WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
ST. GEORGE CITY STREETS
St. George, Utah
The principal streets are 90 feet wide (enough for a team and wagon to turn around).
400 South (aka Parade Street) was 20 feet wider (from ??? to ???) to be used for community parades.
HISTORY
There was only one stoplight in town in the 1950s (100 North = Highway 91 at Main Street). A second one had been added by 1973.Many of the street names have changed over time:
North-South Streets
Bluff Street (on the Old Pioneer Map)
State Highway 18
Sixth West (on the Old Pioneer Map)
Short Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
600 West
Fifth West (on the Old Pioneer Map)
Grape Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
500 West
Fourth West (on the Old Pioneer Map)
Vine Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
400 West
Third West (on the Old Pioneer Map)
Clara Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
300 West
Second West (on the Old Pioneer Map)
Washington Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
200 West
First West (on the Old Pioneer Map)
Centre Street
100 West
Main Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
First East (on the Old Pioneer Map)
Maple Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
100 East
Second East (on the Old Pioneer Map)
West Temple Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
200 East = Temple Street
Third East (on the Old Pioneer Map)
East Temple Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
300 East
Fourth East
Centre Avenue (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
400 East = Flood Street
Fifth East
Cotton Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
500 East
Sixth East
Mulberry Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
600 East
Seventh East
Elm Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
700 East = University Avenue
Eighth East
Walnut Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
800 East
Ninth East
Chestnut Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
900 East
Tenth East
Magnolia Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
1000 East
Palm Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
1100 East
Rio Virgen Avenue (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
1200 East
Orange Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
1300 East
Olive Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
1400 East
Ridge Street (on the 10/6/1877 street map)
1500 East
East-West Streets
Seventh North (on the Old Pioneer Map)
700 North
Sixth North (on the Old Pioneer Map)
600 North
Fifth North (on the Old Pioneer Map)
500 North
Fourth North (on the Old Pioneer Map)
400 North
Third North (on the Old Pioneer Map)
300 North
Second North (on the Old Pioneer Map)
200 North
First North (on the Old Pioneer Map)
US Highway 91
St. George Blvd.
State Highway 34
Tabernacle Street (on the Old Pioneer Map)
First South (on the Old Pioneer Map)
100 South
Second South (on the Old Pioneer Map)
200 South
Third South (on the Old Pioneer Map)
300 South
Fourth South (on the Old Pioneer Map)
Parade Street
400 South
500 South
600 South
700 South = Flyers Landing
MAPS
1862 Street Map (WCHS-00591)1961 Street Map
2010 St. George Basemap
2010 St. George Street Map Book
PHOTOS
WCHS photos:WCHS-00512 Composite aerial photo of the center of St. George around 1980
WCHS-00513 Aerial photo of a part of St. George around 1980
WCHS-00514 Aerial photo of a part of St. George around 1980
WCHS-00515 Aerial photo of a part of St. George around 1980
WCHS-00516 Aerial photo of a part of St. George around 1980
WCHS-00517 Aerial photo of a part of St. George around 1980
WCHS-00518 Aerial photo of the south end of Dixie Drive around 1980
WCHS-01089 Photo of Tabernacle looking east from Main Street around the 1960s
WCHS-03203 Photo of buildings on the east side of the first north block of Main Street in St. George
REFERENCES
Buildings on 100 North from Main Street to 100 EastMain Street U.S.A., The Most Endangered Historic Place
Article by Lucia Duncan, Senior Sampler, July 28, 1999
Bluff Street reconstruction project finishes ahead of schedule and under budget
Article by Mori Kessler, St. George News, 12/20/2018