Built circa 1971 south of Ridgeway, it seems to be named for our country's fifth president, James Monroe.
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Constructed by the Parking Authority as an “access road” to two parking garages between Main St. and Hamilton Ave. in 1967, it was named in 1978 after Edward J. Conroy, who was the first director of the Parking Authority (which has since been folded into the city government) and served in that position from 1958 to 1974 after working in other city government jobs for 28 years. It was later extended to Martine Avenue, and that latter portion became City Place in 2003.
Built circa 1967, it is a cul-de-sac off the east side of Barton Road. The reason for the name is unknown.
When begun circa 1967, it went northwest from the end of Lambert Road to just past Sammis Lane, ending at the Westchester Hills golf course. Later, in 1983 or so, it was extended southeast and then southwest to Belmont Street, taking over what had been Audrey Lane and destroying the beautiful woods behind Lambert Road. The portion from Lambert to Belmont was deeded to the city in 1995. The reason for the name is unknown.
It was built circa 1966 and travels south by southeast from Romar Avenue to Teramar Way before veering off southeast to a dead end. The reason for the name is unknown. It was deeded to the city in 1970.
Built circa 1966, it goes from Saxon Wood Road to Brad Lane to the east of Romar Ave. The reason for the name is unknown. It was deeded to the city in 1970.
Located in the southwest end of the city, this road was built circa 1966 and runs from Saxon Wood Road to just past Brad Lane. The reason for the name is unknown. It was deeded to the city in 1970.
Dating to circa 1966, this is actually two dead end roads south of Sammis Lane. No plans for the two sections to be attached have been found.
This road looks like a continuation of Durham Rd. at the confluence of Hillair Circle and Hunting Ridge Road; it heads westerly through the middle of Hillair Circle before reaching a dead end after Middle Rd. It was accepted as a public road in 1966 and the bed was deeded to the city in 2001. Some portion was discontinued in 1984. When it was actually built is anyone's guess. The reason for the name is unknown; maybe the Thebauds kept their horses here.
A cul-de-sac east of North Street, it was named for the Little Farm, owned by the Antony family, which stood here earlier in the 20th century. Built circa 1964, it was deeded to the city in 1967.
Not actually a circle-type road, as it just goes southwest from Willow Brook Road and then turns to the northwest to connect to Carriage Way. It dates to circa 1963.
First laid out circa 1963, and extended out to Devonshire Drive circa 1975, the extension was deeded to the city in 1975. The reason for the name is unknown.
When started circa 1963, it went southwest off Willow Brook Road as far as Old Farm Circle. It was extended past Cobblefield Road when that area was developed circa 1987. That extension was deeded to the city in 1987. The basis for the name is unknown.
A tiny stub of a street off Willow Brook Road that is the site of a couple of driveways, it was built circa 1963. The name does not seem to fit the terrain. It was originally intended to be extended, although no plans were ever filed.
Laid out circa 1963, this road stretches a couple of blocks southeast off Rosedale Avenue. The reason for the name is uncertain. There is a stream that goes near the road, one I used to play by as a boy, but if it has a name, I've never heard it.
These roads were built circa 1963; Milford Drive runs between Soundview Ave. and Cushman Rd. near the Scarsdale border, while Milford Close is a short dead-end road going north off Milford Drive. The basis for the names is unknown. They were deeded to the city in 1964.
One of the rare streets developed by the city itself, it was built in 1960 on land donated by Abraham and Frederick Dreier, hence the name. It was constructed to give access to the parking lot of what was then the North Street School (now German School).
Similar to Hadden Drive and Minerva Drive, this was built as a service road by the state by 1962, connecting Clinton Street to Grant Avenue east of Route 287, which interrupts Clinton Street.
After the Cross-Westchester Expressway was cut through Belway Place, leaving a bunch of dead-end streets in the Eastview neighborhood, New York State built these two roads circa 1958-9, connecting Hadden Avenue to Main Street and Minerva Place to Oakley Avenue. They obviously take their names from the older streets.
White Plains Road in Scarsdale is called Post Road in White Plains, and White Plains Road in Tarrytown has changed name to Tarrytown Road by the time it reaches White Plains. But this Harrison road managed to keep its name for the short stretch of of its namesake city that it passes through. The White Plains portion was built by New York State as an extension to the road in Harrison during the construction of the Cross-Westchester Expressway in 1958.
This group of roads were built and deeded to the city circa 1958-59 between what are now known as Albemarle and Pilgrim Rds. They are apparently all named for communities in Massachusetts.
It is a circle-type road on the north side of Havilands Lane. Built circa 1957, it was deeded to the city in 1959. The reason for the name is unknown.
Built in 1955, it is a dead-end southwest off North St., near Havilands Lane. It was named for its developer, Stanley Nemser.
Built circa 1957, it is a dead-end street east from North Street south of Ridgeway. The reason for the name is unknown.
A cul-de-sac that goes northwest off Albemarle Rd., it was laid out circa 1956 and was deeded to the city in 1959. The reason for the name is unknown.
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AuthorMy name is Cliff Blau. I was born and raised in White Plains, NY, and in 2015 became interested in learning more about the history of this fair city. The pathway I took into White Plains history was to discover the reason for the names of each of the streets. See https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1WvlOinVQnWh4KGDmEN7YPFfg4II for an annotated map of White Plains. Archives
March 2024
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