Street Names of the Past
After the twin cities of St. Anthony & Minneapolis fully merged in 1872, the City Council changed the names of most of the streets on both sides of the river. By the time the City Directory of 1875 was published, these changes had already taken effect, and were noted in that volume.
DOWNTOWN
South Side
Original Name |
Current Name |
Mary Place |
LaSalle |
Nicollet |
|
Minnetonka |
Marquette |
Helen |
2nd Ave. S. |
Oregon |
3rd Ave. S. |
California |
4th Ave. S. |
Marshall |
5th Ave. S. |
Cataract |
Portland Ave. |
Russell |
Park Ave. |
Ames |
Chicago Ave. |
Rice |
9th Ave. S. |
Smith |
10th Ave. S. |
Pearl |
11th Ave. S. |
Huy |
12th Ave. S. |
Hanson |
13th Ave. S. |
Lake |
14th Ave. S. |
Vine |
15th Ave. S. |
Clay |
16th Ave. S. |
Avon |
17th Ave. S. |
Lane |
18th Ave. S. |
Cedar |
|
Aspen |
19th Ave. S. |
Oak |
20th Ave. S. |
Walnut |
21st Ave. S. |
Elm |
22nd Ave. S. |
Maple |
23rd Ave. S. |
Pine |
24th Ave. S. |
Spruce |
25th Ave. S. |
Willow |
26th Ave. S. |
Birch |
27th Ave. S. |
Orange |
28th Ave. S. |
Cedar-Riverside
Original Name |
Current Name |
Washington |
same |
Adams |
2-1/2th St. S. |
Jefferson |
3rd St. S. |
Madison |
4th St. S. |
Monroe |
5th St. S. |
Jackson |
6th St. S. |
Van Buren |
7th St. S. |
Polk |
8th St. S. |
Taylor |
9th St. S. |
Franklin |
|
NORTH SIDE
Original Name |
Current Name |
Clark |
35th Avenue North |
Sherburne |
34th Avenue North |
Plummer |
33rd Avenue North |
Fern |
32nd Avenue North |
Ada |
31st Avenue North |
Perry |
30th Avenue North |
Victoria |
29th Avenue North |
Clara |
28th Avenue North |
Morrison |
27th Avenue North |
Ferry |
26th Avenue North |
Menard |
25th Avenue North |
King |
24th Avenue North |
Maryann |
23rd Avenue North |
Clay |
22nd Avenue North |
Howard |
21st Avenue North |
Christmas |
20th Avenue North |
Buchanon |
19th Avenue North |
Douglas |
18th Avenue North |
Cass |
17th Avenue North |
Breckenridge |
16th Avenue North |
Bingham |
15th Avenue North |
Clayton |
14th Avenue North |
Fremont |
13th, Plymouth Avenue North |
Moore |
12th Avenue North |
Bradford |
11th Avenue North |
Benton |
10th Avenue North |
Marcy |
9th Avenue North |
Seward |
8th Avenue North |
Lewis |
7th Avenue North (Washington-2nd St.) |
Cross |
7th Avenue North (Washington-4th St.) |
Harrison |
6th Avenue North |
Nebraska |
5th Avenue North |
Dakota |
4th Avenue North |
Itaska |
3rd Avenue North |
Kansas |
2nd Avenue North |
Utah |
1st Avenue North |
Hennepin |
|
Lyndale |
|
Austin |
19th St. N. (now Aldrich) |
White |
20th (now Bryant) |
Gray |
21st (now Colfax) |
Byron |
22nd (now Dupont) |
Burns |
23rd (now Emerson) |
Bruce |
24th (now Fremont) |
NORTH SIDE, west of Lyndale
Original Name |
Current Name |
Chestnut |
Chestnut |
Birch |
1st Avenue |
Western |
Glenwood Avenue |
2nd Avenue |
2nd Avenue |
Moore |
3rd Avenue |
Madison (Mattison?) |
4th Avenue |
Cahill |
5th Avenue |
Jones |
Hawthorne |
North of Loring Park
Original Name |
Current Name |
Westminster |
9th St. N. |
North (south of Hawthorne) |
10th St. N. |
Oak (north of Hawthorne) |
10th St. N. |
Welles (south of Hawthorne) |
11th St. N. |
Grove (north of Hawthorne) |
11th St. N. |
Cook (south of Hawthorne) |
12th St. N. |
