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− | [[Chase Street]] is an east-west | + | [[Chase Street]] is an east-west street in [[downtown Pensacola]]. Its westernmost terminus is at [[S Street]], but is interrupted for one block between [[P Street]] and [[Pace Boulevard]] and for two blocks between [[I Street|I]] and [[G Street]]s. Chase Street becomes one-way (east) at [[Devilliers Street]]. At [[Tarragona Street]] it briefly joins an [[I-110]] overpass, then takes [[US 98]] from [[Ninth Avenue]] to its eastern terminus at [[Bayfront Parkway]]. |
+ | [[Image:ChaseStreet.jpg|thumb|left|A sign at acknowledging Chase Street's historical namesake]] | ||
Chase Street is named for Colonel [[William H. Chase]], the construction engineer for Forts [[Fort McRee|McRee]], [[Fort Barrancas|Barrancas]], [[Fort Redoubt|Redoubt]] and [[Fort Pickens|Pickens]] between 1828-1854, who captured the [[Navy Yard]] (ironically, some of the same fortresses he had engineered) for [[Confederate period|Confederate forces]] in January, 1861. | Chase Street is named for Colonel [[William H. Chase]], the construction engineer for Forts [[Fort McRee|McRee]], [[Fort Barrancas|Barrancas]], [[Fort Redoubt|Redoubt]] and [[Fort Pickens|Pickens]] between 1828-1854, who captured the [[Navy Yard]] (ironically, some of the same fortresses he had engineered) for [[Confederate period|Confederate forces]] in January, 1861. | ||
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+ | ==Selected Landmarks== | ||
+ | *[[Rhodes Building]] (headquarters of [[Gulf Coast Community Bank]] and [[Ballinger Publishing]], among other tenants) | ||
+ | *[[St. Michael's Cemetery]] | ||
+ | *[[Pensacola Civic Center]] | ||
+ | *[[UWF Small Business Development Center]] | ||
+ | *The [[Jane C. Noonan Center]] at [[First Presbyterian Church]] (home of the [[Pensacola Children's Chorus]]) | ||
+ | *[[Residence Inn Marriott]] hotel | ||
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− | [[Category: Roads]] | + | [[Category: Roads]] [[Category:East-west streets]] |
Latest revision as of 01:08, 16 June 2019
Chase Street is an east-west street in downtown Pensacola. Its westernmost terminus is at S Street, but is interrupted for one block between P Street and Pace Boulevard and for two blocks between I and G Streets. Chase Street becomes one-way (east) at Devilliers Street. At Tarragona Street it briefly joins an I-110 overpass, then takes US 98 from Ninth Avenue to its eastern terminus at Bayfront Parkway.
Chase Street | |
west end: | S Street |
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Major junctions: |
Palafox Street Tarragona Street Ninth Avenue Bayfront Parkway |
east end: | Bayfront Parkway |
Namesake: | William H. Chase |
Chase Street is named for Colonel William H. Chase, the construction engineer for Forts McRee, Barrancas, Redoubt and Pickens between 1828-1854, who captured the Navy Yard (ironically, some of the same fortresses he had engineered) for Confederate forces in January, 1861.
Selected LandmarksEdit
- Rhodes Building (headquarters of Gulf Coast Community Bank and Ballinger Publishing, among other tenants)
- St. Michael's Cemetery
- Pensacola Civic Center
- UWF Small Business Development Center
- The Jane C. Noonan Center at First Presbyterian Church (home of the Pensacola Children's Chorus)
- Residence Inn Marriott hotel