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'''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 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.
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 16 June 2019

Baylen Street
Former names: Cumberland Street
North end: West Leonard Street
Major
junctions:
Cervantes Street
Garden Street
Government Street
South end: West Cedar Street
Namesake: Bailén, Spain

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 Baylen (Bailén) in Spain.

British Pensacola[edit]

In British Pensacola, what is now Baylen Street was called Cumberland Street, for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.[1]

References[edit]

  1. Robinson, Benjamin. An Historical Sketch of Pensacola, Florida. p. 15, 1882.