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− | '''Wright Street''' is an east-west street in downtown Pensacola. Its western terminus is at North [[V Street]] | + | '''Wright Street''' is an east-west street in downtown Pensacola. Its western terminus is at North [[V Street]], and its eastern terminus is at [[17th Avenue]], though it is interrupted between [[10th Avenue]] and [[16th Avenue]]. |
Wright Street is named for [[Benjamin Drake Wright]]. | Wright Street is named for [[Benjamin Drake Wright]]. | ||
− | [[ | + | Prior to the renaming of streets in [[1906]], Wright Street in the western part of the City was called '''Simpson Street'''. |
==Notable places on Wright Street== | ==Notable places on Wright Street== | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:19, 16 June 2019
Wright Street is an east-west street in downtown Pensacola. Its western terminus is at North V Street, and its eastern terminus is at 17th Avenue, though it is interrupted between 10th Avenue and 16th Avenue.
Wright Street | |
Former names: | Simpson Street |
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West end: | North V Street |
Major junctions: |
Palafox Street Tarragona Street Alcaniz Street |
East end: | 17th Avenue |
Namesake: | Benjamin Drake Wright |
Wright Street is named for Benjamin Drake Wright.
Prior to the renaming of streets in 1906, Wright Street in the western part of the City was called Simpson Street.