STREET NAME CHANGES IN |
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK |
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OLD STREET NAMES |
NEW NAMES CIRCA 1910/1930s |
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2nd N |
Metropolitan Ave |
7th E D ? |
Havemeyer |
9th Ave |
Prospect Park West |
11th E |
Stratford Rd |
12th E |
Westminster Rd (north of Ave H) |
13th E |
Argyle Rd (north of Ave H) |
14th E |
Rugby Rd (north of Ave H) |
14th W |
Stillwell Ave |
15th E |
Marlborough Rd (north of Ave H) |
16th E |
Buckingham Rd (north of Albemarle Rd) |
18th W |
Cropsey Ave |
22nd Ave |
Bay Pkwy |
22nd W |
Ware House |
27th E |
Rogers Ave (north of Flatbush Ave) |
30th E |
Marine Pkwy |
44th E |
Troy Ave |
47th E |
Schenectady |
62nd E |
Mill Ave |
69th |
Bay Ridge Ave |
75th |
Bay Ridge Pkwy |
Adams |
Ashford |
Adams Ave |
McKinley Ave |
Adams Pl |
Reeve Pl |
Agate |
Florence |
Ames |
Herzl |
Anstice |
Amboy |
Ashland Pl |
Raymond |
Ave E |
Ditmas |
Ave F |
Farragut Rd |
Ave G |
Glenwood Rd |
Ave Q |
Quentin Rd |
Baltic |
Bristol |
Baltic Ave |
Glenmore Ave |
Banzett |
Debroise Ave or Debevoise Ave |
Barrett |
Legion |
Bay 12th |
16th (part) |
Bay 12th |
16th Ave |
Bay 15th |
17th Ave (part) |
Bay 16th |
New Utrecht |
Bay 18th |
18th Ave (part) |
Bay 21st |
19th Ave (part) |
Bay 24th |
20th Ave (part) |
Bay 27th |
21st Ave (part) |
Bay 30th |
22nd Ave |
Bay 30th |
Bay Pkwy |
Bay 33rd |
23rd (part) |
Bay 36th |
24th Ave (part) |
Bay 39th |
25th Ave (part) |
Bay 42nd |
26th Ave (part) |
Bay 45th |
27th Ave (part) |
Bay 48th |
28th Ave |
Bay 6th |
14th Ave |
Bay 9th |
15th Ave (part) |
Bay Ave |
Belmont Ave |
Bay Ave |
Pitkin Ave |
Bay Parkway |
22nd Ave |
Beattie |
81st |
Bennett |
Frost |
Bennett Ave |
Berriman |
Bowery |
Ocean Ave |
Braxton |
Windsor Pl |
Bridge Rd |
Fern Pl |
Brighton 13th |
Ripple |
Brighton 15th |
Mayo |
Brighton 1st |
2nd E |
Brighton 4th |
4th E |
Brighton 6th |
6th E |
Brighton Pl W |
1st W |
Buckingham Rd |
16th E |
Bullion |
Skillman Ave |
Butler |
Albermarle Rd |
Butler Ave |
Bradford |
Canton |
St Edwards |
Centre |
Chester |
Clayton Pl |
Brighton 3rd Ter |
Clove Rd |
Canarale Rd ? |
Cole Ct |
Brighton 10th Ter |
Colonial Rd |
1st Ave |
Commercial Wharf |
India Wharf |
Cooper Pl |
Dewey Pl |
Covert Ave |
Leopold Pl |
Cowenhoven Lane |
Kouwenhoven Lane |
Cypress Ave |
Crescent |
Day Ct |
Brighton 10th Path |
Deehan Ave |
Linden Blvd |
Degraw |
Barrett |
Delamere Pl |
23rd E |
Division |
Leo Pl |
Dixon Al |
Dixon Pl |
Douglass |
Strauss |
Dresden |
Highland Pl |
Duryea Ave |
Dumont Ave |
E Ave |
Ditmas |
Edith Pl |
Banner 3rd Rd |
Eldert |
Essex |
Elgin Ct |
Brighton 10th Ct |
Elm Ct |
Brighton 3rd Ct |
Elmore Pl |
22nd E |
Enfield |
Eldert's Lane |
Everitt |
Columbia Hts |
Ewen |
Manhattan Ave |
F Ave |
Farragut Rd |
Fairfax |
Chauncey |
Fairfield Ave |
Cozine |
Fern Ct |
Brighton 6th Lane |
Finch Ct |
Brighton 6th Walk |
Floral Ct |
Brighton 6th Pl |
Floyd St |
Martin L King Pl |
Franklin Ave |
18th Ave |
Franklin Pl |
Talman |
Furman Pl |
Fanchon Pl |
G Ave |
Glenwood Rd |
Garfield Ct |
Brighton 7th Ct |
Gertrude Pl |
Brighton 3rd Rd |
Gold & Prince |
Albee Sq |
Graham Ct |
Brighton 7th Walk |
Grant |
Snyder Ave |
Gravesend Ave |
aka McDonald |
Gray Ct |
Brighton 10th Ct |
Grinnell |
Creamer |
Gwinnett |
Lorimer |
Hale Ct |
Brighton 8th Lane |
Hamburg Ave |
Wilson Ave |
Harrison |
