The renaming of Seattle happened bit by bit and in big chunks. This was one of those chunks. After the city of South Seattle was annexed into Seattle, the city stepped back and corrected a large number of street names. That was enacted in Ordinance 13271.
The table below covers neighborhoods across the city, including Ravenna, Queen Anne, Magnolia, Montlake, Capitol Hill, Eastlake, Portage Bay, Madison Valley, Denny-Blaine, Madrona, Leschi, Georgetown, Beacon Hill, and Sodo. It supplements or provides better provenance for data in the tables in my articles Renaming Seattle’s Fremont to the University District and Renaming Seattle’s Green Lake streets.
The largest change here, hidden a bit in lines with “many”, is the inclusion of “West” on all streets west of the Elliott Bay waterfront. Specifically, west of Railroad Ave, Whatcom Ave, and Queen Anne Ave.
| Old Name | New Name | From street | To Street | Addition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37th | Dorffel Dr | E Howell St | E Thomas St | Denny-Blaine Lake Park |
| Dorffel Dr | Madrona Pl | E Howell St | E Denny Way | |
| Dorffel Dr | Matrona Place N | E Denny Way | E John St | |
| E Union St | 37th Ave | Grand Avenue | Grand Way | |
| E Union St | Grand Avenue | Grand Avenue | (north line of addt) | McKenzie & Dempsey's Lake Washington Addition |
| E Union St | Hugo Pl | Lakeside Ave | (north line of addt) | McKenzie & Dempsey's Lake Washington Addition |
| Newport Ave | Newport Way | E Union St | Lake Washington | |
| Erie St | Erie Ave | Yesler's Third | ||
| Randolph St | Randolph Ave | Lake Dell Ave | E James St | |
| Lake Dell Ave | E Alder St | Dell Point, Lake Dell, and Yesler's Third Addition | ||
| Euclid St | Euclid Ave | Yesler Way | Central Avenue | |
| Madrona St | 36th Ave | Dell Point Add | ||
| Darwin St | 35th Ave | Central Ave | (north line of addt) | Dell Point Add |
| View St | View Ave | Dell Point Add | ||
| Case St | E Jefferson St | Yesler's Third | ||
| Frisco St | E Terrace St | Yesler's Third | ||
| May St | Wellington St | Yesler's Third | ||
| Alexander Ave | E Alder St | 32nd Ave | 33rd Ave | |
| Lake Dell Ave | E Alder St | View St | Lakeside Ave | |
| Central Ave | Central St | Lake Dell Add | ||
| Power St | Power Ave | Yesler's Third | ||
| E Aloha St | E Ward St | 34th Ave N | 40th Ave N | |
| 32nd Ave N | 32nd Ave | E Howell St | E Denny Way | Wadell's Madrona Park Add |
| 37th Ave N | 37th Ave | Madrona Heights | ||
| 38th Ave N | 38th Ave | E Pine St | Olive St | |
| 39th Ave N | 39th Ave | E Pine St | Olive St | |
| 40th Ave N | 40th Ave | E Pine St | Olive St | |
| E Pike St | E Pine St | Observatory Add | ||
| Unnamed St | Madrona Pl | Observatory Add Block 4 | ||
