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Originally Posted by Scott Charles
It was always my understanding that the street formerly known as Charity Street was our modern-day Grand Avenue.
However, the linked book gives that legacy to two different streets - Grand and Spring:
Is the second paragraph simply in error? My understanding is that Spring Street used to be called Beware (or Lookout) Street.... |
USC has two Ord maps dated August 29, 1849.
The first has the streets labeled in English, with Charity Street between Hope and Olive.
The second is labeled in English and Spanish, so it has Charity Street between Hope and Olive and Calle de Caridad between Calle de las Esperanza and Calle Acey Zuna [sic]. I can't post new images at the moment, but you can check them out at the links.