Road name changes

There have been many road name changes in Santa Cruz County history. Many roads received official names for the first time in 1866, with publication of the “Map of the Town of Santa Cruz” (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jun 23, 1866, 2:4).

• Arcan Street - named for Arcan, John B. The 1866 map renamed the 2-blocks Bridge Street. Now the 2 blocks of Soquel Avenue west of the river/bridge. East of the bridge, Soquel was once Minnesota.

Garfield became Woodrow - when?

Cliff became West Cliff in 1946. Another westside Cliff Street was changed to ? in?

Many other changes by Ordinance 1781 in 1946 (see Sentinel May 5, 8:5)

River, Potrero (the northern half is now Evergreen), High, Water, Mission, Union, Green, Cross, and Rincon. Extension/completion of Cedar (Vine), Center, and Chestnut streets in the 1960s.