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Monday, October 17, 2011

D10 Street names

Ever wonder, as I was this afternoon, why your street is named as it is and what the correct pronunciation is?  Who was Robblee, or Quesada?  Locals say "ROH-blee", but everything I've found says it should be "RAW-blee".  Similarly, locals say "cue-SAY-dah", but the correct Spanish pronunciation has to be "kay-SAH-dah."  Just like The Portola should be pronounced "pore-TOLL-ah" and not "PORE-to-lah" like the locals say it.  Ahhh!!

I found a pretty good listing of street names and their origins here, but nothing comprehensive, and still haven't found anything that helps with oddball "locals only" pronunciations.

Below I've listed the names I recognized as being in D10, but if I've missed one or more from the source material, or you know of another street names and their origins, or even know of a comprehensive list or book, please add it in the comments!  As for books on the subject, does anyone know if this book is any good for this?


"San Francisco street names: Sketches of the lives of pioneers for whom San Francisco streets are named," by Henry C. Carlisle, 1954.


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Armstrong Avenue was named for General Samuel Strong Armstrong, who was the founder of the Hampton Institute.

Arthur Avenue was named for Chester A. Arthur, the twenty-first President of the United States. 

Cameron Way is named for Miss Donaldina Cameron, who was called "The Angel of Chinatown". She ran the Chinese Presbyterian Mission and rescued several thousand Chinese girls from the brothels of San Francisco.

Carroll Avenue was named for Charles Carroll who was a signatory to The Declaration of Independence.