City Street Number Changes 1912

Grand Rapids, Michigan

The letter S

Street Name changes 1857-2000

From Page Q R

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St Ann SW - outside City limits, changed to McKee by Kent County no date
St Charles SW
St George SW - changed to Jerome in 1948
St John SW - changed to Towner in 1916
St Peter SW - changed to Alice in 1916
1215-1234 Salem Ave SE
 

Page 1312

1235-1252 Salem Ave SE con't
Saunders St NE
Savage SW - outside City Limits
School - 1912 to Norwood. Location of Lake School now gone.
Scott Ave NW
Scranton - on City Engineer's list as a name change from Home but Home still exists and it doesn't appear that Scranton
                   ever did. But Home is on Scranton's Addition dated 1875.
3-759 Scriber Ave NW

Page 1313

763-1450 Scribner Ave NW con't
Second St NW - greatly affected by I-196

Page 1314


Second Ave - 1912 changed to Pleasant St SW
411-811 Seventh St NW
 

Page 1315

811-1165 Seventh St NW con't
Seventh Ave - 1912 to Ryerson St SW now part of Campau Public Housing
Seward Ave NW -  Seward Avenue which ran along the railroad tracks was widened and extended for trucks
                                  after the freeway I-196 went through c. 1965. Is being extended to Butterworth 2011 so trucks can access
                                  US131.
Seymour Ave SE - 1912 to Blaine
Shamrock St SW
Shanahan St NE
300-710 Shawmut NW - changed to Lake Michigan Dr in 1928. This street was extended to connect with Pearl St.

 

Page 1316

714-1321 Shawmut (Lake Michigan Drive) NW con't
Shelby St SW - 1912 formerly Tenth Ave
20-522 Sheldon Ave SE

 

 

 

 

Page 1317

524-1154 Sheldon Ave SE con't
897-938 Sheridan Ave SW

Page 1318

941-1123 Sheridan Ave SW con't
Sherman St SE
401-423 Shirley St NE
 

Page 1319

429-543 Shirley St NE con't
Shoemaker Alley - 1912 to Krakow Pl
Sibley St NW - greatly affected by I-196
Sienkiewicz - 1912 changed from Race
813-1417 Sigsbee St SE

Page 1320

1419-1429 Sigsbee St SE con't
Silas Ave - 1912 to Benjamin
Silver Creek Ave SE - Silver Creek, the stream,  runs under Kalamazoo Avenue and adjoining streets
Sinclair Ave NE
Sixth St NW
Sixth Ave - 1912 to Antoine St SW
Sky - 1912 to Pulawski
Smith SW - changed to Ruth in 1916
1-10 Smith Ct SW - changed from Miller Ct  in 1924


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Page 1321

15-31 Smith Ct SW con't
Sophie NE - vacated for Houseman Field
Spencer St NE
Spring Ave NE
Springbrook Ave SE  - vacated c. 1916
Springfield  Ave NW - changed to Fifth in 1928
Stafford Ave SW

Page 1322

Stanley Ct NE - private street
State St SE
State SW - outside City limits
Steele Ave SW
Stella Ct SE - changed to Windsor Terrace in 1914
Sterling Ave NW
Stevens St SW
Stewart - 1912 changed to Maybelle St NE
Stewart St SW
401-646 Stocking Ave NW
 

Page 1323

646-765 Stocking Ave NW con't
Stoddard Ave NE - vacated for an expansion of Creston High School
Stolpe St NW
Stone St SW
Stone Av -  usurped by I-196. I have no idea why they kept two streets with the same name.
Stormzand Pl NE
Storrs St SE
Stow - 1912 to Nagold
Straight Ave NW
1-247 Straight Ave SW - this street does not run straight.
 

Page 1324

250-400 Straight Ave SW con't
Stuart Ave NE - changed to Cole Ave NE in 1920 then vacated for expansion of Creston High School
Sullivan Ct - changed to  Liberty St SW in 1915
Summer Ave NW
Sunlin Ct NW
Sunnyside Ave SE - changed to Fuller Ave SE in 1926
Sunrise Ave NW - changed to Marcella in 1920
Sunset Ave NE - outside City limits in 1912, this area was replatted before being annexed.
Sunset Ave NW
Suntherland Ave NE - changed to Benson in 1892
Sutton Ave SW
Swantek Pl NW - also known as Swiontek Pl
5-150 Sweet St NE

Page 1325

155-447 Sweet St NE con't
Sweet St NW
Swensberg Ave NE
Swiontek Pl - also known as Swantek Pl
Sycamore St SE
Sylvan Ave SE

T streets are on  T Page

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From Article: 1912 City Directory

From Heading Geography and the City of Grand Rapids

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