| Calhoun St | 50th Ave N | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| Westmoreland St | 16th Ave N | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| King St | 18th Ave N | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| West St | 19th Ave N | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| Calvert St | 20th Ave N | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| Summit St | 22nd Ave N | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| East St | 24th Ave N | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| Water St | 25th Ave N | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| George St | 26th Ave N | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| Montgomery St | 27th Ave N | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| 5th | Louisa St | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| 6th | Miller St | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| 7th St | Calhoun St | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| 8th St | E McGraw St | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| Roanoak St | Roanoke St | Denny-Fuhrman | ||
| Conover St | Roanoke St | Davis Add | ||
| South St | Roanoke St | Union City 2nd Add | ||
| Unnamed St | Roanoke St | Lake Union | King St | Union City 2nd Add Block 50 north edge |
| Unnamed St | Roanoke St | King St | South St | Union City 2nd Add Block 41 north edge |
| E Thomas St | Williams' Ct | 15th Ave N | Nagles Add Block 56 east margin | Williams Add |
| E John St | Jansen Ct | 20th Ave N | west margin Boston Heights Add | |
| Barton St | Barton Pl | Denny-Fuhrman Add | ||
| 12th Ave N | Fuhrman Ave | Shelby St | Lake Union | |
| Red Street | Red Avenue | Greene's Addition | ||
| Spring Place | Doyle Place | East Park Addition | ||
| E Helen St | Helen St | Madison Park Add | ||
| Ward St | E Ward St | Madison Park Add | ||
| E 82nd St | Elk Pl | Latona Ave | 5th Ave NE | Dodge's Green Lake |
| Maple Leave Pl | Banner Pl | E 75th St | Emma Pl | |
| Winona Ave | Aurora Ave | Aurora Ave | N 75th St | |
| Aurora Ave | Winona Ave | N 73rd St | Lacrosse Ave | |
| W 44th St | Bright St | 5th Ave NW | Lottie Tract w line | |
| N 56th St | Ladd St | Keystone Pl | Kensington Pl | |
| N 54th St | Lawrence St | Keystone Pl | Kensington Pl | |
| N 52nd St | Lincoln St | Keystone Pl | Kensington Pl | |
| Woodlawn Ave | Woodlawn Pl | Smith and Burn's Add | ||
| Railroad Ave | Brintnall Pl | Brooklynn Add | ||
| Harrison Ave | Pacific Pl | Latona Add | ||
| Wallingford Ave | McKinley Pl | Wood's South Shore Div of Green Lake Add Blocks 35 and 47 west line | Meridian Ave | |
| Home St | Home Pl | Replate of Green Lake Home Add | ||
| Summit Pl | Chapin Pl | Woodlawn Add | ||
| N Terrace Ave | Mohawk Pl | Wood's South Shore Div of Green Lake Add | ||
| La Cross Ave | Woodlawn Park Ave | West Green lake Boulevard | ||
| Ravenna Ave | Ravenna Pl | 24th Ave NE | E 54th St | |
| Crawford Pl | Baker Ave | William Crawford Tract, Palatine Hill Add, and Salmon Bay City | ||
| W 54th St | N 54th St | 1st Ave NW | Greenwood Ave | |
| 19th Ave NE | 19th Ave N | HL Pikes First Add to Union City | ||
| 20th Ave NE | 20th Ave N | HL Pikes First Add to Union City | ||
| 22nd Ave NE | 22nd Ave N | HL Pikes First Add to Union City | ||
| 24th Ave NE | 24th Ave N | HL Pikes First Add to Union City | ||
| Unnamed St | 18th Ave N | West of block 33 and 40 | HL Pikes First Add to Union City | |
| E 30th St | Shelby St | HL Pikes First Add to Union City | ||
| E 29th St | Hamlin St | HL Pikes First Add to Union City | ||
| E 28th St | Edgar St | HL Pikes First Add to Union City | ||
