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− | '''Baylen Street''' is a north-south street in [[downtown Pensacola]] and [[North Hill]]. Baylen's northern terminus is at [[Leonard Street]]; from there it runs southerly uninterrupted to its southern terminus at [[Cedar Street]] on [[Pensacola Bay]]. From [[ | + | '''Baylen Street''' is a north-south street in [[downtown Pensacola]] and [[North Hill]]. Baylen's northern terminus is at West [[Leonard Street]]; from there it runs southerly uninterrupted to its southern terminus at West [[Cedar Street]] on [[Pensacola Bay]]. From [[Garden Street]] north to [[Cervantes Street]], Baylen runs one-way northbound. |
Baylen Street is named for the town of [[Wikipedia:Baylen|Baylen]] (Bailén) in Spain. | Baylen Street is named for the town of [[Wikipedia:Baylen|Baylen]] (Bailén) in Spain. | ||
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+ | ==British Pensacola== | ||
+ | In [[British Pensacola]], what is now Baylen Street was called '''Cumberland Street''', for [[Wikipedia:Prince William, Duke of Cumberland|Prince William, Duke of Cumberland]].<ref>Robinson, Benjamin. [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/UFDC/?m=hd15J&i=75836 ''An Historical Sketch of Pensacola, Florida'']. p. 15, 1882.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 16 June 2019
Baylen Street is a north-south street in downtown Pensacola and North Hill. Baylen's northern terminus is at West Leonard Street; from there it runs southerly uninterrupted to its southern terminus at West Cedar Street on Pensacola Bay. From Garden Street north to Cervantes Street, Baylen runs one-way northbound.
Baylen Street | |
Former names: | Cumberland Street |
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North end: | West Leonard Street |
Major junctions: |
Cervantes Street Garden Street Government Street |
South end: | West Cedar Street |
Namesake: | Bailén, Spain |
Baylen Street is named for the town of Baylen (Bailén) in Spain.
British PensacolaEdit
In British Pensacola, what is now Baylen Street was called Cumberland Street, for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.[1]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Robinson, Benjamin. An Historical Sketch of Pensacola, Florida. p. 15, 1882.