This road has a complicated history. In 1893, it stretched from S. Lexington Ave. east to Old Mamaroneck Rd. By 1901, it had been expanded west to Soundview Ave. on what is now Byron Ave. and by 1908 east to near Mamaroneck Ave. in Wonawaking Park, and to Mamaroneck Ave. by 1914. It continued eastward as far as Hathaway Lane (which then went to North St.) in 1928 and Colonial Road (taking over what had been Hathaway Lane) in 1934. The final stretch, to Westchester Ave., was completed in 1968. In 1932, the portion west of S. Lexington was renamed to Byron (and Bryant was slightly redirected). In addition, the source of the name is not clear. The Reporter Dispatch claimed it was named for either newspaper editor William Cullen Bryant or a local businessman named William A. Bryant.
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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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