The street with the longest name and the first in the city with its namesake's full name, it was called Grove Street when it was started circa 1856, stretching a bit south from what is now Main St. to where Martine Ave. would be built. By 1880 it had been connected to Post Rd. and by 1912 it was further extended to Maple Ave., although that last block is now considered to be Longview Ave. The second section was made a public road in 1887. Grove Street was extended north to Barker Avenue and Water Street in 1969. It was renamed in honor of the civil rights leader in 1997 after the Common Council considered giving that name to other streets including Fisher Court and Lexington Avenue.
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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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