| Westlake Ave | Westlake Ave N | Florentia St | US Govt Canal | |
| Farm St | 8th Ave N | Hunter's Lake Union Add | ||
| 6th Ave N | 7th Ave N | Holt St | Centre St | |
| Centre St | 7th Ave N | 6th Ave N | Lake Union | |
| Lombard St | Newell St | B. F. Day's Eldorado Add west line | 4th Ave N | |
| 6th Ave N | Newell St | 4th Ave N | Centre St | |
| Hillside Pl | Park Pl | Halladay Ave | B. F. Day's Eldorado Add Block 13 Lot 13 | |
| Taylor Ave | Birch Ave | Hunter's Lake Union Add | ||
| Almira St | Taylor Ave | B. F. Day's Eldorado Add | ||
| Hilton Pl | Glen Ridge Dr | Hunter's Lake Union Add | ||
| Morton Ave | Glen Ridge Dr | B. F. Day's Eldorado Add | ||
| Centre St | Centre Pl | Hillside Pl | 6th Ave N | |
| Nye St | 2nd Ave N | Denny and Hoyt's Add | ||
| Warren Ave | Warren Pl | 1st Ave | Denny Way | |
| 1st Ave W | Queen Anne Ave | Denny and Hoyt's Add | ||
| Ross St | 6th Ave W | Ross Add, Ross 2nd Add | ||
| Minor St | 8th Ave W | Ross Add, Ross 2nd Add | ||
| Jesse St | Jesse Ave | Ross Add, Ross 2nd Add | ||
| Hill St | Humes Pl | Victory Add | ||
| Quileute Ave | 22nd Ave W | Seattle Tide Lands | ||
| Unnamed St | 23rd Ave W | through Block 117 | Seattle Tide Lands | |
| Bay St | Amherst Ave | Hyde Park Add | ||
| Joliet St | Joliet Ave | Garfield St | Mayflower St | |
| Joliet St | 24th Ave W | inner harbor line | Stevens St | |
| Unnamed St | 24th Ave W | East of Block 100 | Seattle Tide Lands | |
| Sherman Ave | Dartmouth Ave | Hyde Park Add | ||
| California St | 27th Ave W | Hyde Park Add | ||
| 28th Ave W | Williams Ave | Gilman Add | East of Baker Add Blocks 1 and 2 | |
| Hartford St | 28th Ave W | Seattle Tide Lands | ||
| Rooke St | 29th Ave W | Queen Anne Add | ||
| Hampton St | 29th Ave W | Bay View Add, Replat of Pleasant Valley Add | ||
| Briscoe Ave | 29th Ave W | Ellmore Add, Dewey's Add | ||
| Stanhope St | Stanhope Pl | Queen Anne Add | ||
| Marlborough St | 30th Ave W | Queen Anne Add | ||
| Hewett St | 30th Ave W | Plesant Valley Add, Replat of Pleasant Valley Add, Bay View Add | ||
| Trenton St | 30th Ave W | Minor's Add | ||
| Galveston St | 30th Ave W | Seattle Tide Lands | ||
| Dewey Ave | 30th Ave W | Longaker's Add | ||
| Godolphin St | Godolphin Ave | Queen Anne Add | ||
| Harley St | 31st Ave W | Queen Anne Add | ||
| Randall St | 31st Ave W | Pleasant Valley Add, Bay View Add | ||
| Robinson Ave | 31st Ave W | Dewey's Add | ||
| Francis' St | 31st Ave W | Longaker's Add | ||
| Harcourt St | Harcourt Pl | Queen Anne Add | ||
| Henry St | Henry Pl | Longaker's Add | ||
| Prospect Ave | 33rd Ave W | Pleasant Valley Add | ||
| Nichols St | 32nd Ave W | Pleasant Valley Add, Bay View Add, Queen Add | ||
| Lowell St | 32nd Ave W | Dewey's Add | ||
| Fresnoe St | 32nd Ave W | Seattle Tide Lands | ||
| Grand Blvd | 34th Ave W | Montgomery St | Garfield St | Pleasant Valley Add |
| Olympia St | 34th Ave W | Wright's Add | ||
| Erie St | 34th Ave W | Seattle Tide Lands | ||
| Rainier Ave | 35th Ave W | Pleasant Valley Add | ||
| Elvira St | 35th Ave W | Wright's Add | ||
| Vineyard St | 36th Ave W | Pleasant Valley Add, Bluff park Add | ||
| Boyer St | 36th Ave W | Ladd's Add, Ladd's Suppl Add | ||
