dufferin Avenue, Grey Street, Lansdowne Avenue, Leger Crescent, Lisgar Avenue, Lorne Avenue, Minto Street, Monck Avenue, Tweedsmuir Road, Vanier Drive, and Vincent Massey Boulevard; formerly Machray Street, Probably named for George Stephen (1829-1921), a member of the syndicate which built the Canadian Pacific Railway into Winnipeg in 1881. Like many SF neighborhoods, Noe Valley once consisted mostly of a rancho deeded to Noe in 1846. Street to be renamed after CJOB founder, Winnipeg Free Press, 4 December 2010, page A7. RELATED | Woman found safe after being abducted by boyfriend at gunpoint in DC: Police On July 27, 2022, officers responded to a call in the 2900 block of Van Ness Street, Northwest, where a man . He stepped down after the city and county merged into one body, an act which briefly retired the office of mayor. Whether Spear Avenue is also named for the same Spear is less clear, but several other SF luminaries have multiple streets to their name. A post shared by Asya Travel Photography (@asyatravels) on Jan 23, 2018 at 10:38am PST. Lukas Van Ness is mobbed by family and friends after being selected by the Packers in the NFL Draft. City plans closing half of Whitehall, Winnipeg Free Press, 6 September 1955, page 3. Originally known as China Basin Street, the city renamed it in 1992 after SFs first black supervisor, who served from 1964 to 1977. Once on I-495 west, take I-495 to Connecticut Avenue (Exit 31). We thank Oliver Bernuetz (Legislative Library of Manitoba) for providing this information. Named for municipal official Arnold Parkin. B. Rudnyckyj is that it commemorates Max Gerard, first Manitoba provincial treasurer (1870), According to historian Harry Shave, named after the daughter of a prominent citizen. Rudnyckyj suggests it commemorates The Gertie H, a small steamboat on the Assiniboine and Red Rivers that was named for Gertie Hall, daughter of its owner, Named for a daughter, who died in childhood, of businessman Arthur Wellington Ross, Named for physician Thomas Walter Gilbert, Named for Albert Henry Stewart Gillson, President of the University of Manitoba from 1948 to 1954, Named for cleric Louis Raymond Giroux (1841-1911), director of St. Boniface College (1869), Named for William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), who served as British Prime Minister from 1868 to 1874, 1880 to 1885, 1886 to 1892, and 1892 to 1894; see also Disraeli Street and Morley Avenue, Named for William Gomez da Fonseca; see also Higgins Avenue, Named for Charles Goodyear (1852-1943), who owned a general store in Transcona in 1910, performed with Buffalo Bill in his Wild West Show, Named for livestock dealer and politician James Thomas Gordon, Named for Walter Gorham (1868-1952), secretary-treasurer of St. Paul from 1911 to 1916, secretary-treasurer of East St. Paul from 1916 to 1923, Named for Archibald Acheson, Second Earl of Gosford (1776-1849), governor-in-chief of British North America from 1835 to 1838, Named for builder Egvard A. Goswell (1883-1971), who promoted the Kirkfield Memorial Park, Named for pioneer Walter Llewellyn Goulding, Named for Maxime Goulet, employee of the Hudsons Bay Company, a member of the provincial legislative assembly (1878) and cabinet minister in 1880, Named for pioneers of the Headingley area Oliver Gowler and wife Mary Gowler (1812-1866), Named for cleric Vital Justin Grandin; see also Bishop Grandin Boulevard and St. Vital Road, Probably named for Cuthbert James Grant. Nathan Kramer, personal communication, 20 June 2014. We thank Cynthia McMullin for a correction to this information, which formerly identified Donald Munroe as a daughter of George F. Munroe when, in fact, she was a daughter of Donald Munroe. Thanks to the width of the street, the fire that ensued after the 1906 earthquake could not jump it, preserving the other half of the city from further damage. B. Rudnyckyj claims it is named for Canadian prime minister John A. Macdonald (1815-1891) whereas historian Harry Shave says it commemorates cleric Robert Macdonald, Named for cleric Robert Machray; formerly Charlotte Avenue, Named for early newspaperman Edward Hamilton Macklin; see also Dafoe Road, McCurdy Street, Payne Street and Richardson Avenue, Named for Victor Mager, first Mayor of St. Vital, Named for George H. Manley, chief accountant in the Winnipeg comptrollers office; formerly Newall Avenue, Named for the maple trees growing along its course, planted there by the Logan and Fonseca