By Katherine Hon At the eastern edge of the Park Villas tract mapped by Joseph Nash in 1870, 33rd Street...

By Katherine Hon Bancroft Street between University Avenue and Upas Street was originally named Washington Avenue. Did Park Villas tract...

By Katherine Hon Park Villas tract founder Joseph Nash could win the prize for traveling the farthest to settle in...

By Katherine Hon The original name of present-day Ray Street was Robinson Street. This narrow road marks the boundary between...

By Katherine Hon William Jefferson Gatewood formed his West End tract in 1873 and named his north-south streets after people...

By Katherine Hon William Jefferson Gatewood formed his West End tract in 1873 and named his north-south streets after people...

By Katherine Hon As discussed in earlier PastMatters columns, many 1870s San Diego pioneers lost their street name honors in...

By Katherine Hon As discussed in earlier PastMatters columns, approximately 340 street names in San Diego were changed by two...

By Katherine Hon As discussed in earlier PastMatters columns, Ordinance No. 755 adopted May 21, 1900 changed the original names...

By Katherine Hon As discussed in the previous PastMatters column, the original names of more than 250 streets in San...