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PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: A look at the history of street names (Part 2)

In 1926, the city of Vero Beach installed street passed and the balance of the number indicates if it
markers by stenciling the names on the curbs. is odd that the place sought is on the left-hand side,
They began numbering the houses, and if anyone and if it is even, the place is on the right-hand side.”
did not number their house by June 1, they were In 1951, Beachside designated all thoroughfares
subject to a fine. In 1931, the Vero Beach city and recommended they be named after flowers
engineer, Harry Damerow, submitted a report and trees. The names were prepared by Mrs. David
explaining why the names of the streets had to be Pam Cooper (Alice) Sawyer and Mrs. Joseph W. (Florence)
changed to numbers. Walton.
As the city grew, deliveries, such as mail, were not able In 1952, the names were adopted and all streets south
to locate the streets unless they were memorized. (I wonder from Beachland Boulevard would be called lanes and bear
why they did not use maps!) They called all east and west the names of flowers. Streets east from Indian River would
roads “Streets” and all north and south roads were called be called drives and bear the names of birds. Streets north
“Avenues.” of Beachland Boulevard would be called roads and bear the
Diagonal and curved streets presented a problem and by names of trees.
keeping the names in McAnsh or Royal Park, you knew the All names would be native to Florida.
address had to be in one of those places. Damerow said: “As More next week.
you go north or west on the street the first part of a house Pam Cooper is the former supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy
number is the same as the last street that you have just Department at the Indian River County main library.

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