14missionSF will presumably be rerenaming Chesar Chavez St sometime soon.
It was formerly Army St, I doubt anyone wants to go back to that.
(The only historical reason I can find for the name Army St is that there was a Navy St nearby, and it was a cute pairing, but Navy St seems to have disappeared, if this is true at all).
The street is built on top of Precita Creek, but there's already a Precita St nearby (by Precita Park).
So.... it's up to #SFBA Fedis to come up with a new name, obviously.
This seems like a good opportunity to reintroduce an indigenous placename.
The overall name for the Ohlone subgroup that lived in what's now SF was Yelamu. So how about Yelamu St?
It'd be cool to find a more specifically correct placename. If the Ohlone/Yelamu name for Precita Creek is known, that would be a good choice.
#sanfranciso #sanfranciscohistory #sfhistory
It was formerly Army St, I doubt anyone wants to go back to that.
(The only historical reason I can find for the name Army St is that there was a Navy St nearby, and it was a cute pairing, but Navy St seems to have disappeared, if this is true at all).
The street is built on top of Precita Creek, but there's already a Precita St nearby (by Precita Park).
So.... it's up to #SFBA Fedis to come up with a new name, obviously.
This seems like a good opportunity to reintroduce an indigenous placename.
The overall name for the Ohlone subgroup that lived in what's now SF was Yelamu. So how about Yelamu St?
It'd be cool to find a more specifically correct placename. If the Ohlone/Yelamu name for Precita Creek is known, that would be a good choice.
#sanfranciso #sanfranciscohistory #sfhistory
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