Kane |
Hart's Al |
Mack Pl |
Harvard Ct |
Brighton 8th Pl |
Harvey Ct |
Brighton 4th Rd |
Hemlock Ct |
Brighton 6th Lane |
Henry Ave |
Hinsdale |
Hiawatha Rd |
Ave H |
Highlawn Ave |
R Ave (for high numbers of Highlawn) |
Holt Ct |
Brighton 10th Ct |
Hopkinson Ave |
Thomas S Boyland St |
Hubbard |
Brighton 7th (part of Hubbard) |
Irving Pl |
St Paul's Place |
Ivy Ct |
Brighton 8th St |
Ivy Ct |
Hill |
Jackson |
New Utrecht |
Jamaica Park Rd |
Jamaica Ave |
Jardine Pl |
Washington Pl |
John |
Jerome |
Johnston Ave |
Junius |
Kenmore Pl |
21st E |
Kimball Lane |
Lott Ave |
Kishner Ct |
Brighton 8th Ct |
Lafayette Pl |
Sherlock Pl |
Lawn Ct |
Koster Ct |
Leopold Pl |
Purdy Pl |
Linden Ave |
Linden Blvd |
Linden Ct |
Brighton 4th Lane |
Linington Ave |
Livonia Ave |
Locust |
Logan |
Lott Ave |
Kimball Lane |
Louis Pl |
Lewis Pl |
Louise Ter |
Elvira |
Malbone |
Empire Blvd |
Mansfield Pl |
24th E |
Marcy Ave |
Rev Dr Gardner C Taylor Blvd |
Marsh |
Madison Pl |
Mayo St |
Brighton 15th St |
McDonald Ave |
aka Gravesend Ave |
Melrose Ave |
Kenilworth Pl |
Mississippi Ave |
Malta |
Monroe |
Linwood |
Myra Ct |
Beekman Pl |
Myrtle |
Magenta |
Nathan St |
Brighton 14th St |
Neck Rd |
Gravesend Neck Rd |
New Lots Rd |
New Lots Ave |
Newport Ave |
Newport |
Newport Ave |
Willmohr |
Oak Ct |
Brighton 3rd Pl |
Ocean Ave |
Osborne |
Onyx Ct |
Brighton 1st Path |
Orient |
Powell |
Ormond Pl |
Claver Pl |
Osborne Ave |
Ocean Ave |
Otis Pl |
Brighton 8th St |
Ovington Ave |
70th |
Owl Ct |
Brighton 1st Ter |
Park Al |
Prince Ct |
Partition |
Coffey |
Pellington Pl |
Marginal St W |
Pennant Ct |
Brighton 4th Ter |
Pennsylvania Ave |
Granville Payne Ave |
Pine Ct |
Brighton 4th Ct |
Purdy Pl |
Seneca Ave |
Q Ave |
Quentin Rd |
Ralph |
Menahan |
Rapalje Ave |
Riverdale Ave |
Rapelya |
Richmond |
Raymond Pl |
Ashland Pl |
Red Hook Lane |
Pearl |
Ridge Blvd |
2nd Ave (lower #s) |
Ridge Ct |
Colonial Ct |
Schenck |
Emerson |
Seigel Ave |
Dresden |
Sheepshead Rd |
Shore Rd |
Sheridan Walk |
8th St W (part) |
Siegel |
Seigel |
Smith's Alley |
Hendrix |
Smith's Alley |
Nassau Pl |
Snipe |
Homecrest |
Stack Place |
Banner 3rd Ter |
Stone Ave |
Mother Gaston Blvd |
Stoohoff |
Stanley Ave |
Streethoff Ave |
Stanley Ave |
Sumner Ave |
Marcus Garvey Blvd (1987) |
Sunrise Hwy |
Conduit Blvd |
Temple Court |
Sherman |
Tulip |
Rutland Rd |
Union Ave |
Sutter Ave |
Union Pl |
Havens Pl |
Van Brun Ave |
Linden Blvd |
Van Brunt Ave |
Vienna Ave |
Van Pelt Ave |
Engert Ave |
Van Voorhis |
Decatur |
Vanderveer |
Grafton |
Vanderveer Ave |
Newport Ave |
Vernon Ave |
Tilden Ave |
Vesta Ave |
Van Sinderen Ave |
Wall |
Arion Pl |
Walnut Ct |
Brighton 4th Pl |
Washington Pl |
Jardine Pl |
Westminster Rd |
12th E |
Wilde Lane |
Church Ave |
Williams Ave |
Watkins |
Williamsburgh Br Plaza |
Washington Plaza |
Willow Ct |
Brighton 3rd Lane |
Woodbine Pl |
Germania Pl |
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Joel Weintraub transcriber |
From NARA M1931, City Directory 1933-34 |
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and "Red Book" 1937-38 |
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Also for 1910 streets NARA M1283 |
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and a 1909 City Directory. |
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Also from parts of an 1886 map… |
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