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i MORE PACIFIC GROVE STREET NAMES Jewell Avenue and Jewell Park in Pacific Grove are named for the Reverend Frank F. Jewell, D.D. He is listed as President of the Pacific Grove Retreat Association in 1886 and 1887. He served a number of years in this capacity. He was also Chancellor of the University of Pacific in 1894 and 1895. Jewell Park is the site of the outdoor amphitheater in which the Methodist Conference met. Another street which we probably travel with some regularity is Eardley Avenue which was named for B. A. Eardley, a realtor. From May 5, 1888 to Dec. 2, 1888 he published the first Pacific Grove newspaper, ThePacificGroveReview. It was a four column, eight page paper devoted to the "Real Estate Interests of Monterey County" and was distributed free. In 1900 Eardley was listed among the directors of the Pacific Museum of Natural History. It was also mentioned that he helped to set out cypress trees on Lighthouse Avenue. His home, located where the Bank of America now stands, was well decorated for President William Mckinley's visit to Pacific Grove in May, 1901. Crocker Avenue was named for William H. Crocker who helped draw up the papers making Pacific Grove a city. E. Chandler Egan who designed the Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Course had a street adjoining the course named for him. Jack Beaumont, Charles Olmstead and S.F.B. Morse, all of the Del Monte Properties Company (the forerunner of the Pebble Beach Co.) had streets named for them. Spazier Avenue which is adjacent to Canterbury Woods was named for Morris Spazier who was a large property owner and subdivider. Dr. W. R. Bentley, Dr. H.B. Heacock, Dr. Wesley Dennett, Dr. W. C. Evans and Dr. Otis Gibson were Methodist ministers who are memorialized in local street names. By William But~rer ~~ ). _> >~ / // / l ~~.' ; ~,yGG"~~"' v"liG(r -~ 1/V~ f ~)'L• ✓k' ~ ;CLt~~~K,.-L ~,%jv~'L~. i~G ~f 7 ) 7 T 7 `'~ , OCR Text: i MORE PACIFIC GROVE STREET NAMES Jewell Avenue and Jewell Park in Pacific Grove are named for the Reverend Frank F. Jewell, D.D. He is listed as President of the Pacific Grove Retreat Association in 1886 and 1887. He served a number of years in this capacity. He was also Chancellor of the University of Pacific in 1894 and 1895. Jewell Park is the site of the outdoor amphitheater in which the Methodist Conference met. Another street which we probably travel with some regularity is Eardley Avenue which was named for B. A. Eardley, a realtor. From May 5, 1888 to Dec. 2, 1888 he published the first Pacific Grove newspaper, ThePacificGroveReview. It was a four column, eight page paper devoted to the "Real Estate Interests of Monterey County" and was distributed free. In 1900 Eardley was listed among the directors of the Pacific Museum of Natural History. It was also mentioned that he helped to set out cypress trees on Lighthouse Avenue. His home, located where the Bank of America now stands, was well decorated for President William Mckinley's visit to Pacific Grove in May, 1901. Crocker Avenue was named for William H. Crocker who helped draw up the papers making Pacific Grove a city. E. Chandler Egan who designed the Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Course had a street adjoining the course named for him. Jack Beaumont, Charles Olmstead and S.F.B. Morse, all of the Del Monte Properties Company (the forerunner of the Pebble Beach Co.) had streets named for them. Spazier Avenue which is adjacent to Canterbury Woods was named for Morris Spazier who was a large property owner and subdivider. Dr. W. R. Bentley, Dr. H.B. Heacock, Dr. Wesley Dennett, Dr. W. C. Evans and Dr. Otis Gibson were Methodist ministers who are memorialized in local street names. By William But~rer ~~ ). _> >~ / // / l ~~.' ; ~,yGG"~~"' v"liG(r -~ 1/V~ f ~)'L• ✓k' ~ ;CLt~~~K,.-L ~,%jv~'L~. i~G ~f 7 ) 7 T 7 `'~ , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Topics,Topic Documents,Street names_redacted.pdf,Street names_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: STREET NAMES_REDACTED.PDF, Street names_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1

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