| Congress St | 36th Ave W | Wright's Add | ||
| Canfield Ave | 37th Ave W | Bluff Park Add, Grand Boulevard Add | ||
| Deady St | 37th Ave W | Ladd's Add, Ladd's Suppl Add | ||
| Duluth St | 37th Ave W | Seattle Tide Lands | ||
| Laurel St | 38th Ave W | Bluff Park Add, Grand Boulevard Add | ||
| Woodruff St | 38th Ave W | Ladd's Add, Ladd's Suppl Add | ||
| Bluff Ave | 39th Ave W | Bluff Park Add, Grand Boulevard Add | ||
| Begbie St | 39th Ave W | Ladd's Add, Ladd's Suppl Add | ||
| Parker St | 40th Ave W | Bluff Park Add, Grand Boulevard Add | ||
| Walkum St | 40th Ave W | Ladd's Add, Ladd's Suppl Add | ||
| 2nd Ave | 40th Ave W | Bay Terrace Add | ||
| Arapahoe Ave | Arapahoe Pl | Bluff Park Add, Grand Boulevard Add | ||
| Delaware Ave | 41st Ave W | Hiawatha Park Add, Hiawatha Park 2nd Add | ||
| Hoyt St | 41st Ave W | Ladd's Add | ||
| South Drive | 41st Ave W | Bay Terrace Add | ||
| North Drive | 41st Ave W | Bay Terrace Add | ||
| Chemung Ave | 42nd Ave W | Hiawatha Park Add, Hiawatha Park 2nd Add | ||
| Turner St | 42nd Ave W | Ladd's Add | ||
| Tracy Ave | 43rd Ave W | Hiawatha Park Add, Hiawatha Park 2nd Add | ||
| Langford St | 43rd Ave W | Ladd's Add | ||
| Nokomis Ave | 44th Ave W | Hiawatha Park Add, Hiawatha Park 2nd Add | ||
| Greene St | 44th Ave W | Ladd's Add | ||
| Wilmet Ave | 45th Ave W | Hiawatha Park Add, Hiawatha Park 2nd Add, Ladd's Add | ||
| Sherman Ave | 46th Ave W | Craig St | Wilcox St | |
| Conrad St | 47th Ave W | Ladd's Add | ||
| Wilton St | 48th Ave W | Ladd's Add | ||
| Ferry St | 49th Ave W | Stevens St | D St | |
| Terrace Pl | Lawton Pl | Bay Terrace Add | ||
| Tilton Ave | Tilton Pl | Ladd's Add | ||
| Logan Ave | Tilton Pl | Ladd's Add | ||
| (many) | West (many) | Queen Anne Ave | Westward | |
| Thomas St | Hooker St | Bay Terrace Add | ||
| Sherman St | Monroe St | Bay Terrace Add | ||
| Wheeler St | Maurice St | Gilman Add | ||
| Garfield St | Elmore St | Pleasant Valley Add, Queen Anne Add | ||
| Prospect St | Elmore St | Baker Add, Gilman Add, Seattle Tide Lands | ||
| Farragut St | Thurman St | Pleasant Valley Add | ||
| Forney St | Brawley St | Ross Add | ||
| Mark St | Brawley St | Ross Add | ||
| Frances Ave | Blewett St | Ross Add | ||
| Ewing Ave | Ewing St | Ross Add, Ross 2nd Add | ||
| Thorndyke Ave | Nickerson St | 14th Ave W | 11th Ave W | Ross 2nd Add |
| Nickerson Ave | Nickerson St | 14th Ave W | 11th Ave W | Ross 2nd Add |
| Owasso St | Emerson St | Bluff Park Add | ||
| Jackson St | Emerson St | Pleasant Valley Add, Bay View Add | ||
| View Street | Emerson St | Ross 2nd Add | ||
| Hiawatha Ave | Ruffner St | Bluff Park Add | ||
| Hendricks St | Ruffner St | Pleasant Valley, Bay View Add | ||
| Wilcox St | Bertona St | Ladd's Add, Hiawatha Park Add | ||
| Montgomery St | Bertona St | Bluff Park Add, Pleasant Valley Add, Replat of Pleasant Valley Add, Bay View Add | ||
| Iron St | Bertona St | Irondale Add, Victory Add | ||
| Lime St | Cremona St | Irondale Add, Victory Add | ||
| Dorchseter St | Dravus St | Ladd's Add, Seattle Tide Lands | ||
| Grand Blvd | Dravus St | Hiawatha Park Add, Hiawatha Park 2nd Add, Grand Boulevard Add, Pleasant Valley Add, Replat of Pleasant Valley Add, Gilman Add, Buena Vista Add, Pulman's Add | ||