families; formerly Maple Avenue, Named for Roger Marion, reeve of St. Boniface in 1888, and 1889 to 1890, The street that once ran past the Winnipeg market near City Hall; formerly Alexander Street, Named for University of Manitoba educator Edgar Kenny Marshall, Named for Mary Logan; formerly Mary Street, Named for surveyor Alphonse Fortunat Martin, Named for municipal official Paul Emile Martin, Originally Boundary Street because it was the western boundary of Winnipeg; formerly Boundary Street, Named for cleric Alexander Matheson; formerly Armetta Avenue, Formerly Elswood Place, named for judge Albert Elswood Richards, Named for early school inspector H. D. McCalman, Named for Winnipeg Mayor William Forsythe McCreary, Named for pioneer newspaperman Wesley McCurdy; see also Dafoe Road, Macklin Avenue, Payne Street and Richardson Avenue, Named for businessman Andrew McDermot; formerly Owen Avenue, Named for journalist and politician DArcy McGee (1825-1868); formerly Portland Street, Named for McGill University; other Winnipeg streets commemorating academic institutions include Bishops Lane, Cambridge Street, Laval Drive, Macalester Bay, Mount Allison Bay, Oxford Street, Purdue Bay, Rutgers Bay, Ryerson Avenue, Selwyn Place, Yale Avenue, and others, Named for provincial highway commissioner Archibald McGillivray; formerly Macdonald Road, Named for Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor James Duncan McGregor, Named for market gardener Thomas McIntosh (1833-1913), on whose property the street was laid, Named for James McIvor, one of the first school teachers in Kildonan, There are two alternate explanations of the name; according to J. 49. The convenience is #1 in Van Ness, being closest to the Metro; having a pool, social room, and an adequate gym; and even having an underground tunnel that goes directly to the Giant without taking a single step outside. 31. A post shared by Dedicated Key Club Member (@maddykalas) on May 3, 2019 at 2:16pm PDT. William Dixon, Named for community activist William Hector Gibson. A post shared by SJC Digital Marketing (@sjcdigitalmktg) on May 8, 2019 at 12:00pm PDT. For queries on the above page, please contact the MHS Webmaster. See also Hill Street, Shaughnessy Street and Van Horne Street, Named for Manitoba politician Sterling Rufus Lyon, Named for early commercial pilot Frederick Joseph Stevenson, for whom the Winnipeg International Airport was formerly named Stevenson Aerodrome, Named for James Stewart, an employee of the Hudsons Bay Company; renamed Warnock Street in March 1959, This street in the Assiniboia area was named for Alexander Mitchell Stewart, who owned four sections of land where the street is now located, Named for Henry Stillwell (1878-1960), who arrived in Winnipeg in 1910, forming the Stillwell Upholstering Company, Named for Thomas Storie, an early settler in Old Kildonan who owned land in the early 1900s; formerly Churchill Road, Named for pioneering printers in the Stovel family, among whom was Gordon Stovel, Named for Stradbrook Hall in Ireland, the family home of Annie Pim, wife of a Mr. Jones, the land owner who gave the street its name; formerly Maria Avenue, Spadina Avenue (part), Named for businessman Donald Alexander Smith, also known as Lord Strathcona, Named because it was midway between the estate of Lord Strathcona and property at Sturgeon Creek owned by a McMillan, Named for fur trader John Stuart (1779-1847), Named for politician Alexander M. Sutherland; formerly Hill Avenue, Named for politician Donovan Swailes; formerly Marion Avenue, Named for lawyer Herbert James Symington; formerly Selkirk Road, Probably named for the syndicate of businessmen who built the Canadian Pacific Railway, which arrived in Winnipeg in 1881, Named for James T. Taggart, a councillor in Transcona from the 1920s to 1940s; formerly Second Street, Named for Alice Talbot, first principal of Talbot School, 1891; she became the wife of Archbishop Matheson; formerly Carter Street, Central Street, Elmwood Street, Regent Avenue, Renton Street, Taylor Street, Named for the pioneering Tallman family of the Rosser area; formerly Laurence Street, Named for the pioneering Tanner family of West Kildonan, of which Charles Tanner was Reeve from 1920 to 1923, Named for Winnipeg Mayor Thomas William Taylor; formerly Frederic Avenue, Named for aboriginal warrior Tecumseh (1768-1813) who fought on behalf of British forces during the War of 1812; formerly Silvia Street, Monkman