City Street Number Changes 1912

Grand Rapids, Michigan

The letters U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Street Name changes 1857-2000

From T Street

Page 1332

Umatilla St SE
Underhill Ave SW
Underwood Ave SE
4-237 Union Ave NE

Page 1333

306-1504 Union Ave NE con't
14-744 Union Ave SE

Page 1334

746-1753 Union Ave SE con't
Union Blvd - 1912 to Union Ave SE
Urban Ct SW - outside City limits
Valley Ave NW
Valley Ave SW
VandenBurg Pl SE - 1912 formerly Kornoelje Pl
VanderLeest SE - changed to Liberty in 1924
734-735 VanderVeen Ct SE
 

736-752 VanderVeen Ct con't
VanDine Pl NE
Van's Ct NW - change to Courtney in 1920
Verdier Pl NE - 1912 formerly Ransom Pl NE, vacated for Butterworth Hospital expansion
Verdon Ave SE - changed to Griswold in 1920
Veto St NW
Victoria - 1912 to Ann St NW
Vilas Ave SE
Vine St NE - changed to Coldbrook ST NE in 1920
Vineland Ave SE - changed to Calvin St SE in 1926
Vine Lawn Ct NE - Prospect was platted as a private street in the Knapp subdivision in 1878. There is no platted Vinelawn Ct.
                                 I grew up in this neighborhood and don't remember this street at all. At the very least it was an alley and
                                 is long gone due to I-196.
Virginia St SE - 1912 formerly Fisher
Virginia Ave SW- outside City limits
Visser Pl SE
Voorheis NW
501-716 Vries St SW
 

Page 1336

717-734 Vries SW con't


Walbridge St NW
Walker Ave NW
Wallen Ave SW
Walnut St NE
Walnut Ave SW - outside City limits
Ward SW - changed  to Banner St SW in 1916
Warren Ave SE - outside city limits
Warren Ave SE
Wartrous - changed to Lafayette Ave NE in 1920
Washington St SE
Waters Ct NE - changed to Lister Ct in 1920

Page 1337

Watkins St SE
Watson Ct - 1912 to Roberts Ct, changed to Olympia St SW in 1925
Waverly Ave SE - changed to Abney for political correctness. Just like Rosa Parks Circle replaced Campau Square.
                               Sitting on you ass is more noteworthy than founding a City.
454-1128 Wealthy St SE

Page 1338

454-1128 Wealthy St SE - con't
 

Page 1339

1129-1651 Wealthy St SE con't
Wealthy St SW - extended to the Coca Cola plant within the last decade.
Weaver SE - changed to Ardmore St SE in 1924

Page 1340

Webster St NW
Wellington Ave SE
Wenham SE - 1912 to Logan St SE
West - 1912 to Garfield
West Park Ave - changed to Sheldon in 1920
Whalen Ave SW - outside City limits
Whalen Ct NW - affected by I-196
White Ave NW - the White family were early settlers of the West Side
White Ave SW - outside City limits
Whyte Ave NE - error in City Directory as it is not a continuation of Harlan north of Flat St but is actually in Plainfield Twp.
Widdicomb Ave NW
Wieland Pl NW
Wight Ave NW
Wilbert Ave NE
Will Ave SW
Williard Ave SE
10-46 Williams St SW
 

Page 1341

47-307 Williams St SW
Willow Ct NE
Windsor Ct SE
Winsor Ave SE - 1912 changed to Dallas Ave SE
Winsor Pl - 1912 to Geneva
Winter Ave NW
Winter Ave SW
Wolcott SW - outside city limits
Woodlawn St SE
Woodmere Ave SE
Woodward Ave SE - outside City limits
Woodward Ave SW  - outside City limits
Woodworth - changed to Alexander St SE in 1920
Wordon St SE
 

Page 1342

Worden St SE - con't
Workman Ct SW - changed to VanRaalte in 1949
Wurzburg Av SE - outside City limits
Wykes Ave SW - US131 c. 1965
Wren - mentioned as a cross street under Grandville Avenue. There is no such street, not even an alley.
 

York - 1912 to Norwood
Youell Ave SE
 

Zeeland Ct NE
Zeno St SW

 


 

I have tried to impact every source with corrections or comments so everything on this site is copyrighted.  The information may be used for your project but the source must be cited.

 

From Article: 1912 City Directory

From Heading Geography and the City of Grand Rapids

From web site:  MyCityofGrandRapids.info

Contact Information

Postal address
Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan
Electronic mail
General Information: Babs27@Comcast.net
Webmaster: Babs27@Comcast.net
Send mail to Babs27@Comcast.net with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2006 My Grand Rapids
Last modified: 08/05/11