| Coke St | Dravus St | Victory Add, Irondale Add | ||
| Broom St | Florentia St | B. F. Day's Eldorado Add | ||
| Gordon St | Barrett St | Ladd's Add, Hiawatha Park 2nd Add, Seattle Tide Lands | ||
| Section St | Barrett St | Pleasant Valley Add, Replat of Pleasant Valley Add | ||
| New York St | Fulton St | Arlington Heights Add | ||
| Delaware St | Armour St | Seattle Tide Lands, Ladd's Add | ||
| Baltimore St | Armour St | Arlington Heights Add | ||
| Bothwell Ave | Bothwell St | Home Add | ||
| Montana Ave | Bothwell St | Seattle and Montana Railway Add | ||
| Craig St | Ray St | Seattle Tide Lands, Ladd's Add | ||
| Philadelphia St | Ray St | Arlington Heights Add | ||
| Prospect Pl | Ray St | B. F. Day's Eldorado Add | ||
| Halladay Ave | Halladay St | B. F. Day's Eldorado Add, Hunter's Lake Add | ||
| Chicago St | Halladay St | Arlington Heights Add | ||
| Mayflower St | Halladay St | Gilman Add | ||
| Laurel Pl | Halladay St | Star Add, Queen Anne 3rd Add, Queen Anne 4th Add, Sound View Add | ||
| Dodge St | Smith St | Ladd's Add, Ladd's Suppl Add | ||
| Oakland St | Smith St | Arlington Heights Add | ||
| Volunteer St | Smith St | Gilman Add | ||
| Oliver St | Smith St | Hunter's Lake Union Add | ||
| Day St | Wheeler St | Hunter's Lake Union Add | ||
| Wild Rose Pl | Wheeler St | Wild Rose Add, Sound View Add | ||
| Smith St | Wheeler St | Gilman Add | ||
| Ruggles St | McGraw St | Ladd's Add, Ladd's Suppl Add, Ellmore Add | ||
| 7th St | McGraw St | Wright's Add | ||
| New Orleans St | McGraw St | Arlington Heights Add | ||
| Jones St | McGraw St | Gilman Add | ||
| Holt St | McGraw St | Hunter's Lake Union Add | ||
| 6th St | Boston St | Wright's Add | ||
| Lawrence St | Boston St | Ellmore Add | ||
| Alva St | Boston St | Gilman Add | ||
| Alice St | Crockett St | Ladd's Add | ||
| 5th St | Crockett St | Wright's Add | ||
| Everett St | Crockett St | Ellmore Add | ||
| Estelle St | Crockett St | Gilman Add | ||
| Anson St | Newton St | Ellmore Add | ||
| Atlanta St | Newton St | Gilman Add | ||
| Reed St | Howe St | Ladd's Add | ||
| Unnamed St | Howe St | north boundary | Hyde Park Add | |
| Wheeling St | Blaine St | Dewey's Add | ||
| Wheeling Ave | Blaine St | Hyde Park Add | ||
| Boone St | Blaine St | James Add | ||
| Virgina St | Hayes St | Dewey's Add | ||
| Unnamed St | Hayes St | south boundary | Hyde Park Add | |
| Kirk St | Garfield St | Dewey's Add | ||
| Whalley St | Garfield St | James Add | ||
| Sherman Ave | Eaton St | Dewey's Add | ||
| Willard Ave | Galer St | Dewey's Add | ||
| Villard Ave | Galer St | Minor's Add | ||
| Stevens St | Lee St | 29.987 ft west of east line of Seattle Tide Lands Block 107 Lot 2 | Smith Cove Water Way | |
| Water St | Laramie St | Northern Add | ||
| Milwaukee St | Prospect St | Seattle Tide Lands | ||
| Wharf St | Prospect Pl | Northern Add | ||
| E Queen Anne Dr | Ward Pl | Across Block 52 of Replat to Blocks 44 ato 53 of Mercer's 2nd Add | ||
| McGraw St | Delaware Ave | |||
| Cole St | Cole Pl | |||
| Ferry St | Ferry Ave | D St | Ft Lawton | |
| Moore St | Moore Ave | |||
