tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736462574240285564.post4824418308509877594..comments2024-03-16T11:59:43.217-07:00Comments on Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Blog: A Puzzle for New Year's Day ? Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15311523372083088677noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736462574240285564.post-87372690036314339482014-01-01T22:46:16.130-08:002014-01-01T22:46:16.130-08:00Larry Not sure which one of the city directories ...Larry Not sure which one of the city directories had the name change, but I think it was 1895 or 1896, I only checked one year for the street name and it had that change to Summit Blvd.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311523372083088677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736462574240285564.post-79434824611867444312014-01-01T13:23:25.430-08:002014-01-01T13:23:25.430-08:00Oh, and thank you for promoting Scribe! We at the ...Oh, and thank you for promoting Scribe! We at the Washington State Archives are very proud of it and would love to have more volunteers!Larry Cebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736462574240285564.post-58803152667653578822014-01-01T13:22:17.062-08:002014-01-01T13:22:17.062-08:00Charles, do you know when Bluff was renamed Summmi...Charles, do you know when Bluff was renamed Summmit?<br /><br />I found this 1896 municipal code that refers to both Bluff and Summit streets, so at one time they were distinct: http://bit.ly/1dpHM1KLarry Cebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736462574240285564.post-1661918557558232972013-12-23T20:19:31.801-08:002013-12-23T20:19:31.801-08:00Well Bluff Street was later renamed Summit Bouleva...Well Bluff Street was later renamed Summit Boulevard. I checked the city directories 1892-1896 and the only McNeal was Frank McNeal. Frank is close to the same age as John and lived west of Spokane near where Geiger Heights is today, so maybe a brother? 1893 was a terrible depression in the USA, and so it is possible John did not stay in the area long, but moved on looking for work.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311523372083088677noreply@blogger.com