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Street Name Changes
Paterson, NJ
Compiled by Ruth Bauer, May 2001
 

Market Street, Paterson NJ
Market Street, Paterson, NJ

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Numbered Streets - by Original Name

Alphabetical Street Names - by Original Name
 
 

Numbered Streets

Original Name Renamed
2nd Avenue Summer Street
16th Avenue (between Straight and Market Streets) News Plaza
8th Street Peel Street
20th Street Madison Avenue
East 14th Street Jelsma Place
East 43rd Street (between Market and Crooks Avenues) McLean Boulevard
West 7th Street Mountain Avenue
West 8th Street Garret Street
West 9th Street Summit Street
West 10th Street Turner Street
West 11th Street Hoaxy Street
West 12th Street Quinn Street
West 13th Street Rockland Street
West 14th Street Henderson Street
West 15th Street Ramsey Street
West 16th Street Howard Street
West 17th Street Walton Street
West 18th Street Nagel Street 
(Also See Cornelius Street)
West 23rd Street Mallon Avenue
West 24th Street Murray Avenue
West 25th Street Caldwell Avenue
West 26th Street Dixon Avenue
West 27th Street Carlisle Avenue
West 28th Street Webster Avenue
West 29th Street Danforth Avenue
West 30th Street Glover Avenue

 

Alphabetical Street Names

Original Name Renamed Notes
Adams Street Danforth Avenue Danforth Ave. was also known as W. 29th Street.
Apple Street Spring Street .
Armory Place 17th Avenue Ran for 2 blocks behind the armory; added to 17th Avenue.
Barclay Street Valley Road From City Line to Marshall Street
Bond Street 20th Avenue Changed about 1931
Boudinot Street Van Houten Street Between Mill and Prospect Streets
Bought Road Madison Avenue Bought Road appears on Vreeland Tract Map about 1781
Broadway Martin Luther King Way .
Cass Street Dover Street .
Centre Street Summer Street Between Broadway and Hamilton Avenue
Church Street Summer Street Name reused; there is currently a Church Street in the center of Paterson.
Clay Street 21st Avenue Changed about 1931
Clinton Street Jasper Street .
Columbia Avenue 13th Avenue .
Congress Street Market Street From Colt Street to Spruce Street
Cornelius Street Nagle Street Nagle Street was also known as W. 18th Street
Cross Street Cianci Street .
Depot Street DeGrasse Street .
Dickinson Street Graham Avenue From Oak to Market Street; renamed and continued as a new section along former Sandy Hill Cemetery to connect with existing Graham Avenue.
Division Street Hamilton Avenue Reference:  1835 map.  Also, in in 1841  Division Street was known as North West Street.
East Carroll Street Auburn Street Added to existing Auburn Street
East Van Houten Street Van Houten Street Combined
Feeny Street Berdan Alley .
Fulton Street Marion Street .
Green Street Keen Street Reference:  1835 map
Graham Avenue Rosa Parks Boulevard .
Hackensack Turnpike Market Street Reference:  1835 map
Hamburg Avenue West Broadway From the Passaic River to the City Line
Hamburg Turnpike Main Street Reference:  1835 map
Hamilton Street Washington Street Between Market and Ellison
Hotel Street Hamilton Street Hotel Street combined with Maitland and renamed
Huron Street East 19th Street .
Indiana Avenue 17th Avenue .
Indiana Avenue 23rd Avenue .
Independence Avenue East 33rd Street .
James Street Ramsey Street Ramsey St. was also known as W. 15th Street.
Jefferson Street  Dixon Avenue Dixon Ave. was also known as W. 26th Street
John Street Ellison Street Between Prospect and Mill Streets
Kearny Avenue East 28th Street Kearny Street name reused
Lafayette Street Kearney Street .
Lexington Avenue Wall Avenue .
Lincoln Avenue East 26th Street .
Little Falls Turnpike McBride Avenue .
Lynches Alley Brook Street .
Lyons Avenue East 30th Street Lyons Street name reused
McCurdy Street Garfield Avenue .
McLean Boulevard Route 20 .
McPherson Avenue East 32nd Street .
Madison Avenue Montclair Avenue .
Madison Street Carlisle Avenue Carlisle Ave. (Little Falls Road)  was also known as W. 27th Street
Madison Street Glover Avenue Glover Ave. (Little Falls Road) was also known as W. 30th Street
Maitland Street Hamilton Street Maitland combined with Hotel Street - renamed
Mansion Street Washington Street Between Ellison Street and Broadway
Mersellis Street Madison Avenue Petween Market Street and Park Avenue
Mechanic Street 16th Avenue .
Mercer Avenue East 21st Street .
Monmouth Avenue East 24th Street .
Monroe Street Webster Avenue Webster Ave. was also known as W. 28th Street
National Avenue Park Avenue Also Willis Street for a time
New Jersey Avenue 15th Street .
New Street Lakeview Avenue .
Nicholas Street Bloomfield Avenue Section east of Main Street
North West Street West Broadway West Street ran from Broadway to the Passaic River where it became North West Street
Old Preakness Road Redwood Avenue .
Old Totowa Road Ryle Avenue 1841
Olive Street St. Joseph Place Olive originally ran into Sandy Hill Cemetery.  Shortened for East Side High School and renamed for St. Joseph Church.
Parke Street Main Street Between Broadway and the Passaic River
Pennsylvania Avenue 14th Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue name reused
Pierson Street Graham Avenue From Market Street to Park Avenue
Prospect Street Curtis Place From River Street to Van Houten Avenue
Princeton Avenue East 23rd Street .
Reno Avenue East 31st Street .
Rip Van Winkle Avenue Belmont Avenue .
Sedgwick Avenue East 29th Street .
Sherwood Avenue Don Bosco Avenue Between Union and Totowa Avenue - site Don Bosco Technical School
Southard Street Bishop Franklin Petiford .
Summer Street Lake Street .
Trenton Avenue East 22nd Street .
Union Street Veterans Plaza .
Vine Street Summer Street Between Market Street and 21st Avenue
Vroom Street Rose Street .
Wadsworth Avenue East 27th Street .
Wallis Street Totowa Avenue Between Ryle Avenue and West Proadway
Ward Street Dill Plaza Portion of Ward Street extending from Straight Street to Erie Railroad
Washington Street Caldwell Avenue W. 25th Street was also known as Caldwell Avenue
Water Street Ryle Avenue .
Water Street Presidential Boulevard Renamed when high rise apartments were built - Sept. 15, 1964.
West Street West Broadway Between Broadway and the Passaic River.  Across the river it  became North West Street
Wesel Road McLean Boulevard Also known as Route 20
William Street Graham Avenue Between Pearl Street and 16th Avenue
Willis Street Park Avenue For a while known as National Avenue
York Avenue East 16th Street Between 12th Avenue and Putnam Street
York Avenue Dover Street .
York Road Vreeland Avenue York Road appears on Vreeland Tract Map abt 1781
York Street Graham Avenue .
Yorktown Avenue East 25th Street .

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