Street, Named for Reverend D. H. Telfer, pastor of St. James Methodist Church in the 1920s, Named for pioneer William Templeton, owner of land that is now the Kildonan Golf Course, Named for recorder Adam Thom; formerly Thompson Avenue, Named for fur trader and surgeon Thomas Thomas (1766-1828), who served the Hudsons Bay Company at York Factory, Named for veterinarian Samuel Jacob Thompson, Named for the family of Peter Tod, Scottish immigrants who settled in the St. Vital area, 1878, becoming prominent market gardeners, Named for municipal official Joseph Turenne; formerly Leslie Street, Named for Philip Turner, the first full-time surveyor for the Hudsons Bay Company, Formerly Fourth Avenue, Van Horne Avenue, Pipe Boulevard, Named for John Buchan, First Baron Tweedsmuir (1875-1940), who served as Governor General of Canada from 1935 to 1940. Who owned slaves in Congress? A list of 1,800 enslavers in Senate Winnipeg Street Numbering (1891-1893) On 31 March 1891, the Winnipeg city council hurriedly passed a bylaw, despite objections from such prominent Winnipeggers as George Bryce, to change the names of most streets west of Main Street, giving them sequential numbers. Hayes Street may be named for any of a few members of the wealthy Hayes family, but 19th century politician Samuel Lupton wrote in the San Francisco Call in 1901 that the most likely namesake was Thomas Hayes, who owned much of the land around here in the 19th century, and thus the region was known as Hayes Valley. If you answered "probably two guys named Van Ness and Davidson," you're not technically incorrect, but it might behoove you to learn a bit more San Francisco history. Turn left and go south on Connecticut Avenue for about three miles. In 1851, Guerrero was murdered by blows to the head near 12th Street and Mission. City fathers sound knell for Rachel, Winnipeg Free Press, 9 April 1952, page 15. The following information is based, in part, on the book Mosaic of Winnipeg Street Names which described the historical origins of some Winnipeg street names. Unfortunately, he also established one of the citys earliest vigilante gangs, which is interesting given Howard Streets rough and tumble reputation in the past. 1998-2023 Manitoba Historical Society. San Francisco technically has two streets named forGaspar de Portola, whofounded both San Diego and Monterey during his 18th century expedition through California. Los Angeles Street Names their origins, their histories, their meanings. Theodore Judah was chief engineer on the Central Pacific Railroad, although he didnt always enjoy the degree of fame and acclaim he has today. Bay Area Preserving S.F.'s past or moving to the future: Historic street lamps spark debate John King Oct. 12, 2016 Updated: Oct. 17, 2016 10:43 a.m. 3 Truth be told, I've never paid much. Howard University School of Divinity is at the end of the street, Holy Cross Building. Committee gets unemployed bid, Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 1952, page 3. 'It was very hurtful' - what really happens when Queer Eye comes to All rights reserved. A post shared by @chiehyunliao on May 6, 2019 at 9:07pm PDT. Its compiler, the late scholar Jaroslav Bohdan Rudnyckyj, acknowledged prior efforts to document the history of Winnipeg street names, starting with Mary Hislop. Van Ness Street is the city's life preserver. 52. Preserving S.F.'s past or moving to the future: Historic street lamps According to historian Nancy Leek, wealthy Gold Rush-era businessman Talbot H. Green was actually Pennsylvania scofflaw Paul Geddes, who fled to California to escape charges of embezzlement. Second World War Service Files, Library and Archives of Canada. James Van Ness (1808 - December 28, 1872) was an American politician who served as the 6th Mayor of San Francisco from 1855 to 1856. Van Ness Gangster - Rap Dictionary Local Herstory: Who Is Haight St. Really Named After? - Hoodline Jimenez de Quesada was not the luckiest of conquistadors. The main part of Van Ness Avenue runs from Market Street near the Civic Center north to Bay Street at Fort Mason. Most of those featured in the book were living at that time, so no information on death dates was provided. Email communication, Steven Barker, 26 November 2009. [Winnipeg Public Library]. Jonathan Van Ness Shares Journey to Self-Love - People.com 888/75 notice of street name changes, Winnipeg Free Press, 29 May 1975, page 87.
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