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'''Barcelona Street''' is a north-south street in Pensacola. The street is named for the Spanish city of [[Wikipedia:Barcelona|Barcelona]].

Barcelona Street's northern terminus is at West [[Maxwell Street]] near [[Pensacola High School]]. From there Reus travels southerly uninterrupted to West [[Chase Street]]. Historically, Barcelona Street extended south to [[Pensacola Bay|the Bay]], but now is preempted by a realigned South [[Spring Street]].

==British Pensacola==
In [[British Pensacola]], what is now Barcelona Street was called '''Johnstone Street''', named for [[Wikipedia:George Johnstone (Royal Navy officer)|George Johnstone]], the British colonial governor.<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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