| Stevens St | Logan Ave | Fort Lawton | 28 feet west of Seattle Tide Lands block 107 lot 2 east line | |
| Pickering St | Pickering Ave | inner harbor line | C St | |
| (many) | West (many) | Railroad Ave | Westward | |
| (many) | West (many) | Whatcom Ave | Westward | |
| Dearborn St | Dean St | Rainier Ave | southwesterly | Rainier Blvd 5th Add |
| Dean St | Charles St | Rainier Blvd 5th Add, Orchard Hill Add | ||
| Charles Way | Norman St | Rainier Ave | 16th Ave S | |
| Norman Way | Bush Pl | 15th Ave S | Rainier Ave | |
| Norman St | Bush Pl | Rainier Ave | East line of Rainier Blvd Add | |
| Spokane Ave | Spokane St | Seattle Tide Lands, South Seattle, Moss' 1st Add South Seattle | ||
| Railroad Ave | Railroad Ave S | Yesler Way | Westward | |
| 15th Pl | 15th Ave S | Atlantic St | Southward | Rainier Blvd 3rd Add |
| 15th Pl | Coe Pl | Atlantic St | Northward | Rainier Blvd 3rd Add |
| Rose St | 15th Ave S | Hill Tract Add | ||
| 15th Ave S | Corwin Pl | Rainier Blvd 2nd Add, Rainier Blvd 3rd Add | ||
| 18th Pl | Corwin Pl | Rainier Blvd 2nd Add, Rainier Blvd 3rd Add | ||
| 16th Ave S | Sturgus Rd | Atlantic St | Sturgus Rd | Rainier Blvd 3rd Add |
| 16th Ave S | Poplar Pl | Rainier Blvd 2nd Add, Rainier Blvd 4th Add, Rainier Blvd 5th Add | ||
| 17th Ave S | Hiawatha Pl | Dearborn St | East line of Rainier Blvd Add | |
| 18th Ave S | Davis Pl | Charles St | Norman St | |
| 21st Ave S | Oxford Ct | Washington Street East of Hill Tract Add Block 8 | South line of H. L. Yesler's 1st Add Block 30 | |
| Unnamed St | 28th Ave S | Charles St | Norman St | Hicks Add |
| 1st Ave | Delaware Ave | Ladd's Factory Sites | ||
| S 6th St | 4th Ave S | Black's Elliott Bay Add, Painter's Add, Wallingford's Add | ||
| Unnamed St | 4th Ave S | East of Ladd's Factory Sites blocks G and I | ||
| Government St | 5th Ave S | Black's Elliott Bay Add, Painter's Add, Wallingford's Add | ||
| Lincoln St | 5th Ave S | South Seattle | ||
| Government St | 6th Ave S | Robinson's Add, South Seattle | ||
| Sansome St | 6th Ave S | Wallingford's Add | ||
| Sampson St | 6th Ave S | Painter's Add | ||
| Sansom St | 6th Ave S | Wallingford's Add, Black's Elliott Bay Add | ||
| Sansome St | Maynard Ave | Robinson's Add, South Seattle | ||
| Liberty St | Maynard Ave | Black's Elliott Bay Add, Painter's Add, Wallingford's Add | ||
| Liberty St | 7th Ave S | Robinson's Add, South Seattle | ||
| Colfax St | 8th Ave S | South Seattle | ||
| Unnamed St "County Road" in line with 8th Ave S | 8th Ave S | Drewry St | Southward | |
| Grant St | 9th Ave S | Moss' 1st Add South Seattle, South Seattle | ||
| Bay Ave | 10th Ave S | Moss' 1st Add South Seattle | ||
| Decatur St | 11th Ave S | Moss' 1st Add South Seattle | ||
| Sterrett St | 12th Ave S | Moss' 1st Add South Seattle | ||
| Gansvoort St | 13th Ave S | Moss' 1st Add South Seattle | ||
| Sherman St | 14th Ave S | Moss' 1st Add South Seattle | ||
| Denny St | Dakota St | Seattle Tide Lands, Moss's 1st Add South Seattle, South Seattle, Ladd's 2nd Add South Seattle | ||
| Rainier St | Nevada St | Ladd's 2nd Add South Seattle, Ladd's 1st Add South Seattle, Robinson's Add | ||
| Henrietta Ave | Henrietta St | Black's Elliott Bay Add | ||