Buchanan (north of Hawthorne) |
12th St. N. |
Fremont |
13th St. N. |
(turned west into Laurel) |
14th St. N. |
Cottage |
15th St. N. |
Howard |
16th St. N. |
Irving |
17th St. N. |
NORTHEAST
East-West
Original Name |
Current Name |
Mulberry |
18th Avenue NE |
Grape |
17th Avenue NE |
Madison |
16th Avenue NE |
Ferry |
|
Hechtman |
|
Orth |
|
Vine |
15th Avenue NE |
Lake |
14th Avenue NE |
Grove |
13th Avenue NE |
Prairie |
12th Avenue NE |
Broadway |
|
Brewery |
|
St. Mary |
St. Genevieve |
11th Avenue NE |
St. Martin |
10th Avenue NE |
St. Peter |
9th Avenue NE |
St. Anthony |
8th Avenue NE |
St. Paul |
7th Avenue NE |
Wood |
6th Avenue NE |
Dana |
5th Avenue |
Todd |
4th Avenue NE |
Dacotah |
3rd Avenue NE |
Oak |
2nd Avenue NE |
Linden |
1st Avenue NE |
Bay |
Hennepin Avenue |
North-South
Original Name |
Current Name |
Locust |
Washington |
Sanford |
Adams |
Davis |
Jefferson |
Gebhard |
Madison |
Lawrence |
Monroe |
Lowell |
Quincy |
Dover |
Jackson |
Concord |
Van Buren |
Morse |
Harrison |
Clayton |
Tyler |
Wilkin |
Polk |
Taylor-Johnson |
same as now |
SOUTHEAST
Original Name |
Current Name |
Bay |
Hennepin |
Mill |
Central |
Pine |
2nd Ave. SE |
Cedar |
3rd Ave. SE |
Spruce |
4th Ave. SE |
Spring |
5th Ave. SE |
Maple |
6th Ave. SE |
Walnut |
7th Ave. SE |
Aspen |
8th Ave. SE |
Birch |
9th Ave. SE |
Willow |
10th Ave. SE |
Elm |
11th Ave. SE |
A |
12th Ave. SE |
B |
13th Ave. SE |
C |
14th Ave. SE |
D |
15th Ave. SE |
E |
16th Ave. SE |
F |
17th Ave. SE |
G |
18th Ave. SE |
H |
19th Ave. SE |
SOUTH of Downtown
Original Name |
Current Name |
Grant |
|
Sherman & Olive |
14th St. S. |
Sheridan & Spring |
15th St. S. |
Salome & Bird |
16th St. S. |
Penniman & Oak Grove |
17th St. S. |
Prairie |
18th St. S. |
Jackson |
19th St. S. |
Morrison |
3rd Ave. S. |
Buffalo |
3-1/2th Ave. S. (now Clinton) |
Burnet |
4th Ave. S. |
SOUTH SIDE
Original Name |
Current Name |
Mary Place |
LaSalle |
Nicollet |
|
Minnetonka |
Marquette |
Helen |
2nd Ave. S. |
Oregon |
3rd Ave. S. |
California |
4th Ave. S. |
Marshall |
5th Ave. S. |
Cataract |
Portland Ave. |
Russell |
Park Ave. |
Ames |
Chicago Ave. |
Rice |
9th Ave. S. |
Smith |
10th Ave. S. |
Pearl |
11th Ave. S. |
Huy |
12th Ave. S. |
Hanson |
13th Ave. S. |
Lake |
14th Ave. S. |
Vine |
15th Ave. S. |
Clay |
16th Ave. S. |
Avon |
17th Ave. S. |
Lane |
18th Ave. S. |
Cedar |
|
Aspen |
19th Ave. S. |
Oak |
20th Ave. S. |
Walnut |
21st Ave. S. |
Elm |
22nd Ave. S. |
Maple |
23rd Ave. S. |
Pine |
24th Ave. S. |
Spruce |
25th Ave. S. |
Willow |
26th Ave. S. |
Birch |
27th Ave. S. |
Orange |
28th Ave. S. |
Cedar-Riverside
Original Name |
Current Name |
Washington |
|
Adams |
2-1/2th St. S. |
Jefferson |
3rd St. S. |
Madison |
4th St. S. |
Monroe |
5th St. S. |
Jackson |
6th St. S. |
Van Buren |
7th St. S. |
Polk |
8th St. S. |
Taylor |
9th St. S. |
Franklin |
|
East of Lake of the Isles
Original Name |
Current Name |
Lyndale |
|
19th Avenue |
Aldrich |
20th Avenue |
Bryant |
21st Avenue |
Colfax |
22nd Avenue |
Dupont |
23rd Avenue |
Emerson |
24th Avenue |
Fremont |
25th Avenue |
Girard |
Hennepin Boulevard |
Hennepin |
26th Avenue |
Humboldt (n. of 26th St.) |
Russell Avenue |
Humboldt (s. of 26th St.) |
Euclid Avenue |
Irving |