| Snoqualmie St | Henrietta St | Commercial St | Colorado St | Ladd's Factory Sites |
| Pacific St | Adams St | Ladd's 1st Add South Seattle, Robinson's Add | ||
| Alaska St | Snoqualmie St | Ladd's 2nd Add South Seattle | ||
| Colorado St | Colorado Ave | Seattle Tide Lands, Ladd's Factory Sites | ||
| Utah St | Utah Ave | Seattle Tide Lands | ||
| Montana St | Montana Ave | Ladd's Factory Sites | ||
| Ladd St | Ohio Ave | Ladd's Factory Sites | ||
| Whatcom St | Whatcom Ave | Ladd's Factory Sites | ||
| Commercial St | Commercial Ave | Ladd's Factory Sites | ||
| Chestnut St | Chestnut Ave | Ladd's Factory Sites | ||
| Driggs St | Driggs Pl | Ladd's Factory Sites | ||
| McAllister St | McAllister Pl | Ladd's Factory Sites | ||
| Snoqualmie St | Phelps St | Ladd St | Whatcom St | Ladd's Factory Sites |
| Snoqualmie St | Montana Pl | Montana St | Ladd St | Ladd's Factory Sites |
| Snoqualmie St | Commercial Pl | Whatcom St | Commercial St | |
| Snoqualmie St | Colorado Pl | Colorado St | 1st Ave | Ladd's Factory Sites |
Renaming Seattle after Ordinace 13271
Seattle annexed several other cities the following year, 1907, leading to renaming of a broad area of West Seattle and the south end. Those are covered in my article Renaming the streets of South and West Seattle.
An ongoing project
This table is part of an series of street renaming tables. You can see them under “Further reading” below. I also have the CSV for all of them posted to an opensource data site called figshare, which you can find bundled or this CSV individually as 1906 Seattle city-wide street rename.
This began as an attempt to understand the street names included in the Seattle P-I’s list of all buildings constructed in 1890, which my friend Curt and I transcribed.
I found this ordinance during a visit to the Seattle Municipal Archives in late 2019 as bonus work while researching Arthur B Jennings’ spite mound in Ballard. But I completely forgot about it with all that happened in 2020. Recently my friend Ben asked about South Seattle renaming for his Writes of Way project. After he found a newspaper article from January 1906, I found the ordinance online and then was surprised to find that I had a pdf of it locally.
I scanned a number of other multi-page renaming ordinances at the same time that will appear in future articles: 14405, 16363, 18405, 21496, and 82390. (Links lead to new scans at the city archives.) And I have a few others.
Before that, I might pause to consolidate into one master spreadsheet and searchable table. There is still value in these time- and neighborhood-based tables. But a single place to get lots of questions answered would also be useful.
Further reading
- Renaming Fremont to the University District (overlaps with this article)
- Green Lake (overlaps with this article)
- Renaming the streets of South and West Seattle
- 1895 Seattle Street renaming
- Old Ballard street names
- Brygger Place: Ballard Streets Revisited
- Streets of Kirkland
- Rebuilding Seattle after the Great Fire
- Weird Streets of UMadBro (for Capitol Hill Seattle Blog)
- 1892 problems at Harvard and Thomas (for Capitol Hill Seattle Blog)
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